by Michelle Neeling
On the Oblivious Witness podcast, I talk to a new guest every week about the things they've witnessed while travelling around the world, and how those things have made them who they are. <br/><br/><a href="https://michelleneeling.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">michelleneeling.substack.com</a>
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April 10, 2025
<p>A week, six decades (and three continents) in the life of a truly brilliant writer</p><p>So far this week, Peter Godwin has launched his beautiful new book in the US, been interviewed at his NYC launch party by <a target="_blank" href="https://marlonjameswriter.com/">Booker Prize winner Marlon James</a>, and been <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/books/booksupdate/peter-godwin-exit-wounds.html">featured in the New York Times</a>. And today here he is on the Oblivious Witness podcast, talking with me about <a target="_blank" href="https://buythebook.online/exit-wounds?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaddTWjZRqtymnJqYLD4BItMulSn_MIxzAIULpHTRZlUuiSqYc1XG2D-6p0TpQ_aem_6807Ti0EWubdyyzHrK6wSw">Exit Wounds: A Story of love, loss and occasional wars</a>, which focuses on his changing relationships with the three women who shaped his life. </p><p>It was an incredible honour to sit down with Peter for this conversation, and I’m so thrilled to share it with you here.Oh and breaking news that you’ll get here on Oblivious Witness first! Having now written four brilliant memoirs, Peter’s considering writing a book called First Person Singular that might help the rest of us to write our own… I’ve pre-ordered my copy on the strength of this announcement! Let me know if you’d like to do the same!</p><p>And I’d love to hear your stories too</p><p>If anything in this episode inspires you to see the world a little differently or to expand your own horizons in any way, I’d love to hear from you. Please drop a note in the comments or send me a message about a story you’d like to share. Every heart-squeeze and comment makes it more likely that someone else might happen upon a conversation that could just widen their world.</p><p><strong>MUSIC:</strong> Defining Life, by Bill Conn</p><p><strong>PHOTOGRAPHY:</strong> Michelle Neeling</p><p><strong>Written and produced by Michelle Neeling</strong></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Oblivious Witness at <a href="https://michelleneeling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">michelleneeling.substack.com/subscribe</a>
March 29, 2025
<p>What happens when you forge your own path</p><p>Maya Vassallo di Florio was born into a family of doctors and dentists, and it was assumed by everyone around her that she’d follow in the footsteps of her family. Her parents were shocked when she declared that she wanted to study journalism, even more shocked when she moved on to drama, and completely alarmed when she became a priestess and temple keeper. Maya, however, always single-mindedly forged her own path, and after years of fighting for recognition, she’s become a respected speaker, author and mentor of sacred sexuality.For more about Maya’s life, story and incredibly important work, check out <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/mayavassallodiflorio_sacredsex/">her Instagram, here.</a>Please enjoy this inspiring conversation with the extraordinary Maya Vassallo di Florio.</p><p>And I’d love to hear from you too!</p><p>If anything in this episode inspires you to see the world a little differently or to expand your own horizons in any way, I’d love to hear from you. Please drop a note in the comments or send me a message about a story you’d like to share.</p><p>Let’s all tell each other about the things we’ve witnessed, so that we can learn from one another and see that, despite the differences in the details of our lives, we’re all global citizens of one beautiful and intricately interconnected world.</p><p><strong>MUSIC:</strong> Defining Life, by Bill Conn</p><p><strong>PHOTOGRAPHY:</strong> Michelle Neeling</p><p><strong>Written and produced by Michelle Neeling</strong></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Oblivious Witness at <a href="https://michelleneeling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">michelleneeling.substack.com/subscribe</a>
March 14, 2025
<p>Spend some time with the artist</p><p>As much as I want you to hear this conversation with the incredibly talented Robin Block, I have a suggestion… <a target="_blank" href="https://www.robinblock.nl/">Head to Robin’s website first!</a> I was lucky enough to see Robin on stage at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/">the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival</a> before I had the privilege of meeting him in person for this conversation, so I know that his music and mesmerising sensory performances are a wonderful introduction to his life and work. Please go and have a look then hurry on back!</p><p>I love talking to people about their travels around the world, and those conversations have an extra resonance when the person in question has documented their explorations in poetry, music and performance. Robin’s poetry collection, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gramedia.com/products/handbook-for-the-displaced">Handbook for the Displaced (available for sale here)</a>, was launched in Indonesia last year, and the day after we spoke I was lucky enough to attend a viewing of the beautiful poetry film he made with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/michael.jeremy.flohr/">documentary filmmaker Jeremy Flohr</a>.</p><p>For this conversation, Robin and I were generously hosted by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/erasmushuis_jakarta/?hl=en">Erasmus Huis, the Dutch cultural centre in Jakarta, Indonesia</a>.</p><p>Please enjoy this conversation with the wonderful <a target="_blank" href="http://instagram.com/robinblock">Robin Block</a>.</p><p>And I’d love to hear from you too!</p><p>If anything in this episode inspires you to see the world a little differently or to expand your own horizons in any way, I’d love to hear from you. Please drop a note in the comments or send me a message about a story you’d like to share.</p><p>Let’s all tell each other about the things we’ve witnessed, so that we can learn from one another and see that, despite the differences in the details of our lives, we’re all global citizens of one beautiful and intricately interconnected world.</p><p></p><p><strong>MUSIC:</strong> Defining Life, by Bill Conn</p><p><strong>PHOTOGRAPHY:</strong> Michelle Neeling</p><p><strong>Written and produced by Michelle Neeling</strong></p><p></p><p><p>I want to know about the things you’ve witnessed too! Please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Oblivious Witness at <a href="https://michelleneeling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">michelleneeling.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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