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On episode 174, we welcome Michael Ignatieff to discuss the consolation of philosophy, the difference between comfort and consolation, distinguishing between false and true consolations and how they affect those suffering, the various secular and religious consolations, the purpose of hospice care and how it helps people die well, using one's death to create meaning, consolations as myths and why it doesn't matter if they're true, the impossibility of moral purity and Michael's regrets as a politician, the symbolism of the book of Job and the irrationality of the question ‘why me?', and why consolation is a social process that necessitates the need for others.   Michael Ignatieff is the author of Isaiah Berlin and The Warrior's Honor, as well as over fifteen other acclaimed books, including a memoir, The Russian Album, and the Booker finalist novel Scar Tissue. He writes regularly for the New York Times, the New York Review of Books, and the London Review of Books. Former head of Canada's Liberal Party, director of the Carr Center for Human Rights at Harvard's Kennedy School, and president of Central European University, he is currently a professor at CEU in Vienna. His newest book, available now, is called On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times.   | Michael Ignatieff | ► Website | https://michaelignatieff.ca/books ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/M_Ignatieff ► Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ignatieff-228781153 ► On Consolation Book | https://shorturl.at/DIOX4   Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast

Con il suo nuovo romanzo "Io vi salverò" Valentina Camerini, scrittrice e sceneggiatrice di "Topolino", ci racconta la storia di due famiglie in fuga e del loro viaggio verso la salvezza.

የኪነ ጥበብ ዝግጅታችን - በሁለት ዓመት ዕድሜው ከአገረ ኢትዮጵያ ከፖለቲካ ስደተኛ አባቱ ጋር ለስደት ተዳርጎ በአገረ አሜሪካ የሥነ ፅሁፍ አምባ ለስመ ጥር ደራሲነት የበቃውን ዲናው መንግሥቱን ግለ ሕይወት ይዳስሳል።

Con il suo romanzo d'esordio, il giovanissimo Mattia Insolia racconta la rabbia e l'incertezza di un'intera generazione e arriva dritto alla finale del premio Strega 2021.

La famiglia Kennedy torna a far parlare di sé in un romanzo che svela segreti, ambizioni e giochi di potere di uno dei clan più potenti della storia americana.

Пресек културних догађаја, са посебним нагласком на догађаје уживо, после откључавања Сиднеја и Мелбурна, направила је наша стална сарадница др. Наташа Кампмарк.

In our weekly literary series, our Lahore-based correspondent Masood Mallhi reviews a collection of poems by one of the luminaries of contemporary Punjabi poetry, Rafiq Kashmiri, from his book 'Dukhan Dee Dupehar'.

Find out from Shifra Horn about her fascinating new book: "Hachder Shemul Ha-chomot" (Hebrew interview) An exciting historic novel starting 1860 in Jerusalem.

Author Shifra Horn, about her new exciting historic novel “The Room Opposite the Wall”: (Interview in English) Captivating historic novel starting 1860 in Jerusalem

Le Dr Michael Nest a animé les discussions autour du lancement en Australie de l'ouvrage « The Frontlines of Peace : An Insider's Guide to Changing the World” de l'auteure Franco Américaine, la Dr Séverine Autessere.Cet évènement s'est déroulé dans le cadre de Raising Peace Festival organisé par HandUp Congo. Ce fut l'occasion de rencontrer le Dr Nest pour échanger quelques mots sur Frontlines of Peace mais aussi de discuter de ses propres travaux ; notamment de son dernier livre Cold Case North.

In our fortnightly literary series, our Pakistan correspondent Masood Mallhi reviews 'Patan Chana Daa' penned by Punjabi poet and writer Junaid Akram. Tune into this podcast to listen to the review.

La escritora puertorriqueña Consuelo Martínez Muñoz, recomienda la lectura de un libro especial, la colección de relatos "Hay días en que estamos idos", del autor colombiano Andrés Mauricio Muñoz.

