Lockdown Diaries

Bilal Qureshi
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In conversations and radio letters recorded under lockdown, culture writer and journalist Bilal Qureshi speaks with artists, thinkers and writers from around the world in an age of unknowns, losses and perhaps, possibilities.

Episodes

  1. 05/20/2020

    Lockdown Diaries with Bilal Qureshi

    A lot has been written about the political, economic and even artistic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic but what about the spiritual dimension of this time? This Ramadan chapter of Lockdown Diaries is a conversation with historian Ali Khan Mahmudabad about philosophy, faith, and the Islamic poetry that transcends time, and darkness.

  2. 05/11/2020

    Lockdown Diaries with Bilal Qureshi

    As many return to old photographs for consolation, the artist Dayanita Singh reflects on the creative possibilities of our personal archives. In a call from her desk in New Delhi, a conversation with the acclaimed photographer about the future of the ‘art world,’ the cruelty of India’s lockdown, and taking the time to observe the beauty of the day’s light in one’s own home.

  3. 05/02/2020

    Lockdown Diaries with Bilal Qureshi

    Which touchstones and forgotten chapters of our biographies are held in our private libraries? Clemmie Jackson-Stops curates personal libraries as the founder of Vellum Libraries. In a post-bedtime call after putting her children to sleep, an intimate conversation from the English countryside about the gifts of reading, lockdown motherhood, and the enduring magic of ‘The English Patient.’

  4. 04/25/2020

    Lockdown Diaries with Bilal Qureshi

    A virtual sit-down with British actor and musician Riz Ahmed about the role of artists and culture in this moment. From the underlying conditions unmasked by the pandemic to the creative burden of otherness, a personal and searching conversation inspired by Riz’s latest EP, “The Long Goodbye.”

    35 min

  5. 04/17/2020

    Lockdown Diaries with Bilal Qureshi

    Tucked between the folds of the daily news are the pages of more private losses: the mundane moments once taken for granted - the fragrance of a friend’s home at midnight. For this second chapter, an intimate conversation with perfumer and novelist Tanaïs about poetry and perfume as antidote.

    21 min

  6. 04/14/2020

    Lockdown Diaries with Bilal Qureshi

    For the inaugural episode of Bilal Qureshi's radio diaries,, a conversation with and an original reading by writer Arundhati Roy from her essay "The Pandemic is a Portal."

    15 min

  7. 04/13/2020

    Introduction

    In a new series of radio reflections and conversations recorded under lockdown in April, 2020, culture writer Bilal Qureshi interviews writers, artists, and thinkers about this age of unknowns, losses, and perhaps, possibilities.

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In conversations and radio letters recorded under lockdown, culture writer and journalist Bilal Qureshi speaks with artists, thinkers and writers from around the world in an age of unknowns, losses and perhaps, possibilities.

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  • Creator
    Bilal Qureshi
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
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