11 episodes

Words to live by and die for. Life Sentences provides a pathway to greater knowledge and drive for inquiry through multiple wells of literature: fiction, poetry film, non-fiction, and speeches. Through Life Sentences, people are more engaged, edified, and hungry to read more. Hosted by Quintin Pastrana.
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Words to live by and die for. Life Sentences provides a pathway to greater knowledge and drive for inquiry through multiple wells of literature: fiction, poetry film, non-fiction, and speeches. Through Life Sentences, people are more engaged, edified, and hungry to read more. Hosted by Quintin Pastrana.
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    Episode 11: Rilke Condensed

    Episode 11: Rilke Condensed

    If you're looking for that spark of inspiration to thrust you into writing, look no further. Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a number of Letters to a Young Poet -as you may be - on how to begin a literary career. All you have to do now is to listen.
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    • 21 min
    Episode 10: J. Ruth Gendler's Book of Qualities

    Episode 10: J. Ruth Gendler's Book of Qualities

    A sampling of the ground breaking, and all-too human and beautiful Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler.
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    • 11 min
    Episode 9: Roco Manifesto

    Episode 9: Roco Manifesto

    The Roco Manifesto is a meditation and touchstone on leadership for our times. Listen to the words of a timeless hero and statesman, 17 years after it was first delivered. Coincidentally, that day was also the 17th Anniversary of the EDSA Revolution. 
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    • 19 min
    Episode 8: The Tale of the Unknown Island by Jose Saramago

    Episode 8: The Tale of the Unknown Island by Jose Saramago

    A reading of Jose Saramago's magical tale of adventure and self-discovery. 
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    • 11 min
    Episode 7: Valentine's Day Poems

    Episode 7: Valentine's Day Poems

    There are many forms of love, but none of them can be expressed without words. In this episode, we'll delve into the love for language, through the help of Garrison Keillor's Good Poems, as well as the team behind Project Marayum.
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    • 15 min
    Episode 6: Gift of Gattaca

    Episode 6: Gift of Gattaca

    Why this work of art matters, over 20 years since it championed the power of the human spirit in an increasingly dystopian age.
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    • 12 min

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