Update on Imagination State Season Finale
This is an update on the episode that was supposed to go live today. My guest for this last episode of the season is an artist and art teacher living in Gaza, Noura Al Qasasia. Ahead of our interview,...
16 Sep 20251min
Interruptions to move us beyond the familiar, with Professor Barbara Leckie
What might an imagination curriculum look like? How is learning the art of interruption a key part of that? This week's guest is Barbara Leckie, professor at Canada's Carleton University, author of C...
9 Sep 20251h 8min
Creating the environment for discoveries to happen, with César Jung-Harada
César Jung-Harada has a wildly adventurous life: He’s a justice-oriented philosopher-inventor traversing the world’s oceans to help humanity adapt to climate change. He has built oil-spill robots, sha...
2 Sep 202542min
Convening between and across worlds, with Daniel Tam-Claiborne
Daniel Tam-Claiborne is a writer, producer, and nonprofit leader whose work bridges cultures and builds belonging. His debut novel Transplants (Simon & Schuster, 2025), a finalist for the PEN/Bellweth...
26 Aug 20251h 4min
The world beyond social media beckons, with Amelia Hruby
This week on Imagination State, we are joined by Amelia Hruby - feminist writer, podcaster, and creator of Off the Grid, a podcast and community for people reclaiming their attention from social media...
19 Aug 20251h 6min
Marcie Alvis Walker is writing goodness into the world
Why wouldn’t we want all stories together? We miss out when we’re segregated. Marcie’s stories open the door to her home and her heart - and, somehow, to your own. She once wrote that newsletters are ...
12 Aug 20251h 3min
Goodbye Heart Gallery, hello Imagination State
Hello again, and a warm welcome to new listeners! This is the first episode of a new season and, in a way, the first chapter of an entirely new story. Old friends will remember The Heart Gallery; now,...
5 Aug 202515min
Listening to the music of the landscape, with Professor Angela Impey
In this episode, we step into the world of ethnomusicology with Angela Impey. Angela is a researcher, author, and senior lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, where she exp...
20 Nov 202458min