Three Australian writers of Indian origin talk about their journey in publishing to motivate emerging female writers of South Asian heritage in an online event attended by 187 women from Australia, the UK, India and Singapore. - ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ ਮੂਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਹਿਲਾ ਲੇਖਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਅਨ ਸਾਊਥ ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ ਸੈਂਟਰ ਵਲੋਂ ਹਾਲ ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਔਨਲਾਈਨ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਦਾ ਆਯੋਜਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਚੁਣੌਤੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਹੱਲ ਦੱਸਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਆਸਟਰੇਲੀਆਈ ਦੱਖਣੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆਈ ਮੂਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਤਿੰਨ ਅੰਤਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਲੇਖਕਾਵਾਂ ਨੇ ਸ਼ਮੂਲੀਅਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਣਮੱਤੇ ਮੁਕਾਮ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਦੇ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੇ ਸਫਰ ਬਾਰੇ ਤਜਰਬੇ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਕੀਤੇ।

In this interview with our Lahore-based correspondent, Masood Mallhi, Pakistani poet and researcher Dr Jawaz Jaffri talks about his experience as a critic and modern writer. Dr Jaffri used his writings to voice concerns against issues like global war and atomic weapons. Tune into this podcast to travel through his journey.

Our Pakistan-based reporter Masood Mallhi reviews Pakistani Punjabi poet Abdul Kareem Bedil's ghazals and nazms from his book 'Vichora' in our fortnightly literary series. In this book, the poet celebrates the joys of love and the pain and anxiety of separation.

125 років тому побачила світ поетична збірка Івана Франка «Зів'яле листя». І стала вона не тільки зразком світової інтимної лірики. Написана вона протягом 1886 - 1896 років і видана у 1896 році. Збірка також має назву «Лірична драма». В цій збірці розкривається душевна трагедія ліричного героя (самого Івана Франка), викликана тяжкими обставинами особистого життя, зокрема нерозділеним коханням. Збірка складається з трьох частин, або «жмутків». У «жмутках» вміщено інтимну лірику, в якій оспівано глибокі почуття палкого, але нещасливого кохання...

The first Bangali-Australian to compete in MasterChef Australia, Kishwar Chowdhury was born to a Bangladeshi father and Indian mother. While her parents succeeded in passing on their Bangali legacy to her, she wants to pass it on to the future generations, through MasterChef Australia and probably, a cookbook. - চ্যানেল টেন-এর মাস্টারশেফ প্রতিযোগিতার ত্রয়োদশ সিজনের চূড়ান্ত পর্বে অংশ নিয়েছেন বাংলাদেশী-অস্ট্রেলিয়ান কিশোয়ার চৌধুরী। অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় এ ধরনের প্রতিযোগিতায় তিনিই প্রথম বাংলাদেশী যিনি চূড়ান্ত পর্বে প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করছেন। এসবিএস বাংলার সঙ্গে আলাপে তিনি বলেন, বাঙালি রান্না খুবই ইউনিক।

In our weekly literary series, we review Pakistani Punjabi poet Irshad Sindhu's collection of poetry, 'Wahgiyon Sat Meel.'

World literary discussion focused on the world famous novel ‘Siddhartha' written by German author Hermann Hesse and the Sinhala translations - ජර්මන් ජාතික හර්මන් හෙසේ ගේ 'සිද්ධාර්ථ ' නවකතාව සහ බෞද්ධයෙකු නොවුනු ලේඛකයෙකු තුලින් ප්‍රති නිර්මාණය වුනු බුද්ධ කාලින භාරතය සහ බෞද්ධ දර්ශනය පිළිබඳව වන අපූරු විවරණයක් මෙවර "විශ්ව සාහිත්‍යයේ රස මං පෙත්" මාසික විශේෂාංගයෙන් ඔබට සවන්දිය හැකියි

“Children of the camps. Storie dall’Iraq” racconta la difficile quotidianità dei giovani che Terre des Hommes assiste nei campi profughi del Kurdistan iracheno.

Dr. Bogumiła Żongołłowicz talks about the second edition of her book 'Andrzej Chciuk - pisarz z antypodów '.It's the 43rd anniversary of Andrzej Chciuk's death. Polish writer, poet, an journalist from Melbourne died on 15th May 1978. - O drugim wydaniu książki 'Andrzej Chciuk - pisarz z antypodów ' mówi autorka Dr Bogumiła Żongołłowicz. 15maja minęła 43 rocznica śmierci Andrzeja Chciuka, polskiego pisarza, poety, dziennikarza emigracyjnego z Melbourne.

In our fortnightly literary series, our Pakistan-based reporter Masood Mallhi reviews 'Valghan' a collection of Punjabi poetry by Pakistani poet and writer Sultan Kharvi.

