Our chance of becoming human

About Our chance of becoming human

Lucy Cathcart Froden (aka raukarna) is interested in collaborative songwriting, language and translation, and is doing a PhD exploring the role of music in social integration, particularly among people with convictions and migrant communities. She makes a podcast on these themes called 'Our chance of becoming more human'.

Publisher

raukarna

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Nov 2017

Latest episode

1 May 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 8 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Creative Anthropologies entry

   Raukarna explores creative anthropologies, offering insights into the evolving nature of humanity.

2. 

   27 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Sensing the Sea (short version for UNESCO Summer School 2025)

   This episode features a sensory soundwalk designed for use near the sea, created for the Bauhaus of the Seas Sails project, offering listeners an immersive auditory experience.

3. 

   15 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   May Peace Prevail

   This episode explores themes of peace through words, stories, and sounds gathered from conversations at the UNESCO Spring School at Glasgow University.

4. 

   25 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Jag blundar, jag lyssnar, jag hör

   Participants from the Eslövs Stadsbibliotek artist residency create a sensory-rich soundscape exploring nature through storytelling and diverse languages.

5. 

   25 Sept 2018TRANSCRIPT

   Our Chance of Becoming Human - Episode 4

   The host reflects on songwriting with young women, drawing inspiration from Victor Turner, Yo Yo Ma, and bell hooks in this episode.

6. 

   27 Jun 2018TRANSCRIPT

   Our Chance Of Becoming Human - Episode 3

   This episode explores the connections between Adriana Cavarero, Tim Ingold, and James Thompson's work regarding music's effect on social integration, featuring new musical pieces.

7. 

   7 Mar 2018TRANSCRIPT

   Our Chance Of Becoming Human - Episode 2

   This episode explores how collaborative music-making impacts social integration, drawing from dialogue theory, storytelling, immigration detention, and narrative therapy.

8. 

   21 Nov 2017TRANSCRIPT

   Our Chance Of Becoming Human - Episode 1

   This episode examines collaborative songwriting as a form of translation, considering the nature of liminal spaces and what can be discovered through the translation process.

Inside a recent episode

Creative Anthropologies entry

Published 1 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Moving across prisons, detention centres, border regimes and their afterlife, the project brings anthropological attention to sound, as a site where carceral power is enacted, resisted and made audible, and where collective features are voiced, rehearsed and imagined otherwise. […]

Podcast Authority Score: 1 / 100

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Quality

3

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0