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EPISODE · Jun 20, 2026 · 10 MIN

Hope Tala: Passage Reading – A Story To Tell

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Singer-songwriter Hope Tala reads from her debut album Hope Handwritten in this passage episode of Character Study.Hope reads the lyrics to A Story to Tell — a song she wrote on a sunny day in Los Angeles when the music wasn't coming and she felt completely stuck — and reflects on why writing has been a solace since she was a teenager, the quiet resistance of making things purely for yourself, and why creativity isn't something reserved for artists. She and Freya talk about half-finished diaries, the 13-year-old boy on a ferry with headphones and a notepad writing songs, and why somewhere along the way we start to feel embarrassed by the urge to make things.This is a conversation about what it means to have a story to tell — and why all of us do.🎥 WATCH the full episode HERE 📘 Buy Freya's novel: A Real Piece of Work 💛 Follow @freybromley on Instagram for updates and to ask your questions 📚 Join Freya's newsletter at freyabromley.substack.com for behind the scenes thoughts 🎙️ And hit subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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