Strength To Be Human --Global Arts & Affairs Podcast, Hosted by Mark Antony Rossi

S4 E238 -- Mindspeak -- Falling in Love With a Fraud

When overwhelming desire forces denial people become blind to the basic wrongs in front of their eyes and start believing a fraud.
* weight
* relationships
* religion
* politics
* celebrity
 

S4 E237 -- Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Michael Adubato

It's a real pleasure to welcome to the show, New Jersey-born poet, Michael Adubato who works for NATO and resides in Belgium. We chat about military life, world travel and his first poetry book "Missing the Exit"

S4 E236 -- Strength To Be Human -- What Exactly is Happiness

One of the bigger struggles of life is finding happiness and keeping it.
We talk about happiness and its connections to:
 
Health
Marriage
Money
Accomplishment
Work
Love

S4 E235 -- Mindspeak: Life Beyond Earth

We explore reasonable assumptions and theories about alien life beyond earth.
 
1, Intro
2, Possibility of contact in the past
3, Possibility of contact in the present
4. What does contact mean

S4 E234 -- Strength To Be Human -- Using Pain in the Creative Process

The presence of pain in our lives can be a fountain of inspiration if we learn to accommodate or navigate its effect on our personality
We talk about physical, emotional and psychological instances in the careers of Michelangelo, Munch, Degas, Matisse, Orwell, Klele, Goya and Kahlo.

S4 E233: -- Strength To Be Human --- Finding Heroes in a World of Willows

What is a true hero in the modern context??
 
1. The overused word--- hero
2. What is a real hero
3. Adapting heroic elements to make writing more authentic
 

S4 E232: --- Strength To Be Human ---Global Mailbag 2

Another listener-driven show based on emails sent about episodes that sparked interest or debate.

S4 E231 --Mindspeak -- Creativity in the Age of Dangerous Information

Technology in the 21st century has done little to lessen fear and paranoia in society. 
 
1. Corruption of Narrative
2,. Corruption of Government
3. When Truth is Not a Goal
4. Being Creative in a Dark World

S4 E230: Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Eva Wong Nava

An incredibly educational interview with British/Singaporean writer, author, educator Eva Wong Nava
topics include her two books:
Open: A Boy's Wayang Adventure
The House of Little Sisters  (forthcoming Feb 2022)
mental illness
history
universality of creative themes
 
 
 
 

S4 E229: Strength To Be Human -- Journals of Art -- Ariel Chart

A detailed episode outlining Ariel Chart's priorities in writing in the 21st Century.
1. Literary Journal Online
2. Guidelines
3. Art Pics
4. Support of Artists
5. Editors
6. Final Word