The Heart   /     Decision

Summary

What is love? What is it really? bell hooks writes that love is something that we do. Not something that we feel. Not a story. So what do we do when we’re inside of a love that feels like a great love of the ages? The kind of romance that has a life of its own?  The story underneath the story in this episode is meeting Johnny Spence. The performer and musician that breathed life into the character “Devon”. Former owner of sweater.  This is episode 4 of The Shadows, from CBC Podcasts,  made by Kaitlin Prest in collaboration with Phoebe Wang. Musician and artist Johnny Spence performs as Devon. Mitchell Akiyama as Charlie Park. Edited by Sharon Mashihi. Appearances by playwright and animator (former puppeteer) Bekky O’Neill and Max Kelly. Assistant production on this episode by Yasaman Mansoori.

Subtitle
Love is like hitchhiking. You wait until you catch a ride with someone going in the same direction, and enjoy the company until you get dropped off at the next place
Duration
44:44
Publishing date
2023-12-22 12:41
Link
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_25_fb2e5e7e-000e-42de-b2a8-5e92a5095028&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theheartradio.org%2FTheHeartRadio
Contributors
  Kaitlin Prest
author  
Enclosures
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/theheart/dovetail.prxu.org/_/25/fb2e5e7e-000e-42de-b2a8-5e92a5095028/S6E6_Decision_PT1_6.58.mp3
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Shownotes

What is love? What is it really? bell hooks writes that love is something that we do. Not something that we feel. Not a story. So what do we do when we’re inside of a love that feels like a great love of the ages? The kind of romance that has a life of its own? 

The story underneath the story in this episode is meeting Johnny Spence. The performer and musician that breathed life into the character “Devon”. Former owner of sweater. 

This is episode 4 of The Shadows, from CBC Podcasts,  made by Kaitlin Prest in collaboration with Phoebe Wang. Musician and artist Johnny Spence performs as Devon. Mitchell Akiyama as Charlie Park. Edited by Sharon Mashihi. Appearances by playwright and animator (former puppeteer) Bekky O’Neill and Max Kelly. Assistant production on this episode by Yasaman Mansoori.