Tell Me More: The Power of Hard Conversations with Kelly Corrigan

Description:

In this thought-provoking conversation, Jen and Amy speak with “poet laureate of the ordinary” Kelly Corrrigan about the valuable lessons from life she’s reflecting on in this season: the significance of saying hard things, the power of listening and understanding in relationships, observations from parenting and from a career as a writer, podcaster and storyteller, and the importance of participating in democracy, regardless of who is in power. In this episode, which was recorded on Election Day 2024 (prior to knowing the outcome) Kelly uses her trademark wit and steadfast wisdom to offer listeners evergreen words of encouragement for our political landscape and for our lives in whole.

Segments:

Bless & Release: Lies we tell ourselves

GenXcellence: MTV music videos

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Thought-provoking Quotes:

“We have created this way of interpreting someone changing their mind as a flip-flopper and we have left no room for someone to grow.” – Kelly Corrigan

“Making is good for individual well-being. Having an inventor’s or innovator’s mindset is just good for society.” – Kelly Corrigan

“Once you say something out loud, it just gets smaller. It packs less of a punch. It’s the stuff that we’re holding and never saying to anyone that’s going to be the death of us.” – Kelly Corrigan

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

The Strumbellas - https://thestrumbellas.ca/

Arcade Fire - https://www.arcadefire.com/

Mt. Joy - https://www.mtjoyband.com/

Bless and Release sweatshirt - https://shop.jenhatmaker.com/collections/apparel-accessories/products/bless-release-sweatshirt

Jamie Wright - https://www.instagram.com/jamietheveryworst/

MTV - https://www.mtv.com/

American Bandstand TV show (1952-1989) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049993/

Madonna - Like a Virgin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s__rX_WL100

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (1970-1988) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Top_40

The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan - https://amzn.to/3AgM14g

Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say by Kelly Corrigan - https://amzn.to/3UGcjUf

Kelly’s IG post about the NYC Marathon - https://www.instagram.com/p/DB7IZumy6aR/

National Lampoon’s Animal House film (1978) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/

Nantucket Project - https://nantucketproject.com/

Nantucket Project 2024 - Kelly Corrigan’s Annual Wrap-Up - https://nantucketproject.com/2-2024-gathering/

Aspen Ideas Festival - https://www.aspenideas.org/

TED - https://www.ted.com/

Marianne the Maker by Kelly Corrigan and Claire Corrigan Lichty - https://amzn.to/4hBUY92

George Sweetland (illustrator) - https://www.georgesweetland.org/