As her first novel features at the upcoming Sydney Writers’ Festival, Indian-Australian author Kavita Bedford says she wants to give words to migrant experiences but not as 'those other stories'. A ‘sort of' second-generation migrant, she has titled her novel, ‘Friends & Dark Shapes’.

"Кога луѓето пристигнуваа од бродот, во некои случаи, не познавајќи никого овде, тие често ја имаа во рака само адресата на македонскиот социјален клуб, каде што им организираа соба за престој и можна работа“, вели познатиот австралиски писател Том Петцинис, зборувајќи за својот најнов роман "Fitzroy Raw", чие дејство се одвива во Мелбурн, во 60-тите години на минатиот век.

For the first time, a novel "Russia Washed in Blood" has been translated into English. We talked to the ANU scholars Kevin Windle and Elena Govor, who translated the book, written by Elena's grandfather, Artyom Vesyoly. This podcast is available in Russian only. - "Россия, кровью умытая", самое значительное произведение Артема Веселого, недавно было переведено на английский язык и уже вошло в число номинантов на литературную премию премьера НЮУ. Мы поговорили с автором перевода, почетным профессором Кевином Уиндлом, а также внучкой автора, историком Еленой Говор.

In this episode, Elaine talks about the books and poems that she highly recommends.

La Dante Alighieri Society di Sydney, già presidio letterario, parteciperà ad uno dei voti collettivi per l'assegnazione del Premio Strega, il premio letterario che contribuì, nell’Italia del primo dopoguerra, alla rinascita culturale del nostro Paese.

Partiranno da Adelaide le celebrazioni per i 700 anni dalla morte di Dante Alighieri, con un evento dal titolo 'Baci dal mondo-Worldwide kisses', organizzato per l'8 marzo 2021.

In our weekly literary series, our Pakistan-based reporter Masood Mallhi reviews Punjabi poet Irshad Sindhu's collection of poetry, ‘Rasay Lathiyan Raatan’.

Join NITV Online’s Take It Blak podcast with host Shahni Wellington and guests Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou to discuss their latest work Loving Country and how connecting to Country can help with healing after this hellish year. We also discuss the Black Lives Matter movement; a very scientific theory as to why wombats glow under UV light; and the new beer that gives back to community – Dark Emu Dark Ale. Just in time for your Christmas break.

La traduttrice e scrittrice Claudia Durastanti ha presentato la lezione dello scrittore Giorgio Fontana "Liberi e Legati" in occasione di 'Vita Nova' (Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino).

Paola Caridi, giornalista e scrittrice, ha presentato una lezione dal titolo 'Emergenza - Normalità' in occasione dell'iniziativa online Vita Nova organizzata dal Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino.

کتاب به شهادت یک هرزه، تازه ترین اثر امین انصاری توسط نشر نوگام منتشر شد.

Joe Axiaq speaks with Ġioconda Schembri about her new children's book 'Il-Milied it-Tajjeb ta' Ġoġo' - Joe Axiaq jitkellem ma' Ġioconda Schembri dwar il-ktieb ġdid tagħha għat-tfal 'Il-Milied it-Tajjeb ta' Ġoġo"

In questo podcast in italiano raccontiamo la genesi del libro illustrato Where Happiness Hides, scritto dall'autore italo-australiano Anthony Bertini e tradotto in 36 lingue.

Memorial services have been organised to commemorate the 4th death anniversary of Brisbane bus driver Manmeet Alisher. A book to mark his life events and contribution to society is also set to release on this occasion. - ਬ੍ਰਿਸਬੇਨ ਦੇ ਬੱਸ ਡਰਾਈਵਰ ਅਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਖਰੀਆਂ ਪਿਰਤਾਂ ਪਾਉਣ ਵਾਲ਼ੇ ਮਨਮੀਤ ਅਲੀਸ਼ੇਰ ਦੀ ਅੱਜ ਚੌਥੀ ਬਰਸੀ ਮਨਾਈ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਰਧਾਂਜਲੀ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਕਈ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਹੋ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਉਸਦੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਾਜ ਵਿਚਲੇ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਤਾਬ 'ਅਧਵਾਟੇ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਦੀ ਸਿਰਜਣਾ: ਮਨਮੀਤ ਅਲੀਸ਼ੇਰ’ ਵੀ ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਰਿਲੀਜ਼ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।

Early childhood educator Susanna Mazzola's book aims to break down gender stereotypes among children by speaking to them about inclusion and gender equality. - “HE can SHE can” è il titolo di un libro appena pubblicato in Australia da una giovane italiana, Susanna Mazzola, che affronta il tema dell’uguaglianza di genere con l’intento di combattere i pregiudizi ed aiutare le nuove generazioni ad emanciparsi dagli stereotipi legati al maschile e al femminile.

