Podcast appearances and mentions of marina benjamin

Assyrian poet, Marina Benjamin, will present a collection of both her old and recent poetry in Sydney on 28 January. Renowned Assyrian poet and advocate, Emil Gharib, said Ms Benjamin's poetry was crafted in the 'Western Assyrian style', offering a reflection into the evolving thoughts of a new generation.

My guest today is the farmer, business woman, cook, conservationist, mother and now writer, Helen Rebanks. She has been cooking and baking, professionally and domestically, for more than 30 years, and with her husband, has turned the farm that has been in their family for generations into a global beacon for regenerative farming. (No, I didn't know what that was either - in short, it's farming in nature-friendly ways.)Now she's put all her experience of food, farming and nurturing into one beautiful book, The Farmer's Wife. A moving and honest account of the daily grind of life on a farm, as a woman whose work too often goes ignored.Helen joined me from the Lake District, where she lives with her husband, four children, Six sheepdogs, 2 ponies, 20 chickens, fifty cattle, 500 sheep and 110 different species of flowers and grasses (!) to talk about the reality of being a farmer's wife, paying tribute to our foremothers and the invisible work of wifedom (yes it's that domestic load conversation again). She also explained why she's passionate about sustainability and being part of the climate solution, What it means to live a good life and The messy dirty joyful stuff of life.If you enjoyed this episode you might also like the episodes featuring Marina Benjamin and Tamsin Calidas.* You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at The Shift bookshop on Bookshop.org, including The Farmer's Wife by Helen Rebanks, and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me.* And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including exclusive transcripts of the podcast, why not join The Shift community, come and have a look around at www.theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Juliette Nicholls @ Pineapple Audio Production. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Carers Week in the UK so I have recorded a bonus episode of teh podcast with two fellow writer carers. Marina Benjamin is the author of many books, the latest of which is A little Give: the unsung, unseen, undone work of women. She also cares for her elderly mother. Caro Giles is the author of Twelve Moons; A year under a share sky and is a single parent to four daughters, two of whom have complex needs. This is a slightly different format to usual, with the three of us discussing our caring roles, the challenges of writing about the topic and the time we 'steal' away from our caring responsibilities to write. This was such a wonderful and honest conversation and I'm so grateful for Marina and Caro for taking the time and being so open about the challenges. LinksA Little Give - Marina BenjaminTwelve Moons - Caro GilesTender - Penny Wincer

I first encountered today's guest, Marina Benjamin, when I was researching The Shift book and stumbled across her memoir, The Middlepause. An insightful look at what middle age means today, it was prompted by Marina's own sudden menopause after a hysterectomy. The sense of dislocation she described was the first time I'd ever seen the way I felt put down in black and white.She followed it up with Insomnia (clue's in the name) and has now completed her loose midlife trilogy with A Little Give a stunning book about the “unsung, unseen, undone work women do” - and what happens when we tire of being a human rehab centre for everyone around us.I inhaled this book, dog-earing page after page and internally yelling YES! and I'm pretty sure you will too.Marina joined me to talk about emotional labour, why “cleaner guilt” doesn't seem to affect men (strange that!), time poverty and wresting control of the to-do ticker tape. We also discussed why women's manual work is invisible and men's is a skill, how to get maximum benefit from your feminist inner critic, the two way pain of caring for elderly parents and why you should always ALWAYS run towards yourself.* You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at The Shift bookshop on Bookshop.org, including A Little Give by Marina Benjamin and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me.* And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including transcripts of the podcast, please consider joining The Shift community. Find out more at https://steadyhq.com/en/theshift/And if you already subscribe - did you know you can buy a Gift Membership of The Shift for a friend at https://steadyhq.com/en/theshift/gift_plans• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acclaimed London-based writer Marina Benjamin speaks in-depth about her latest memoir, A Little Give: the unsung, unseen, undone work of women (Scribe). Marina talks about these interlinked essays and verse, in which she examines in her own life the tasks once termed, ‘women's work'. From cooking and cleaning to caring for an ageing relative, Marina shows this kind of unsung and invisible caring work is a site of paradox and conflict, but also of solace and meaning. Marina's previous books include, Insomnia, The Middlepause, Rocket Dreams, and Last Days in Babylon. She is senior editor of Aeon Magazine.

