Words to live by and die for. Life Sentences provides a pathway to greater knowledge and drive for inquiry through multiple wells of literature: fiction, poetry film, non-fiction, and speeches. Through Life Sentences, people are more engaged, edified, and hungry to read more. Hosted by Quintin Pastrana.
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If you're looking for that spark of inspiration to thrust you into writing, look no further. Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a number of Letters to a Young Poet -as you may be - on how to begin a literary career. All you have to do now is to listen.
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4 Mar 2020
Episode 10: J. Ruth Gendler's Book of Qualities
A sampling of the ground breaking, and all-too human and beautiful Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler.
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25 Feb 2020
Episode 9: Roco Manifesto
The Roco Manifesto is a meditation and touchstone on leadership for our times. Listen to the words of a timeless hero and statesman, 17 years after it was first delivered. Coincidentally, that day was also the 17th Anniversary of the EDSA Revolution.
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18 Feb 2020
Episode 8: The Tale of the Unknown Island by Jose Saramago
A reading of Jose Saramago's magical tale of adventure and self-discovery.
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14 Feb 2020
Episode 7: Valentine's Day Poems
There are many forms of love, but none of them can be expressed without words. In this episode, we'll delve into the love for language, through the help of Garrison Keillor's Good Poems, as well as the team behind Project Marayum.
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7 Feb 2020
Episode 6: Gift of Gattaca
Why this work of art matters, over 20 years since it championed the power of the human spirit in an increasingly dystopian age.
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30 Jan 2020
Episode 5: Wendell Berry's Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front, and The Vacation
Missed out on your resolutions for 2020? It's not too late. The Lunar New Year offers a fresh start.
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22 Jan 2020
Episode 4: A tribute to Twink Macaraig and Mary Oliver
A tribute to veteran journalist Twink Macaraig, a woman larger-than-life, for succumbing to a battle well-fought. And two of Mary Oliver's poems: one to comfort those who are grieving, and another to inspire those who were left behind.
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16 Jan 2020
Episode 3: Riverrun, through it
Riverrun, through it: an exploration and exclusive reading of author Danton Remoto's groundbreaking novel
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25 Dec 2019
Episode 2: Year End Poems
New Year's resolutions: a pair of spiritual and secular readings to start the year right
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17 Dec 2019
Episode 1: Mi Ultimo Adiós
Mi Ultimo Adiós: Rizal's farewell revisited and reimagined
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