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Maggie Smith
"You're a human before you're an artist."
May 20 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
 and 
Maggie Smith
28
3
Pico Iyer
"Words are only as rich as the silence that underlies them."
Apr 16 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
22
2
Caleb Femi
"What is possible? That question is the first step you take in yielding magic."
Mar 17 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
 and 
Jess Focht
11
2
Gloria Noto
"Awareness is a reflection."
Feb 18 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
 and 
Gloria Noto
20
1
Listen Slowly
2024 podcast highlights—and a question for you.
Jan 22 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
19
Ayşegül Savaş
"We're always living. We're always in the midst of it."
Dec 10, 2024 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
 and 
Cara Blue
21
2
Lauren Elkin
"To me, it's all interesting."
Nov 26, 2024 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
16
Amy Lin
"Grief is a problem of narrative."
Aug 20, 2024 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
 and 
Amy Lin
22
Claudia Dey and Heidi Sopinka
"We're very conscious of that aliveness in our relationship—and how it's always in process and in progress."
Jul 26, 2024 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
10
2
Victoria Chang
"It takes a lot of energy to be slow."
Jun 28, 2024 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
20
Brandon Stosuy and Rose Lazar
"Crying is a cool thing."
Apr 30, 2024 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
5
4
Mason Spector
"I find a lot of value in the sadness."
Mar 24, 2024 • 
Rachel Schwartzmann
8
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