Professor Andrew Walter from the University of Melbourne stops by to discuss the recent developments in Scotland with the shock resignation of long-serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. He also looks at the latest in UK politics and the Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations with the European Union. Acclaimed London-based writer Marina Benjamin speaks in-depth about her latest memoir, A Little Give: the unsung, unseen, undone work of women (Scribe). Marina talks about these interlinked essays and verse, in which she examines in her own life the tasks once termed, ‘women's work'. From cooking and cleaning to caring for an ageing relative, Marina shows this kind of unsung and invisible caring work is a site of paradox and conflict, but also of solace and meaning. Marina's previous books include, Insomnia, The Middlepause, Rocket Dreams, and Last Days in Babylon. She is senior editor of Aeon Magazine.Musicologist Dr David Larkin speaks with host Amy Mullins as he explores Richard Strauss's epic and powerful tone poem, An Alpine Symphony (Eine Alpensinfonie) and shows how music can represent and evoke nature and the sublime. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are to perform this majestic single movement tone poem on March 2 and 3 in Melbourne. With musical excerpts, David shares how Strauss depicts a waterfall, a flowery meadow with cows, a sunrise, a thunderstorm, a hiker reaching an alpine summit, an experience of the sublime, and much more. He explains the historical, philosophical and musical context Strauss wrote and premiered it in and its critical reception across the years. He also gives us some insight into the ideas Strauss had about the meaning of certain sections. David Larkin is a Senior Lecturer at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and is a specialist in German music of the nineteenth century. Read his pieces on An Alpine Symphony in the Conversation and Nineteenth-Century Music Review.To listen to the full interview as it aired with the music included, listen to the feature segment here on the 3RRR website. To listen to the music at home alongside the podcast, here is the tracklist of music aired (in order) from YouTube and Spotify: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 - 1. Nacht (Night), Sir Georg Solti Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 - 2. Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise), Sir Georg Solti Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 - 3. Der Anstieg (The Ascent), MSO live [2016] Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 - 6. Am Wasserfall (At the waterfall), Sir Georg Solti Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 - 7. Erscheinung (Apparition), Sir Georg Solti Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 - 9. Auf der Alm (On the mountain pasture), MSO live [2016] Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 - 13. Auf dem Gipfel (On the summit), MSO live [2016] Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 - 19. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunder and Storm, Descent), MSO live [2016]

Acclaimed London-based writer Marina Benjamin speaks in-depth about her latest memoir, A Little Give: the unsung, unseen, undone work of women. Marina talks about these interlinked essays and verse, in which she examines in her own life the tasks once termed, ‘women's work'. From cooking and cleaning to caring for an ageing relative, Marina shows this kind of unsung and invisible caring work is a site of paradox and conflict, but also of solace and meaning. Broadcast on 21 February 2023.

'I'm suspicious if the idea of a work-life, or writing life, balance is conscripted into a goal-driven agenda that has Wellness at its centre.'That we should yearn for points of stillness within a madly spinning world is very understandable, very human. I'm only suspicious if the idea of a work-life, or writing life, balance is conscripted into a goal-driven agenda that has Wellness at its centre.

'With each personal new item I posted I felt less invested in the thing, less myself, less attached, more the automaton.'With each personal new item I posted I felt less invested in the thing, less myself, less attached, more the automaton.

Welcome to [Working Title], a podcast where two friends wander through books we love, looking for writing secrets. Today we're joined by special guest Kate to discuss HENCH by Natalie Zina Walschots! We get into the weeds on hot villains, Tinder for superheroes, and subverting narrative structure to tell stories from new perspectives. Referenced in the episode: The Good Guy/Bad Guy Myth, by Catherine Nichols, edited by Marina Benjamin

After years of trying sleeping pills, therapy and the latest herbal remedies, Marina Benjamin decided to reimagine how she saw her insomnia.

'I've written family memoir that blends novelised biography with history and travel. Occasionally my work has bamboozled staff in bookstores.'I've written family memoir that blends novelised biography with history and travel writing. I've written cultural history as memoir, and memoir as prose poem. Occasionally my work has bamboozled staff in bookstores. The post Marina Benjamin appeared first on The Royal Literary Fund.

