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Public Figment, the newsletter, but for your ears. publicfigment.substack.com

Dot Dannenberg


    • Apr 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 11m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    The Fig | Who Gets to Be An Artist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 13:17


    No news is good news (maybe?) in the world of federal employee layoffs. So in the spirit of inventing my own good news, I'm launching a felted tapestry collection! And questioning my millennial hobby tendency. And celebrating my inheritance as a third generation artist. All the things! With ribbons and branding on top! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | To the Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 20:02


    Our colleagues at USAID have been laid off, and the rest of us at the Embassy are living in the in-between, waiting to see what will happen to us. But before all of this, we booked a vacation--might as well take it. Join us on a cruise of the Mediterranean--me, Jake, Nora, and the Dudebros of Italy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | What to Do in Uncertain Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 17:01


    What to do in uncertain times? It's a question that began plaguing me in 2018 after my father's death. And now, a year after starting this newsletter, it's back again. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | Bad Air Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 11:07


    This week on The Fig, we're talking all fun things: pollution, strep throat, and the week's internet bad vibes. But also my new felting hobby! Don't go! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | Mira is Cursed

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 10:00


    This week on The Fig, everything's in transition: landscapes, jobs, and new administrations. Also, Jake and I go to an art museum where we're convinced they filmed the movie Saw. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | Harasho

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 9:31


    This week on The Fig, America appears in unexpected places, and my Russian isn't getting any better. Plus election reflections for someone who is restricted by The Hatch Act. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | The Masters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 9:16


    In this week's episode of The Fig, I am thinking of all the things I miss about being back in the States…but also feeling like Beyonce here in Bishkek. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | Permanent Change of Station

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 13:42


    We made it to Bishkek! In this week's episode of The Fig, we've got a heat wave, delayed flights, power outages, and car engine failure. But hey! We're here! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | Nope is Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 8:34


    The Fig is back from vacation! I'm unpacking one suitcase and getting ready to pack about ten more. In this week's letter, I'm sharing all the latest on our monthlong tour of the south, as well as how I'm feeling in the midst of moving-chaos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | Hazardous Goods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 10:20


    In this week's newsletter, I tackle the most difficult part of moving: trying to figure out how to get a lithium e-bike battery shipped to Kyrgyzstan. (Spoiler: it's impossible.) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | The Great Emptiness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 9:01


    In this episode of the Fig, the countdown-to-moving ticks ever-louder. It's easy to live in the fantasy future, thinking about our Bishkek Barbie Dream House and Nora starting full-time school. But what of the here and now? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    The Fig | Signs & Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 10:54


    In this episode of the Fig, I'm remembering the life of a dear friend and reflecting on our upcoming move through the lens of, you guessed it, the new Bluey episode. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

    Introducing The Fig

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 2:17


    Introducing The Fig, the podcast version of Public Figment, a newsletter by Dot Dannenberg. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicfigment.substack.com/subscribe

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