Gravity
A show about what becomes possible when we look at hardships differently. Lucy Kalanithi—physician, storyteller and widow of Paul Kalanithi, who wrote When Breath Becomes Air—shares personal reflections, poetry, and deep conversations. Join us to explore transformations around loneliness, the myth of the ideal nuclear family, climate crisis, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Lucy Kalanithi and Mary Annaïse Heglar explore what becomes possible when we look at the climate crisis differently.
Mary Annaïse Heglar’s essays include “2020: The Year of Converging Crises” (Rolling Stone), “Home is Always Worth It” (Medium), “Climate Change Isn’t The First Existential Threat” (Zora), and “I work in the Environmental Movement. I Don’t Care If You Recycle” (Vox). Listen to Hot Take (co-hosted by Mary Annaïse Hegla...
Lucy Kalanithi and Marlee Liss explore what becomes possible when justice centers the person harmed.
(CW: sexual assault, suicidal ideation, justice system)
You can learn more about Marlee Liss’s work, including coaching programs and the Sensual Wholeness Academy, here. Marlee’s book is Re-Humanize.
If you’re seeking immediate support around sexual violence, call 800-656-HOPE or chat here to reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline t...
Drs. Lucy Kalanithi and Paul Kalanithi explore how to find meaning in the face of mortality.
Paul Kalanithi’s memoir is When Breath Becomes Air. His essays include “How Long Have I Got Left?” (The New York Times), “My Last Day as a Surgeon” (The New Yorker) and “Before I Go” (Stanford Medicine Magazine). You might also like the 8-minute documentary short “A Strange Relativity: Altered Time for a Surgeon-Turned-Patient.”
Drs. Lucy Kalanithi, Shekinah Elmore and Elena Semino explore what becomes possible when we stop seeing cancer as a battle.
Curious about the poem you heard in this week’s episode? Read “A Litany for Survival” by Audre Lorde.
Hear Dr. Shekinah Elmore’s TEDMED talk “The courage to live with radical uncertainty.”
Explore the Metaphor Menu for Cancer created by Professor Elena Semino’s team at Lancaster University.
Gravity is produced by ...
Lucy Kalanithi and Andrew Solomon explore what becomes possible when we bust the myth of the ideal nuclear family.
Curious about the poem you heard in this week’s episode? It was Ada Limón’s “The Raincoat,” read by her.
Find Andrew Solomon’s audiobook New Family Values – redefining what it means to be an “ideal” American family – on Audible here.
His book, Far From the Tree – about parents, children and the search for identity – won t...
Lucy Kalanithi, Ady Barkan and Rachael King explore resistance and acceptance in the face of struggle – and how to choose between them.
Curious about the poem you heard today? Read A Brave and Startling Truth by Maya Angelou.
Find Be A Hero, the organization fighting for progressive policy founded by Ady Barkan and Liz Jaff, at https://beaherofund.com/.
Ady’s memoir is Eyes to the Wind. You can also check out Not Going Quietly, an upc...
Lucy Kalanithi and her twin sister Joanna Goddard, founder of A Cup of Jo, explore personal narrative – the stories we tell about ourselves.
(CW: depression)
Find A Cup of Jo, the daily women's lifestyle site founded by Joanna Goddard, at https://cupofjo.com/
Curious about the poem you heard today? Check out Our Union by Hafiz. See the apartment makeover Joanna organized for Lucy (by the brilliant Jenny Komenda) here. To learn more ab...
Lucy Kalanithi and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy explore what becomes possible when we look at loneliness differently.
Curious about the poem you heard today? Check out The Sound of One Fork by Minnie Bruce Pratt.
Gravity is produced by Wonder Media Network. Original music by Rachel Wardell. Editing by Rekha Murthy. Our executive producer is Jenny Kaplan.
For more on why we're doing what we're doing, check us out on Instagram a...
Gravity is hosted by Lucy Kalanithi and produced by Wonder Media Network. Original music by Rachel Wardell. Editing by Rekha Murthy. Our executive producer is Jenny Kaplan.
For more on why we're doing what we're doing, check us out on Instagram and on Twitter.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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