Meditations with Zohar

Sheila Heti: The Soul of Art S1 E2

Feb 24, 2022

50:39

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Is There Something Beyond Us?

02:42

The Keys to Crack Pottery

02:06

How Do You Write for Yourself?

03:49

Introduction

2min

Is Interviewing Someone Art?

2min

Is There a Difference Between Writing and Painting?

2min

Is There a Difference Between Novels and Didactic Philosophy?

3min

What's Wrong With the Crackpot A?

2min

The Keys to Crack Pottery

2min

The Power of Reflection

2min

Are We Living in the Time of God's Abundance?

2min

Is There a God in the World?

2min

10.

What Is God?

2min

11.

Is There Something Beyond Us?

3min

12.

You Know, You'll Never Know Whether You Did It Right

2min

13.

The Dice Man by Luke Riehart

2min

14.

The Power of Indecisiveness

5min

15.

How Do You Write for Yourself?

4min

16.

I've Never Experienced Being an Outsider Because I'm Jewish

2min

17.

Are You Indifferent to the Morals of the Times?

2min

18.

Is There a Fat Older Brother?

2min

19.

Is Motherhood Making You Feel Bad?

2min

20.

I Just Don't Like the Way That He Treats Am, the Mother of His Child

3min

21.

How Many People Should Be Artists Full Time?

2min

22.

Would You Pull a Lever That Changes the World?

2min

23.

The Art of Writing

3min

This week, Zohar is joined by novelist Sheila Heti to discuss artistic inspiration, faith, idleness, and indecision.

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