Marina Benjamin und Sheila de Liz haben Bücher über die Wechseljahre geschrieben. Beide fallen sehr unterschiedlich aus. Spannend, informativ und wichtig sind sie beide - und eins davon ist sogar schon ein Bestseller. Von Kim Kindermann www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Lesart Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

Marina Benjamin und Sheila de Liz haben Bücher über die Wechseljahre geschrieben. Beide fallen sehr unterschiedlich aus. Spannend, informativ und wichtig sind sie beide - und eins davon ist sogar schon ein Bestseller. Von Kim Kindermann www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Lesart Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

En una nueva emisión de Vidas Prestadas, Hinde Pomeraniec entrevistó al periodista y escritor Cristian Alarcón, editor de la revista Anfibia, para conversar sobre la crónica como género literario Además, en Mesita de Luz, el sociólogo, investigador y ensayista Alejandro Dujovne nos cuenta que libros está leyendo. En la sección El Extranjero, Hinde habló sobre  “The Splendid and the Vile”, de Erik Larson y en Libros que sí recomendó “Insomnio”, de Marina Benjamin publicado por Chai Editora y “Bienvenida a casa”, de Lucia Berlin editado por Penguin Random House En la sección En voz alta la locutora, periodista y Lic. en Historia Marcela Feudale lee un fragmento de “El libro de la almohada”, de Sei Shonagon.

After years of sleepless nights, British writer and editor Marina Benjamin penned Insomnia, a lyrical, witty and humane account of a malady that’s a source of deep angst for its sufferers and often afforded scant analysis by others. She sits down with Angela Ledgerwood to expand on a memoir that weaves together musings on everything from Nabokov’s dream diaries to Greek mythology, with reflections on the rituals and remedies she’s turned to in her ongoing quest for rest. 

In Insomnia, Marina Benjamin has produced an unsettling account of an unsettling condition, treating our inability to sleep not as a disorder, but as an existential experience that can electrify our understanding of ourselves, and of creativity and love. Lisa Appignanesi, in Everyday Madness, writes of the rage she experienced when her partner of 32 years died. In this brave examination of an ‘ordinary enough’ death and its aftermath, she scrutinises her own and our society’s experience of grieving, the effects of loss and the potent, mythical space it occupies in our lives. In Association with the TLS

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are author, maker and blogger EMMA MITCHELL (Making Winter, The Wild Remedy) and writer MARINA BENJAMIN (Insomnia, Last Days in Babylon, The Middlepause, Rocket Dreams, Living at the End of the World). In this episode we explore the therapeutic and educational benefits of collecting anything and postcards in particular, and travel to Baghdad to see glimpses of a lost city. Along the way we ponder the perfectly placed pebble and waterskiing down the Thames. Wish you were here? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jarvis Cocker continues his nocturnal exploration of the human condition. He often lies awake at night trying, unsuccessfully, to nod off. But, not one to give up, his New Year's resolution is to crack this habit and attain the perfect night's sleep. His restless search leads him to fellow insomniac Marina Benjamin, sleep coach Max Kirsten, Greek goddesses and a cave where night meets day and peace may possibly reside. Producer Neil McCarthy

Ian McMillan and guests examine the language of sleeplessness. How does AL Kennedy's insomnia inform her prose? Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun presents excerpts from her diary of motherhoood, there's brand new poetry from Bridget Minnamore on her experience of disordered sleep, and Marina Benjamin on her new book 'Insomnia' Producer Cecile Wright

We were joined by Marina Benjamin to discuss her latest book Insomnia, a beautifully written insight into the struggles of living with a sleeping disorder.

