Take On Life

F. K. Clementi

A podcast companion to South of My Dreams: Finding My American Home - A memoir by F. K. Clementi, TAKE ON LIFE is that special space where imagination meets expatriation. Listen in to learn about the life experiences of many interesting people from all over the world. www.fkclementi.com  Contact: takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com https://amzn.to/3UXQUWN 

Episodes

  1. 11/16/2025

    Episode 6: You Choose Who You Want Me to Be

    Garane Garane, a Somali-born Italian author who lives in the American South, tells us about what it means to be a nomad in a world that cherishes only permanence, unmovable possessions, and a monolithic sense of self.  This is only part of what I hope will be a longer and more in-depth conversation with Garane. Music by: Mike Franklyn Sillaba Heath Cantu Sahara Skylight J.S.Bach/Laura Metcalf Sight of Wonders Megan Wofford Ebo Krdum I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    24 min

  2. 05/23/2025

    Episode 5: East, West, and the All the Borscht In-between

    My first Slavic guest, Olga Ivashkevich, from Minsk, contributes her interesting and hyper-aware take on "whiteness" (and its tempting yet vicious shiftiness) in the Western world, our role here as "good troublemakers," and women's status in America compared to what she saw in the Soviet countries growing up. I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    1h 1m

  3. EPISODE 5

    Episode 5: Teaser

    I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    3 min

  4. 04/22/2025

    Episode 4: In Poetry We Trust

    Michal Rubin joins me to talk about her identity, her fraught relationship with her homeland (Israel), and to read some of her poems. Brace yourselves! This is a painful one. Music by Yinon Muallem: Dark Side of the Oud Mike Franklyn: Movin' with It Valeria's Klezmer Chariot: A Terkisher in the Majestic Harbour; Der Bleter Vals Roy Edwin Williams: Tenor Guitar Blues Rune Dale: Scented Nectar Ali Sabah: Khanabat Luella Gren: The Heart Knows Vendla: Verano Medite: The Secret Life of Pigeons I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    1h 5m

  5. EPISODE 4

    Episode 4: Teaser

    Music by Stationary Sign: Walking the Tiger Mike Franklyn: Scorpion Dance I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    3 min

  6. 02/27/2025

    Episode 3: Arroz con Cosas, Y'all!

    In this episode, I chat with Carolina Castillo, from Málaga, Spain. A Brooklyn-based talented artist, and mother of two amazing daughters, Carola reflects on how she is seen by her kids and by others in this new country. . . and learns, through gentle Karma, what her own mother must have gone through as an immigrant to Spain and, like herself, a mother with a strong foreign accent. EPISODE #3 MUSIC:  The Secret Life of Pigeons – Medite Animal – Suffer City Barcelona – Rune Dale Augusto Caliente – Los Principes del Flamenco Movin’ with It – Mike Franklyn Verano – Vendla I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    34 min

  7. EPISODE 3

    Episode 3: Teaser

    I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    3 min

  8. 11/08/2024

    Episode 2: Grim? No, Schopenhauer.

    In this episode, I read a short excerpt from my memoir and follow it up with a conversation with Andrea Malaguti, an old friend, a fellow expat, a grumpy genius. Music in this episode: Movin' With It - Mike Franklyn Both Shoes Gone Walkin' - Moss Harman Moonlight Mystery - Alexandra Woodward Ain't misbehavin’ - by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr., played by Andrea Malaguti A Walk in Marais - The Fly Guy Five Verano - Vandla The Secret Life of Pigeons - Medite I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    50 min

  9. EPISODE 2

    Episode 2: Teaser

    I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    3 min

  10. 10/10/2024

    Episode 1: Help Me Say My Name - A Flawed Prologue

    In this episode, I serendipitously discover the title for the podcast that will be. I also try to tell you something about myself but, I fear, I fail epically. You will however find out more about who I am, even if not quite "why" I am the way I am and, most of all, why I ended up where I am. For all that, you'll need to listen in to Take on Life.  The memoir I talk of in this short introduction is out, by the way! Read it, if you are too curious to find out more faster than I release podcast episodes.  Thanks for being there with me. Moonlight Mystery – Alexandra Woodward And There You Go – Stationary Sign Bar Mitzvah in Haifa – Joe E. Lee I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    8 min

  11. 09/09/2024

    Episode 0 - INTRO

    Follow me on this journey of self-exposition, unflattering truths, unsustainable lies: in sum, my life in all its complexity, ugliness, and surprising wonderfulness. "Take on Life" is a podcast companion to South of My Dreams: Finding My American Home -- A Memoir by F. K. Clementi Music  “The Heart Knows” by Luella Gren  I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com Instagram: @fkclementi

    3 min

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A podcast companion to South of My Dreams: Finding My American Home - A memoir by F. K. Clementi, TAKE ON LIFE is that special space where imagination meets expatriation. Listen in to learn about the life experiences of many interesting people from all over the world. www.fkclementi.com  Contact: takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com https://amzn.to/3UXQUWN 

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  • Creator
    F. K. Clementi
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Take On Life
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