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There are times in life when you need to be able to live in the vision, where you are making a leap of faith into something unknowable.
Claudia Rankine is a professor of the Creative Writing Program at New York University, a recipient of fellowships from the MacArthur, Guggenheim, and National Endowment of the Arts, and one of the most celebrated writers of our time.
In this episode, Rankine talks about who holds the power in our democracy and what it means to earn a mother’s understanding of your work. She also reveals her superpower and the advice she would offer everyone who looks for fresh inspiration.
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Alex Poots
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There are times in life when you need to be able to live in the vision, where you are making a leap of faith into something unknowable.
Claudia Rankine is a professor of the Creative Writing Program at New York University, a recipient of fellowships from the MacArthur, Guggenheim, and National Endowment of the Arts, and one of the most celebrated writers of our time.
In this episode, Rankine talks about who holds the power in our democracy and what it means to earn a mother’s understanding of your work. She also reveals her superpower and the advice she would offer everyone who looks for fresh inspiration.
Jennifer Lewis
August Gold
Alex Poots
The Shed
“Ain't Nobody Got Time For That”
“Animal Joy” by Nuar Alsadir
Robert Wilson and Bernice Johnson Reagon's “The Temptation of St. Anthony”

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