The Padma Shri Sahitya Puraskar and Padma Shri Sadhana Samman given by Khemlal-Harikala Lamichhane Social Welfare Foundation have been cancelled this year amidst a controversy.The foundation had earlier decided to award Padma Shri Sahitya Puraskar to Sanjeev Upreti and Padma Shri Sadhana Samman to Modnath Prashrita. - खेमलाल-हरिकला लामिछाने समाज कल्याण प्रतिष्ठानले दिँदै आएको पद्मश्री साहित्य पुरस्कार र पद्मश्री साधना सम्मान अत्यन्त विवादित भएपछि यस वर्षका लागि रद्द गरिएको छ। प्रतिष्ठानले पद्मश्री साहित्य पुरस्कार सञ्जीव उप्रेतीलाई र पद्मश्री साधना सम्मान मोदनाथ प्रश्रितलाई प्रदान गर्ने निर्णय गरेको थियो।

Που κρύβεται η ευτυχία; Αυτό είναι το ερώτημα του ομόνυμου εικονογραφημένου βιβλίου για παιδιά από τον συγγραφέα Anthony Bertini, το οποίο διατίθεται δωρεάν στο διαδίκτυο σε περισσότερες από 20 γλώσσες, ανάμεσα στις οποίες είναι και τα Ελληνικά. Την αφήγηση του βιβλίου στα Ελληνικά ανέλαβε η ομογενής ηθοποιός Μαίρυ Κούστα.

Melbourne, the capital of Victoria - Australia's second-largest state by population, is in its Stage four of lockdown at the moment. Due to the special conditions currently in place across the state to prevent and control the spread of coronavirus, while all Victorian school students are studying at home, parents have to help their children with office and homework. In this context, we asked some parents and teachers of Nepali background in Melbourne how they are motivating children in such a challenging time, what are the difficulties and how do they deal with child psychology. - कोरोनाभाइरस प्रतिबन्धका कारण राज्यभर हाल विद्यालयहरू बन्द छन् र प्राय: सबै विद्यार्थीहरूको पठन-पाठन घरैमा हुँदै आइरहेको बेला राज्यभरका स्कूलहरू हाल दूर शिक्षा प्रणाली अन्तर्गत सञ्चालित छन्।

In his new book, Greek Australian author Jorge Sotirios looks at the years of the economic crisis and the impact it had on Greeks, through the accounts of people who experienced it first hand and the graffiti that is ever present in Greek cities. - Στο νέο του βιβλίο, ο ομογενής Γιώργος Σωτηρίου παρουσιάζει την Ελλάδα την περίοδο της κρίσης, μελετώντας τα γκράφιτι στους δρόμους των Ελληνικών πόλεων.

Poet, translator and researcher, George Mouratidis, will present a free online lecture on the topic of Kerouac and the Greek Connection as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars, offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne. - Διάλεξη με τίτλο «Ο ελληνικός σύνδεσμος του Κέρουακ» (Kerouac and the Greek Connection ) θα παρουσιάσει ο ερευνητής Γιώργος Μουρατίδης, σε μια διαδικτυακή διάλεξη στο πλαίσιο των Σεμιναρίων Ελληνικής Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού, που προσφέρει η Ελληνική Κοινότητα Μελβούρνης.

Juf Madelief bespreekt in deze aflevering van Het KinderBoekMomentje het boek: "Wat je moet doen als je over een nijlpaard struikelt", geschreven door Edward van de Vendel, getekend door Martijn van der Linden.

The most important literary prize in Italy, Premio Strega, is approaching and Gianrico Carofiglio is among the finalists. - Gianrico Carofiglio, già candidato allo Strega nel 2012, torna nella rosa dei finalisti delle 74esima edizione del premio letterario italiano più prestigioso dal 1947.

