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Namesake is a podcast by Liza French that explores our relationships to our given names, how those relationships inform identity, and create questions of culture.

Liza French

Apr 23, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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48m AVG DURATION
3 EPISODES

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Episode 3: Name Cultures

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 64:01

Liza explores the cultures in which our names are born...and how, sometimes, those cultures challenge us.

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Episode 2: The Namers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 46:32

Liza explores the people she calls "The Namers," those who bestow names. And those who want to.

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Episode 1: The Name of the Game

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 36:12

Liza introduces her obsession with names, and things get personal.

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