When Devi Lockwood, then a Harvard undergraduate, encountered the papers of the poet Cora Brooks in the Schlesinger Library, she couldn’t have known that the discovery would spark an in-person friendship with a woman her grandmother’s age. In this episode, she talks about how that friendship developed—and the lasting gifts it provided—along with archives, activism, and the power of unexpected discoveries.
Released on May 1, 2025.
Guest
Devi Lockwood is an editor, a journalist, and the author of 1,001 Voices on Climate Change: Everyday Stories of Flood, Fire, Drought, and Displacement from Around the World (S&S/ Simon Element, 2021). Her writing has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Teen Vogue, and WIRED, and she currently serves as the commentary and ideas editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Devi Lockwood’s personal website
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Schlesinger Library: Papers of Cora Brooks
1,001 Voices on Climate Change: Everyday Stories of Flood, Fire, Drought, and Displacement from Around the World (S&S/ Simon Element, 2021)
Credits
Ivelisse Estrada is your cohost and the editorial manager at HRI, where she edits Radcliffe Magazine.
Kevin Grady is the multimedia producer at HRI.
Alan Catello Grazioso is your guest host, the executive producer of BornCurious, and the senior multimedia manager at HRI.
Heather Min is your cohost and the senior manager of digital strategy at HRI.
Emerson Prond is a multimedia intern at HRI and a Harvard College student.
Lily Roberts is a multimedia intern at HRI and a Harvard College student.
Anna Soong is the production assistant at HRI.
Special thanks to Dartmouth College, namely Mike Murray and Signe Taylor, for generously providing their media studio, and to Cabin 3 Media—especially sound recordist Jeff Hayash—for their expert work in recording and post-production.
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