In J.B Priestley's An Inspector Calls, we encounter the unfortunate "Eva Smith/Daisy Renton", a young woman whose misfortunte is exacerbated by encounters with members of one wealthy family, The Birlings. In this 2 part episode, I t...

A dead girl in the mortuary, an engagement party and an all-knowing Inspector. J.B. Priestley’s play “An Inspector Calls gives us food for thought as we are invited to consider the circumstances leading to the death of one Eva Smith, also known...

In today’s episode, using the example of Da’Naia Jackson, ex-wife of disgraced love guru Derrick Jaxn, and now a speaker in her own right, and our book for today, Mon Mari, by Maud Ventura, I examine what it means to love someone more th...

In today’s episode, using the example of Da’Naia Jackson, ex-wife of disgraced love guru Derrick Jaxn, and now a speaker in her own right, and our book for today, Mon Mari, by Maud Ventura, I examine what it means to love someone more th...

Another day, another episode, in this Valentine's Day Extravaganza, and today, we are talking about Limerence and unhealthy iterations of love. What's wrong with wanting to love and be loved? Nothing, as long as it's not all in your head.

How does love grow? Is it possible to find love where you were not looking? What if you were tricked into getting maarried, would you let that stop you from being happy? In A Strangeness In My Mind, Orhan Pamuk lays before us a puzzle, asks us ...

"What do you like about me, that I like about myself? Do you notice when I make an effort? Do you care? Welcome to Day 2 of our Valentine's Week special, talking about love, from different angles, through different books. In today's...

In the first episode of our Valentine's Day Week series, I read from Love and Marriage by the Prophet, hoping to glean some wisdom to share at this time when love, apparently, rules the airwaves. What does it mean to love, how can ...

In today's episode, I talk about our parasocial relationships, taking Wislawa Szymborska's poem, "The end and the beginning" as the point of departure. I talk about  how we should perhaps make the choice to be intentional about loving, or ...

Love is a wonderful thing, but who is worthy of it. What if you could simply make a wish, and bypass all the requirements? In today's episode, I take a sharp left, with talk of sexual assault woven into the narrative. If that's not for...

How far would you go to be part of a group? What would you do to fit in? Would you commit crimes to get ahead, and encourage others around you to do so too?In one way or another, senior staff at Enron were actively involved, or complicit in...

As Palestine burns, there are many powerful voices who support this conflict. They have their reasons. Time will tell if they were justified. There are many who disagree who think that the collective punishment, displacements, and g...