Short Stories

By Robert Orzanna (Orschiro)

Short stories from On Being, Brain Pickings and others.

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The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Short Stories episodes:

July 22, 2018 Oliver Sacks on Nature’s Beauty as a Gateway into Deep Time and a Lens on the Interconnectedness of the Universe
Thank you, Brain Pickings.

https://archive.org/download/2018072207.40.44/2018-07-22%2007.40.44.ogg
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7min
July 21, 2018 Kahlil Gibran on the Courage to Weather the Uncertainties of Love
Thank you, Brain Pickings.

https://archive.org/download/2018072118.12.45/2018-07-21%2018.12.45.ogg
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7min
July 21, 2018 The news is not the full story of our time
Thank you, On Being.

https://archive.org/download/2018072117.48.32/2018-07-21%2017.48.32.ogg
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5min
July 17, 2018 What borders are really about, and what we do with them; we are a quilt; why justice isn’t enough
You can read the story yourself here.

https://archive.org/download/SoundRecord20180717135541/SoundRecord-2018-07-17-13-55-41.wav
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4min
July 08, 2018 Bertrand Russell on what makes a fulfilling life, an illustrated celebration of the many meanings and manifestations of love, an immigrant’s tale
Make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.” Appreciation to Brain Pickings.
https://archive.org/download/russel-brainpickings/russel-brainpickings.mp3

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5min
May 13, 2018 Erich Fromm on Spontaneity as the Wellspring of Individuality, Creativity, and Love
“Spontaneous activity is the one way in which man can overcome the terror of aloneness… for in the spontaneous realization of the self man unites himself anew with the world — with man, nature, and himself.”
In appreciation of Brain Pickings.
http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0026-erich-fromm-on-spontaneity-as-the-wellspring-of-in-58430.mp3
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October 19, 2017 “Love After Life: Nobel-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife” by Maria Popova
Where the hard edge of physics meets the vulnerable metaphysics of the human heart.
In appreciation of Brain Pickings.
http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0025-love-after-life-nobel-winning-physicist-richard-44891.mp3
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June 29, 2017 “The Trouble with ‘Finding Yourself’” by Maria Popova
This is a great summary of what it means to find yourself and what role poetry plays inside this find. You can read the article on Brain Pickings.
http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0024-the-trouble-with-finding-yourself-by-maria-pop-37486.mp3
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June 22, 2017 “The Doom and Glory of Knowing Who You Are” by Maria Popova
An exploration of the role of an artist perceived by James Baldwin.
Read the story here.
http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0023-the-doom-and-glory-of-knowing-who-you-are-by-mar-36942.mp3
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June 15, 2017 “The Poetics of Protest and Prayer” by Maria Popova
If we want to hear our voice, we must raise or lower it.
You can read the story online.
http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0022-the-poetics-of-protest-and-prayer-by-maria-popov-36595.mp3
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FAQs about Short Stories:

How many episodes does Short Stories have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.