in this episode, I read an essay I refer to often in this podcast, Audre Lorde’s “On the Transformation of Silence into Language and Action”. This episode was initially meant to be my original “return” to the podcast. I ended up cutting some of my reflection down to let the essay stand on its own, but my reflections on it will continue to be peppered throughout the podcast.

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Key quote from the essay: “What are the words you do not yet have? What do you need to say?” — Audre Lorde.

Time stamps:

(00:00): Intro and Welcome back
(02:28): Audre Lorde bio. Read more here
(04:11): Essay reading
(16:50): Brief reflections

Sources and clips included:

Essay: ⁠On the transformation of silence into language and action⁠ by Audre Lorde

Read Audre Lorde's Bio

Book: ⁠Selected Works of Audre Lorde⁠, edited by Roxane Gay

Clip: "There is no hierarchy of oppressions" by Audre Lorde

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