how to think

The third episode of how to think draws on two different recordings of conversations between Rajni Shah and Julietta Singh, in which they discover and recognise common ground in their lived and embodied experiences while learning to let go of expectations about how the recording process itself might unfold. They discuss themes of loss, mess, chaos, pain, and resistance. The structure of this episode is non-linear, inviting the listener on a disorienting and dreamy listening adventure. Please note: there are some sudden noises around nine minutes in.This episode is accompanied by a short offering, in which Julietta shares a reading from her new book, The Breaks.To read more about Julietta's work, including her books Unthinking Mastery and The Breaks, visit: https://www.juliettasingh.com/Other books mentioned in this episode:Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower (1993) and Parable of the Talents (1998)Toni Morrison's Beloved (1987)For a transcript, full credits, and land/water acknowledgments for this episode visit the episode web page.Episode themesIntroduction [00:01:40]PART ONEChaos and mess and loss [00:03:45]Unthinking mastery [00:12:30]Haunting [00:16:35]Memory of the conversation [00:20:38]PART TWOBodies [00:25:33]Elephants [00:28:00]Struggle [00:32:13]Resistance [00:35:59]Intertwined [00:38:55]Pain [00:45:13]Ellery [00:50:37]Dreaming [00:54:07]Falling [00:56:42]PART THREELinearity’s not right! [01:01:06]*After this episode, there will be a longer break before we return on April 12th with a conversation and offering from Khairani Barokka.Subscribe to this podcast on:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify

This short offering accompanies episode three of how to think. Listen to Julietta Singh read an extract from her new book, The Breaks, which takes the form of a letter to her six-year old daughter.Read more about The Breaks here: https://www.juliettasingh.com/books/the-breaksSubscribe to this podcast on:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify

Rajni Shah and Kharaini Barokka (Okka) discuss the complex relationships between listening, safety, harm, accountability, and trust. These topics are especially poignant because Okka and Rajni did not know each other before recording this episode of the podcast, and we hear them navigating in their own conversation some of the very questions they are reflecting on together.During this episode, Okka refers to a map/booklet that Rajni sent by post prior to their conversation. You can download a copy of this booklet on the episode web page.This episode is accompanied by a short offering, in which Okka shares some of her favourite daily wellbeing practices with listeners.To read more about Okka’s work: http://www.khairanibarokka.com/. Follow Okka at @mailbykite on Twitter and Instagram.Books and articles mentioned in this episode:adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy: https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.htmlKhairani Barokka, 'The Grammar of Time Travel': https://catapult.co/stories/the-grammar-of-time-travel-column-khairani-barokkaFor a transcript, full credits, and land/water acknowledgments for this episode visit the episode web page.Episode themesIntroduction [00:01:05]Arrival [00:05:11]Meditation [00:09:04]Questions [00:12:58]Listening and trust [00:16:15]Harm and safety [00:23:02]Time and injury [00:26:25]Being vulnerable [00:30:59]Decolonial time, memory, and body [00:41:11]Subscribe to this podcast on:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify

Kharaini Barokka (Okka) shares some of her personal daily wellbeing practices in this short offering that accompanies episode four of how to think.Subscribe to this podcast on:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify

Released under the full moon in Scorpio, this final episode is a long, intimate, deep conversation between Rajni Shah and Omikemi. Infused by the sounds and shapes of the ocean, this episode moves through and returns to themes of vulnerability, reciprocity, faith, kinship, and survival.A few notes about content: there is some swearing in this episode; and the conversation includes themes of trauma and harm, though nothing explicit or detailed.This episode is accompanied by an offering in which Omikemi invites listeners to spend time with a question that was present for them at the time of recording.To read more about Omikemi: https://disabilityarts.online/collections/omikemis-guest-editorship/Other texts and people mentioned in the episode:Terese Marie Mailhot. Heart Berries: A Memoir. Bloomsbury, 2018.Marvin W. Meyer (editor). The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts. HarperOne, 2019Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Dub: Finding Ceremony. Duke University Press, 2020.Spirit stone made by Jeremy “Mudjai” Devitt https://nationalaboriginaldesignagency.com.au/our-artists/jeremy-devittwith thanks to Mau Caron for the story about the shining eyes.For a transcript, full credits, and land/water acknowledgments for this episode visit the episode web page.Episode themesIntroduction [00:01:07]Opening [00:03:45]Arrival [00:07:20]The hustle [00:18:03]What makes you stay? [00:30:34]Reciprocity [00:35:50]Knowing [00:43:33]Not Knowing [00:48:39]Systems are People [00:55:19]Care and Vulnerability [00:59:23]Transformation [01:03:03]Not political enough [01:06:11]Free to be carried [01:08:38]Water [01:18:40]Closing images [01:20:57]Kinship [01:27:34]Epilogue [01:34:55]Subscribe to this podcast on:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify

This short offering accompanies episode five of how to think. Omikemi invites listeners to meditate and move with a question that arose for them at the time of recording. This offering includes ocean sounds that were recorded by Omikemi at Gullane and Portobello beach in Scotland.Omikemi: https://disabilityarts.online/collections/omikemis-guest-editorship/Subscribe to this podcast on:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify