A Big Sur Podcast
A Big Sur Podcast
An ongoing conversation with people from near and far about Big Sur's past, present, and future. A Big Sur Podcast interprets “community” to mean ALL people from around the world who are curious about, and who care about, the preservation and restoration of the wild and rural character of Big Sur. Stories are told by visitors and residents, plumbers and linesmen, musicians and authors, dancers and jugglers and others. Sometimes we drift (way) off-topic into the arts, sciences, personal stories, gossip, politics, philosophy, ornithology, Henry Miller, and our zeitgeist in general. We like that!
The opinions expressed here belong to the people who express them. They may or may not line up with yours, mine, or your neighbor’s — and that’s exactly the point. Different perspectives, lived experiences, and even wildly clashing views are what make conversations worth listening to: enriching, infuriating, life-affirming, and sometimes all three at once.
If you are planning a visit to Big Sur and you listen to some of the folks on this Podcast talk about their love of the place your visit will probably be a lot more rewarding. Please email magnus@henrymiller.org with any comments, critique & suggestions.
Music intro clip courtesy John Holm: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0Rh2QU
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A Big Sur Podcast
#14 Sanna Björling, former Swedish foreign correspondent in Washington DC for Dagens Nyheter in a conversation with Magnus Torén.
We sit in a bar, at Benny Andersson's Rival, on Söder in Stockholm! I am speaking with Swedish author and journalist Sanna Björling. (Far from Big Sur, but as we have said, A Big Sur Podcast is free to roam!)
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Sanna recently worked as foreign correspondent in Washington DC for Dagens Nyheter, the largest Swedish daily newspaper. We talk of both her personal and professional life as a foreign correspondent, the changing media landscape, immigration, politics, having three young children in the USA and more.
Sanna has authored two books that are mentioned in our discussion (neither of which yet has been translated) are ALLT VI HAR GEMENSAMT, which translated would be All That We Have in Common, and, coauthored with Frida Stranne, SUPERMAKTEN .
Sanna is married to my second cousin Olof Torén.
Sanna often hosts a podcast HERE! (sometimes in English).
The book, Bad News, by Batya Ungar-Sargon we mention.
Title music by John Holm. Other music clips by Frédéric Chopin.
I hope you will enjoy joining us for part of our conversation. / Magnus
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