What if telling your story could endanger your life ... but
also possibly save it? I interview best-selling author and scholar
Jesse Thistle, community organizer Masuma Khan, and fashion writer
Musemo Handahu about the powers and dangers of storytelling.
Jesse Thistle went
from living on the street and suffering with addictions to being an
award-winning scholar and Assistant Professor at York University.
He shares his remarkable story in his new memoir, From the Ashes,
which has been on best-sellers lists for months.
Masuma Khan is a committed community organizer who made
international headlines while she was a student at Dalhousie
University. She has had to reclaim her story in the face of hate
speech, death threats, and skewed media coverage.
Musemo Handahu, better known as @misslionhuner online, is a fashion
writer and influencer breaking new ground in fashion and marketing.
Her unique style and authentic storytelling has helped her reach
audiences across digital spaces.
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About the Podcast
Combining scholarly research with the work of writers and artists. Through interviews, creative narrative, and original music, we get to the heart of big ideas. Produced and hosted by Canadian writer and musician Carmel Mikol.