Ishirahamwe AAAC rigiye gufasha abantu kwandika inkuru zabo mu ntumbero yo kubwira abanye Australia inkuru zikiny'Afrika

In 1965, six boys from Tonga spent 15 months on a desert island in the Pacific. The story of the shipwrecked resembles the famous bestseller “Lord of the Flies” - with one difference: it ended well. 55 years later, the survival story gains new relevance. The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman presented these events in a book as an example that humans are good in principle. - 1965 verbrachten sechs Jungen aus Tonga 15 Monate auf einer einsamen Insel im Pazifik. Die Geschichte der Schiffbrüchigen ähnelt dem berühmten Bestseller „Herr der Fliegen“ – mit dem Unterschied: Sie ging gut aus. 55 Jahre später erhält die Überlebensgeschichte neue Relevanz. Der niederländische Historiker Rutger Bregman hat diese Ereignisse in einem Buch als Beispiel dafür dargestellt, dass der Mensch im Prinzip gut ist.

Entretien avec l’historienne et écrivaine Bettina Bradbury autour de son dernier livre : Carolines’ dilemma. Un livre qui explore le droit des femmes à la propriété en Australie au 19eme siècle.

Jedna od uspješnih i popularnih knjižara u Melbourneu nalazi se u kvartu Brunswick pa se i zove Brunswick Bound, a vlasnici su par hrvatskog podrijetla, Suzana i Robert Arambašić. O djelovanju knjižare, knjigama, čitanju, piscima i čitateljima govori Robertom Arambašić. - Jedna od uspješnih i popularnih knjižara u Melbourneu nalazi se u kvartu Brunswick pa se i zove Brunswick Bound, a vlasnici su par hrvatskog podrijetla, Suzana i Robert Arambašić. O djelovanju knjižare, knjigama, čitanju, piscima i čitateljima govori Robert Arambašić.

As ipads and digital textbooks dominate classrooms across the country, one school has returned to the old-fashioned hard copy version because it improves comprehension and reduces distraction. - بعد أن هيمنت الأجهزة الإلكترونية واللوحات الرقمية على المناهج الدراسية في الصفوف، أظهرت دراسة جديدة ان الوسائل التقليدية أي الاوراق و الأقلام والكتب، يمكنها مساعدة الطلاب على التركيز وفهم المواد بشكل أفضل.

Author Merima Trbojevic talks about her memories of her childhood and youth."My book Naive Light brings stories to young people about the wonderful past and the lives of their parents" - Merima Trbojević je nedavno izdala knjigu koju njen život ispisuje decenijama, od djetinjstva.Knjiga pod nazivom Naive Light je po njenim riječima namijenjena mladima, kao i njenom sinu... da lakše spoznaju o životima svojih roditelja."Od napuštanja Sarajeva nisam imala vremena za tugu", kaže Merima koja se nada da će promociju uskoro održati i u gradu kojem se uvijek vraća.

This time girls have a say! Their story is about challenges, racism and self-esteem. - Diesmal kommen die Mädchen wieder zu Wort. Ihre Geschichten drehen sich um Herausforderungen, Rassismus und Selbstwertgefühl.

Two actors talk about how their own family experiences informs their parts of Alison Bechdel's story.

Joshua Scott Carter as Stone, the detective, with Mary Beth Black as Oolie, the secretary. I’m George Walker for WFIU Arts. City of Angels at IU’s Ruth N. Halls Theatre is a musical inspired by those dark mystery dramas like The Maltese Falcon. Larry Gelbart’s book with David Zipel‘s lyrics and Cy Coleman’s jazzy score […]

Eva Murer had the honour to be invited into the kitchen of the Austrian author Robert Preis and to talk to him about his writing. - Eva Murer hatte die Ehre, in der Küche des österreichischen Autors Robert Preis zu sitzen und mit ihm über das Schreiben zu sprechen.

Rock drumming legend Kenny Aronoff reflects on a moment when he knew he would either hit paydirt or be sent packing.

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"I’ve made time to listen to NPR every morning, hoping to hear his voice on the radio, so I can go over to the canvas still in the corner of my room and begin to paint."

"Writers are tenders of the necropolis—people who take care of the city of the dead."

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A look at what's going on this week in local arts news.

Listen in while Denise Turney connects with Tina Turbin, author of Danny the Dragon. Tina is also a humanitarian and children's advocate who has worked in Hollywood