Ep. 172 – Remembering Bell Hooks

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

Beherenow, Religion & Spirituality, Beherenownetwork, Buddhism, Meditation, Society & Culture, Sharonsalzberg, Metta, Salzberg, Compassion

4.6 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

For episode 172 of the Metta Hour, we bring you a special memorial episode in honor of Bell Hooks.

This episode features Sharon in conversation with bell and was originally released in May of 2017 as part of the Real Love Podcast Series. We’re re-releasing it now to honor bell's legacy and teaching after her recent passing in December of 2021. Bell hooks is the pen name of Gloria Jean Watkins - a cultural critic, feminist theorist, and world-acclaimed author. She has been named a leading public intellectual by The Atlantic Monthly, as well as one of Utne Reader's 100 Visionaries Who Could Change Your Life. This conversation was recorded live at the JCC Manhattan in 2017 and moderated by Melvin McLeod, the Editor-in-Chief of Lion's Roar magazine.

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1:26.7	where Buddhist wisdom meets everyday life.
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1:42.3	For today's episode, we're interrupting the Real Change Anthology series
1:47.9	to bring you a special memorial episode of Bell Hooks.
1:53.4	This episode features Sharon in conversation with Bell
1:57.6	and was originally recorded and released in May of 2017.
2:03.6	We're re-releasing it today to honor Bell's legacy and teaching after her recent passing in December of 2021.
2:14.6	We'll continue on January 3rd with the final episode of the Real Change Anthology, focusing on our final topic of moving from burnout to balance.
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