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
Sound editing software by Hindenburg: https://hindenburg.com/
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A Big Sur Podcast
# 57 Joshua Yaffa of the New Yorker magazine speaks with Magnus about journalism in wartime Ukraine and Russia.
Joshua's article about the recent arrest of Evan Gershkovich.
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A podcast co- hosted with the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies, based at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. The Monterey Initiative is supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Joshua Yaffa visited the Middlebury Institute by invitation of Professor Anna Vassilieva, who is the director of the Monterey Initiative and the Russian Studies Program at the Institute.
Joshua gave a public talk and met with students who specialize in Russian politics and joined me, Magnus, on a trip down the Big Sur coast. We spoke of his time in Moscow as the foreign correspondent for the Economist, some about his education, his ideas on what makes a good journalist, Big Sur as a place, how objectivity is impossible, and much more.
What you hear is part of our daylong visit.
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It was an honor to host Joshua.
SPECIAL THANKS to Anna Vassilieva and Joshua Yaffa.
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Joshua's Website
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This podcast is a production of the Henry Miller Memorial Library with support from The Arts Council for Monterey County!
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