Expectant
Pippa JohnstoneExpectant is a six-part audio series that muddies fiction and non-fiction as a woman faces the prospect of becoming a parent during the climate crisis. Through conversations with climate researchers, parents, mental health experts and childfree families, she grapples with grief, hope, and the biggest decision of her life: should she bring a child into this world? Expectant has been named an Apple ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 7 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Categories | Personal JournalsFictionSociety & Culture | ||||
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She listens for the answer.
This episode features Emma Campbell and Lisa Cooke Ravensburgen, and sounds best with headphones. Find the episode transcript here.
She talks to her mum.
This episode features Marjory Lang and sounds best with headphones. Find the episode transcript here.
She talks to the people who study the future.
This episode features Katie Hayes and Britt Wray, and sounds best with headphones. Find the episode transcript here.
She adds up the cost of another footprint.
This episode features Kimberly Nicholas, and sounds best with headphones. Find the episode transcript here.
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- Excellent Production, Evocative, and Thought Provoking
Wonderfully produced and very easy to listen to. I really liked the fiction/nonfiction blend aspect of the writing. I appreciate having something to spur my own thoughts on a topic such as this, which can be so tense to actually discuss with friends and loved ones. I do wish that the ending was left more vague. I can see that it was attempted to be vague but the narrators thoughts seem to lean heavily in one direction by the end of the last episode. Maybe that’s just my perspective bleeding into... more
Apple Podcasts5B_man_5
United States2 years ago - I listened to this in one sitting
I really love the conversations in this. Very insightful into different perspectives and allows you to come away with your own opinion.
Apple Podcasts5funkle.jazz
Australia2 years ago - Sorely needed discussion, foregone conclusion
This series posed unique, arresting, evocative, and thought-provoking topics.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first few episodes, which conscientiously and respectfully delved into various philosophical and environmental issues.
However, the listener becomes made aware towards the end of the series of the speaker’s mother’s assumption that she “will” have children; the journey ends in a foregone conclusion. There are hints that this may also be due to peer/social pressures of loved ones also opting to ... more
Apple Podcasts3abby6279United States2 years ago - A work of art
This series is truly so special. The storytelling is gripping and poetic, bolstered by immersive sound design and gorgeous original music. The framing is deeply thoughtful, well-researched and reflective. The beautifully interwoven interviews range from personal and familiar, to funny and charming, to informative and thought-provoking, challenging and heartbreaking, searingly hopeful. The artful bending of fiction and non-fiction is unlike anything I’ve heard before, and the level of vulnerabili... more
Apple Podcasts5dj_ea
Canada2 years ago - Everyone should listen to this
Recommended to so many pals already, it’s well worth the listen. Ready for a second season!
Apple Podcasts5J. HunsingerCanada2 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #87 | United States/Fiction |
Apple Podcasts | #88 |  United Kingdom/Fiction |
Apple Podcasts | #94 | Canada/Fiction |
Apple Podcasts | #25 | Australia/Fiction |
Apple Podcasts | #48 |  New Zealand/Fiction |
Apple Podcasts | #65 |  Belgium/Fiction |
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