As Mike Leigh's film of the Peterloo massacre of 1819 is released, Clare Pettitt revisits the history; Marina Benjamin offers a personal and literary account of the threshold between sleep and wakefulness; following the publication of a second volume of Sylvia Plath's letters, Hannah Sullivan looks for fresh insights into the poet's work, life and death; finally, Sam Riviere reads his new poem, "Sushi Tuesday"Works discussedPeterloo, directed by Mike LeighInsomnia by Marina BenjaminThe Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume I (1940-1956) and Volume II (1956-1963), edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Författaren Eva Ström har låtit Strindbergs Fröken Julie få nytt liv i romanen "Rakkniven" och så är brittiska Marina Benjamin på Sverigebesök med klimakterieboken "Mellantid". När den brittiska författaren och journalisten Marina Benjamin närmade sig femtio kombinerade hon dödsångesten med en hysterektomi. Hon opererade alltså bort livmodern som bara krånglat på sistone. Så utöver åldersnojan kastades hon in i klimakteriet över en natt, och hade därmed slagit ut både kropp och själ. Lidandet resulterade i boken "Mellantid" som är hennes berättelse om denna svåra tid. För att hantera situationen tog hon hjälp av aktuell forskning och letade också efter kvinnliga föregångare i litteraturen. Men det var ont om exempel och den allmänna kunskapsnivån var låg. Ett proffs på att åldras var i alla fall den franska författaren Colette, som mest såg möjligheter i denna livsfas, som att starta tillverkning av sexiga underkläder. Inte heller författaren Eva Ström tycker att livet förvandlats till det sämre, tvärtom. Enligt henne frigjordes väldigt mycket kraft åren efter femtio, som legat bunden i de cykliska berg- och dalbanorna.  Hon har tagit sig friheten att skriva en fortsättning på August Strindbergs världsberömda pjäs "Fröken Julie" från 1888. Eva Ströms bok heter "Rakkniven" och i den lever fina fröken Julie vidare efter natten med betjänten Jean. Hon tillfrisknar från sitt självmordsförsök på ett mentalsjukhus i Danmark och fortsätter sedan sitt kroppsliga liv. Programledare: Marie Lundström Producenter: Fredrik Wadström och Nina Asarnoj

Mellan raderna ägnade påsken åt att göra upp med släkt(-krönikor), naturliknelser och synen på klimakteriet. Jihde har läst Middlepause av Marina Benjamin och duon fortsätter fascineras av Ett litet liv av Hanya Yanagihara där Öhman analyserar hur Jude försöker läka ihop fysiskt och psykiskt. Är det ens möjligt? Veckans gemensamma läsning är den nya boken Ölandssången av Tove Folkesson, som är tredje delen i hennes romansvit med Kalmars jägarinnor och Sund. Avsnittet görs i samarbete med Adlibris. https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/olandssangen-9789176810651 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marina Benjamin hopes that people say that her new book THE MIDDLEPAUSE "completely redefines the debate about aging for women." Her approach is to look at aging as "an embodied experience, and put the body very much back in the frame." She took the time to sit down with Ana Maria Allessi at the 2017 ABA Winter Institute to discuss these ideas and others about the changing opportunities women encounter as they progress through their middle years.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Apocalypse. George Bernard Shaw dismissed it as “the curious record of the visions of a drug addict” and if the Orthodox Christian Church had had its way, it would never have made it into the New Testament. But the Book of Revelation was included and its images of apocalypse, from the Four Horsemen to the Whore of Babylon, were fixed into the Christian imagination and its theology. As well as providing abundant imagery for artists from Durer to Blake, ideas of the end of the world have influenced the response to political, social and natural upheavals throughout history. Our understanding of history itself owes much to the apocalyptic way of thinking. But how did this powerful narrative of judgement and retribution evolve, and how does it still shape our thinking on the deepest questions of morality and history? With Martin Palmer, theologian and Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture; Marina Benjamin, journalist and author of Living at the End of the World; Justin Champion, Reader in the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway College, University of London.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Apocalypse. George Bernard Shaw dismissed it as “the curious record of the visions of a drug addict” and if the Orthodox Christian Church had had its way, it would never have made it into the New Testament. But the Book of Revelation was included and its images of apocalypse, from the Four Horsemen to the Whore of Babylon, were fixed into the Christian imagination and its theology. As well as providing abundant imagery for artists from Durer to Blake, ideas of the end of the world have influenced the response to political, social and natural upheavals throughout history. Our understanding of history itself owes much to the apocalyptic way of thinking. But how did this powerful narrative of judgement and retribution evolve, and how does it still shape our thinking on the deepest questions of morality and history? With Martin Palmer, theologian and Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture; Marina Benjamin, journalist and author of Living at the End of the World; Justin Champion, Reader in the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway College, University of London.