In this episode, meet actor George Takei, author of My Lost Freedom, bestselling writer Leila Mottley, author of woke up no light, and neuroscientist-turned-environmental journalist Clayton Page Aldern, author of The Weight of Nature. Listen in as these authors share powerful histories and coming-of-age stories, from George Takei’s childhood experience in a US internment camp during World War II, to Leila Mottley’s poems of becoming, to Clayton Page Aldern’s exploration of the surprising intersection between physical health and climate change.
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