I'll run with one of the messages in this excellent conversation - that there's no one way to feel about any aspect of climate change.
I would love to hear trio conversations among you and a pair of guests who are doing ostensibly similar work but have distinct complementary perspectives, such that the conversation with the pair of guests opens more space for listeners to find themselves in the range of experience.
Informed by my experience as an improvising musician, the trio setting is magical when it clicks. The trio offers a potent mix of distinct voices nudging on each other, without being too disparate, and nimble enough to gel around emergent points.
For instance, a pair of Indigenous leaders from North America and Amazonia; a pair of U.S. urban climate justice community leaders, one from a Blue state and one from a Red state; a pair of artists working in very different forms; ...
However, this might conflict with your goal for "shorter" conversations :)
Hi Curt, I love this idea! Adding another participant does add a lot of logistical complexity (scheduling and achieving somewhat similar sound quality are what come to mind first), but I agree that a three-way conversation can be really sparky and interesting. I'll take this idea back to the team. Maybe it's something we can do every once in a while, even if the bulk of the conversations are between me and a guest. Thanks for sharing this!
It is interesting how this moves into the formatting like Death cafes. How we experience grief and loss is so connected to our need for community in processing and witnessing.
Thank you for sharing this format early in its progression. I think the interview plays well by itself. Coming in a bit spoiled for just joining this last season, but I think anything that can be used to ground us in nature before and after the conversation would be great. The prompt around the coming of spring with some field recordings as an interlude would/outro would be lovely.
Thanks for the feedback Ken. Looks like maybe your comment got cut off, but I'm glad to know you're feeling like this format may have a place in the world!
I'll run with one of the messages in this excellent conversation - that there's no one way to feel about any aspect of climate change.
I would love to hear trio conversations among you and a pair of guests who are doing ostensibly similar work but have distinct complementary perspectives, such that the conversation with the pair of guests opens more space for listeners to find themselves in the range of experience.
Informed by my experience as an improvising musician, the trio setting is magical when it clicks. The trio offers a potent mix of distinct voices nudging on each other, without being too disparate, and nimble enough to gel around emergent points.
For instance, a pair of Indigenous leaders from North America and Amazonia; a pair of U.S. urban climate justice community leaders, one from a Blue state and one from a Red state; a pair of artists working in very different forms; ...
However, this might conflict with your goal for "shorter" conversations :)
Hi Curt, I love this idea! Adding another participant does add a lot of logistical complexity (scheduling and achieving somewhat similar sound quality are what come to mind first), but I agree that a three-way conversation can be really sparky and interesting. I'll take this idea back to the team. Maybe it's something we can do every once in a while, even if the bulk of the conversations are between me and a guest. Thanks for sharing this!
It is interesting how this moves into the formatting like Death cafes. How we experience grief and loss is so connected to our need for community in processing and witnessing.
Thank you for sharing this format early in its progression. I think the interview plays well by itself. Coming in a bit spoiled for just joining this last season, but I think anything that can be used to ground us in nature before and after the conversation would be great. The prompt around the coming of spring with some field recordings as an interlude would/outro would be lovely.
Thanks for the feedback Ken. Looks like maybe your comment got cut off, but I'm glad to know you're feeling like this format may have a place in the world!
Ooops, sure enough. Finished my thought :)