979: The Listening World

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

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Arts, Performing Arts

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🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today’s poem is The Listening World by Hannah Emerson. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, guest host Shira Erlichman writes… “I turn to poetry to be among deep feelers and open-hearted world-experiencers––to feel connected. But I think I also turn to poetry because, at its best, it teaches me the rigorous, risky, and stunning craft of listening.”

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0:00.0	We hope you enjoy this episode of The Slowdown.
0:04.0	For more updates from us, subscribe to our newsletter
0:07.5	at slowdownshow.org.
0:10.7	Hey there.
0:11.7	Today's episode is hosted by friend of the show,
0:15.2	Shira Erlichman.
0:17.0	Hang tight, and I'll be back on October 30th.
0:26.0	I'm Shira Erlichman,
0:27.8	and this is The Slowdown.
0:41.0	Recently, our US Surgeon General,
0:44.0	Dr. Vivek H. Murphy,
0:46.3	warned of a loneliness epidemic.
0:48.9	He cited loneliness as being as deadly as smoking.
0:53.3	Before this was ever officially released to the public,
0:56.7	I had a hunch, perhaps you did too.
1:00.5	Maybe in a few years, they'll come out with another study
1:03.5	relating to another hunch I have,
1:06.2	that our lack of listening as a society is also deadly.
1:11.7	The Surgeon General writes,
1:13.5	loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling.
1:17.4	It is associated with a greater risk
1:19.7	of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression,
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