NYAC S4 E11: Empathy, What is it Good for?

NYAC S4 E11: Empathy, What is it Good for? On this episode we speak with literature buff, writer and embodiment of Pan-Africanism, Clarisse Baleja Saidi about her Rwandese, Ugandan, Congolese and Ivorian roots, and her journey to becoming a writer. We examine the clarifying power of writing; discuss the challenge of truthful, authentic storytelling while trying to avoid pandering; and ask, what is the role of empathy in literature ? ------------------ Resources --------------------- Reading - John Carryrou’s Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup - Claire Adam’s Golden Child - Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird - Peter Kreeft’s Practical Theology: Spiritual Direction from Saint Thomas Aquinas Listening - PJ Morton and Yebba’s How Deep is Your Love - P J Morton’s Christmas with PJ Morton ------------------ Episode was mixed by Ifeoluwa Olokode, theme song is Ayo by Femi Leye

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NYAC S4 E11: Empathy, What is it Good for? is an episode from Not Your African Cliché by NYAC Podcast.

This episode is 01:20:03 long.

This episode was published on Apr 19, 2019.

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