{"id":43907,"date":"2019-04-04T12:59:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T19:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/?p=43907"},"modified":"2019-04-04T12:59:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T19:59:44","slug":"listening-guide-in-the-moment-episode-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/listening-guide-in-the-moment-episode-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening Guide: In The Moment Episode 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42029\" src=\"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/itm-libsyn-banner-1200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9271901\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In episode #31 of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/inthemoment.libsyn.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In The Moment<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chief Correspondent Steve Scher talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist <strong>Hedrick Smith (3:45)<\/strong> about the incredible groundswell of community movements that took place around the time of the 2018 election. Smith comments on the remarkable strides made in just one year, with states adopting gerrymandering reform to combat election rigging, restoring voting rights for felons, and securing public funding for campaigns. Smith shares the hope he felt from these election results and real moments of democratic change\u2014and the broader movements they inspired. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, correspondent Reagan Jackson talks with renowned Kenyan writer <strong>Ng\u0169g\u0129 wa Thiong&#8217;o (17:36)<\/strong> about his proudest memory. Thiong\u2019o responds with a story of his mother, who put him through school and instilled in him the value of always doing his best, even though she couldn&#8217;t read or write. Thiong\u2019o also discusses the time he spent in exile and the reason he was incarcerated by the Kenyan regime for over a year after the release of his landmark play <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngaahika Ndeenda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Thiong\u2019o and Jackson talk about the current political climate, Thiong\u2019o\u2019s hopes for the future of his own legacy, and the importance of authors writing in their native tongue to preserve the philosophy and culture each language contributes to the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And host Jini Palmer shares recordings from the Town Hall community, who provided questions for therapy columnist <strong>Lori Gottlieb (25:22)<\/strong> in preparation for her arrival on Town Hall\u2019s stage on April 10, 2019. Jini presents Gottlieb\u2019s insightful responses to each of these intriguing and personal questions. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Still Curious?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Hedrick Smith appears in numerous video discussions of democracy, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X8XQoFoOK8k\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this video exploration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the material in his book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who Stole The American Dream?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AYP9sJvDcYE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this video interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Ng\u0169g\u0129 wa Thiong&#8217;o shares his thoughts on memories and how they make us who we are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/category\/dear-therapist\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lori Gottlieb writes the column Dear Therapist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Atlantic<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where she addresses many of the same kinds of questions that the Town Hall community asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Town Hall\u2019s Jonathan Shipley interviewed Lori Gottlieb for our blog. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/in-session-with-psychotherapist-lori-gottlieb\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out their conversation on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Town Crier!<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42029\" src=\"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/itm-libsyn-banner-1200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9271901\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In episode #31 of <\/span><a href=\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In The Moment<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chief Correspondent Steve Scher talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist <strong>Hedrick Smith (3:45)<\/strong> about the incredible groundswell of community movements that took place around the time of the 2018 election. Smith comments on the remarkable strides made in just one year, with states adopting gerrymandering reform to combat election rigging, restoring voting rights for felons, and securing public funding for campaigns. Smith shares the hope he felt from these election results and real moments of democratic change\u2014and the broader movements they inspired. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, correspondent Reagan Jackson talks with renowned Kenyan writer <strong>Ng\u0169g\u0129 wa Thiong&#8217;o (17:36)<\/strong> about his proudest memory. Thiong\u2019o responds with a story of his mother, who put him through school and instilled in him the value of always doing his best, even though she couldn&#8217;t read or write. Thiong\u2019o also discusses the time he spent in exile and the reason he was incarcerated by the Kenyan regime for over a year after the release of his landmark play <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngaahika Ndeenda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Thiong\u2019o and Jackson talk about the current political climate, Thiong\u2019o\u2019s hopes for the future of his own legacy, and the importance of authors writing in their native tongue to preserve the philosophy and culture each language contributes to the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And host Jini Palmer shares recordings from the Town Hall community, who provided questions for therapy columnist <strong>Lori Gottlieb (25:22)<\/strong> in preparation for her arrival on Town Hall\u2019s stage on April 10, 2019. Jini presents Gottlieb\u2019s insightful responses to each of these intriguing and personal questions. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Still Curious?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Hedrick Smith appears in numerous video discussions of democracy, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X8XQoFoOK8k\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this video exploration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the material in his book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who Stole The American Dream?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AYP9sJvDcYE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this video interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Ng\u0169g\u0129 wa Thiong&#8217;o shares his thoughts on memories and how they make us who we are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/category\/dear-therapist\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lori Gottlieb writes the column Dear Therapist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Atlantic<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where she addresses many of the same kinds of questions that the Town Hall community asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Town Hall\u2019s Jonathan Shipley interviewed Lori Gottlieb for our blog. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/in-session-with-psychotherapist-lori-gottlieb\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out their conversation on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Town Crier!<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,9,22,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-audio","category-featured","category-listening-guide","category-town-crier"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}