Take On Life

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 Sigh...

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 wh...

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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 Ne...

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

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 MUSI...

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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 Wa...

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

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 shor...

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&...