Jade and David discuss the art of storytelling through writing and music. They talk about:

• How stories can be made into a somatic experience
• Understanding character motivation and creating ‘real’ people
• The perfectly ambiguous ending of Twin Peaks: The Return
• How we can make stories that will change the world for the better

‘The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.’ Read The Speed of Darkness by Muriel Rukeyser

Music and production by David Mackenzie

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Jade talks to writer Eva Aldea about living a creative life while managing the impacts of neurodivergence. They also discuss the ‘brand’ Eva has built on Instagram, where she is posing nude as a way of querying aging, masking, and perceptions of the female body.

Eva Aldea is a writer, lecturer and editor. Her first novel Singapore (Holland House Books 2023), and her book in progress, Stockholm, explore migration and belonging.

She is @to_write_like_a_dog on Instagram (and Substack for unredacted photos) and she is writing a pamphlet about the process and experience of taking nude selfies, forthcoming with Intergraphia Books. Eva is also working on a collection of essays on neurodivergence and mental health, forthcoming with Broken Sleep Books in 2025, and she edits writers’ reflections on diagnoses, psychological and physical, on the website Dx: Diagnosis and Writing.

Music and production by David Mackenzie

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David and Jade talk about the uses of trauma in the creative process. They explore:

• how we are reflected in the art we make and consume
• the inner journey of the artist
• using creativity to surrender control
• how trauma transforms us, for better or worse

Music and production by David Mackenzie

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