29 episodes
The Say The Word Podcast Cindy Giovagnoli
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5.0 • 14 Ratings
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Curiosity is a skill. It’s at the heart of how we move away from judgment and into real learning, empathy, and forward motion.
Like all skills, there are tools to help us develop, grow, and hone curiosity. Language is one of those tools.
The Say The Word podcast is where we look at how language is used in literature, memoir, poetry, and all kinds of fiction and nonfiction to connect us to what it means to be human and how to use curiosity to peel back the layers of what is keeping us from living the rich, meaningful lives we were always meant to be living.
Come dig in with me, Cindy Giovagnoli, and let's get curious together!
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A Different Story
In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a passage from John Paul Brammer’s memoir, ¡Hola, Papi! : How To Come Out In A Wal-Mart Parking Lot & Other Life Lessons, discussing perspective, change, and the fallibility of memory. Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast
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Beyond My Imagination
Episode description: In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a passage from Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies, discussing how to live on the moon, the astonishment of our real lives, and what is extraordinary in the ordinary. Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast
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Hurry
In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a poem from Marie Howe’s collection The Kingdom of Ordinary Time , discussing what it means to move through our lives in a state of hurry, what it gets us (and doesn’t), and how to work with it. Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast
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It Would Pass
In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a passage from Louise Erdrich’s novel The Round House, discussing what it means to deal with the unavoidable, confront fear, and step into adulthood. Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast
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To Err Is To Wander
In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a passage from William Least Heat-Moon’s travel memoir, Blue Highways, discussing what it means to make errors, how wandering relates to creativity, and the kinds of failures that lead to regret.
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Undercut
In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a passage from David James Duncan’s novel, The Brothers K,discussing how some issues in our lives can be subtle or invisible (until they’re not), recognizing them, and how curiosity can be a valuable tool in finding our way home to ourselves when that happens.
Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast
Customer Reviews
Inspiration Snacks
Short, easily digestible inspiration snacks that stick with you! I am a literature aficionado, but that isn’t necessary to thoroughly enjoy and be motivated by the lessons Cindy extrapolates from passages spanning many genres. Highly recommend!
Insightful and inspiring
Cindy plucks beautiful gems of literature and encourages us to pause and observe their beauty and teachings. I’ve found helpful insights to apply to my life in each episode. I don’t really make or take the time to read as much as I’d like, but this podcast makes me feel connected to great writers and stories thanks to Cindy.
Inspirational and Heartening
Cindy, I can’t wait for more! I am 100% inspired to go home and open the windows of my heart chambers to my husband, to whom, after a year together in a Pandemic with two small children, I have probably closed a couple. Much gratitude!