25 episodes
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4.8 • 110 Ratings
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Artist, performer and host Helga Davis brings a soulful curiosity and love of people to the podcast Helga. In Season 3, she continues to draw the listener into her profound and intimate conversations with creative people, famous and lesser known. Musicians, visual artists, writers, and chefs join her to share the steps they’ve taken along their path. Where they started, where they are and where they’re going next.
These inspiring conversations expand our world and our imaginations as we explore what we think we know about each other.
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Esperanza Spalding
Musician, teacher, community member, and caster of musical spells, Esperanza Spalding joins Helga mere weeks before her most recent Grammy win to talk about what it means to truly be a part of a community and how to find the “the yum” in things.
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Elizabeth Alexander
Poet and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President, Elizabeth Alexander joins Helga to talk about what it means to live a life alongside words, how we maintain relationships with one another, and what the world looks like after loss.
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Ranky Tanky
Guitarist Clay Ross and Charlton Singleton are 2/5th of the Gullah band, Ranky Tanky. As they bring that music and its history forward into the present day, most recently on the Grammy stage, they wrestle with what it means to the communities they come from and what the art form can be in the future.
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Maury Rubin
Pastry Chef, Maury Rubin, is the owner of well-known New York establishment City Bakery. He joins us just a few months after it shuttered to talk about his unexpected foray into pastry, how he made a place for himself in New York and what this next season of life might bring.
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Judy Collins
Musician and activist Judy Collins shares the story of her decades long career in music. Alongside loss and addiction she maintains a clarity of voice, of passion and of vision as a conduit for the music.
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Bethann Hardison
Activist, entrepreneur, and former model Bethann Hardison recounts moments from her unconventional life. She shares personal stories from the past 60 years in the fashion industry and how she sought to hold the powers that be accountable for their actions.
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Customer Reviews
Like listening to an embrace
Helga’s authenticity and warm nature come through so clearly on this podcast. She asks the questions I want to hear and it is so satisfying to listen to an interviewer “go there” with her subjects. When listening to this podcast I feel that I am at the table too, right in the moment watching this grand conversation unfold between two people. It’s a beautiful and hopeful podcast to listen to during this time in our nation.
Helga’s Presence
I found this podcast through her episode with Krista Tippett. She brought out a side of Krista I had never heard before (and I had been a follower of hers for years). Helga is wise, present, and a phenomenal interviewer.
I LOVE HELGA!
I just discovered this podcast. Not only is Helga Davis an immensely gifted performance artist and singer, she’s a naturally gifted interviewer. It’s a joy to listen to her connect so naturally with her guests. Her genuine fondness for them, her personal connection to them and her willingness to share own vulnerability makes her interviews fascinating; deeply immersed in the subject yet providing more than a glimpse into their lives, motivations and psyches. I’m a fan. Can’t wait for more seasons!