The Whispers of Art

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Speaker 1 (00:12):
Hi listeners.
You may have noticed it's beenquiet on the Global Novel for
almost a year and I want to takea moment to honor that pause.
Over the past few years, thispodcast has been an act of love,
persistence and belief, builtindependently, one invitation at
a time.
We've hosted some of the mostbrilliant minds in the

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humanities worldwide.
Together, you and I havecreated a space for deep,
democratic and intellectualconversations outside of
traditional institutions.
What happened is, after anintense and inspiring chapter,
I've allowed the global novel torest, not because the vision is

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over, but because it's evolving.
In the past year, I've beenteaching as an adjunct professor
, working behind the scenes tofind new ways to make this
podcast more sustainable andimpactful.
Recently, two acquaintancesasked me why did you start this
podcast?
Why and it really struck mebecause they're asking a very
good question.
As an educator who has spent herlife both inside and outside of

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academia, I've seen the immensecost of pursuing knowledge.
I've witnessed how eliteeducation is often gatekept by
tuition, by class, by privilege.
I've met dreamers who gavedecades of their lives to study
the arts and humanities, only toface the mirage of a bleak job

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market.
I've had students confide thatthey longed to be artists, but
their working-class parentswould only pay tuition if they
majored in business.
So I created the global novelfor them, for us, for anyone who
dares to dream in a system thattells them to shrink.
This podcast is my unflaggingpromise that I will never live

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or love small.
It's a living testament thatknowledge, beauty and
intellectual depth do not belongonly to the elite.
High art should not be rarefied.
It should be accessible, feltand shared.
Art saved me when I was young.
It gave my orphan heart a worldbigger than its pain.
It whispered to me that I wasyoung.
It gave my orphaned heart aworld bigger than its pain.

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It whispered to me that I wasnot alone, and now, as a
well-trained scholar andlifelong learner, I want to pass
that whisper on to others.
Before I close, I want to offermy deepest thanks to the
remarkable scholars and thinkerswho have contributed their
voices to the global novel overthe years.
This project would not havebeen possible without you.

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A special tribute goes to DrDavid Konzo, who passed away
last year.
He was more than a guest, hewas a mentor.
His words echo in me stillClaire, well done, you just made
a career out of yourself, andhe giggled.
And shortly before his passinghe said to me Thank you for not

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forgetting me as a renownedscholar.
It is I who will never forgethim.
His brilliance, warmth andfaith in my work helped shape
the foundation of this show.
To Dr Robert Campany, whogenerously supported the podcast
and said Claire, I understandwhy you run this podcast.

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Thank you for seeing the visionand for investing in its future
.
To Dr Wendy Suarez, whointroduced the global novel to
her students.
And to Dr Howard Mansing, whoshared the show with the English
department at Purdue and calledit top quality public
humanities.
Thank you so much for extendingthe space into classrooms and
institutions, where its spiritcontinues to grow.

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To Dr Daniel Tutt, who joinedthe show with a heartfelt
resonance.
Credentials can be quite adistraction for someone who
pursues truth rather than atitle.
He taught me to be a scholarrather than an academic.
To all the scholars, artistsand thinkers who said yes,
whether publicly or quietly,with an interview or with

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encouragement, thank you forparticipating in this radical
act of intellectual generosity.
Thank you for understandingwhat I do.
The global novel was built withmy bare hands, through
rejections, through silence,through tireless work, and now
I'm exploring new models ofsupport and collaboration,
reimagining how to buildsomething that lasts.

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So thank you for walking thisjourney with me so far, my dear
listeners.
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