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Loitering

by Sonia Paul

Welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. loitering.substack.com

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Episodes

  1. Loitering With Evan Ratliff

    Loitering with Evan Ratliff is a conversation with Evan Ratliff about his career trajectory as a journalist and podcast host, and the backstory behind "Shell Game," the podcast he created about the influence of AI in our lives. To read the accompanying newsletter, please visit...

  2. Loitering at Lake Merritt With Carvell Wallace

    Hello, everyone! I’ll start with the obvious—over a year has passed since my last update. Again, after Loitering at the Merylthon, I thought the cadence of updates would be more frequent. But of course, life calls. It’s been a busy year, and a challenging one at times. In the middle of that,...

  3. Loitering at the Merylthon

    Hello, everyone. Before I get into the topic of this interview… Suffice it to say it’s been an incredibly long time since my last update… Over a year, in fact. I swore to myself at the end of last year that I’d be more consistent with updates for 2023 (starting with “Loitering in the Closet” —…

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  4. Loitering in Oslo With Tommy 'Shakur' Ross

    Hello, everyone… So it’s been quite some time since the last episode of Loitering. Some helpful information you should know to understand this current episode is that at the end of last year, I started teaching at Uncuffed, a podcast and audio journalism training program in California prisons.…

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  5. Loitering With Albert Samaha & Friends

    Hello, everyone! It’s been a long year, to say the least. Hard to believe 2021 is about to close. Before it does, however, please check out this special episode of Loitering, featuring Albert Samaha, Johana Bhuiyan and Arvin Temkar. We discuss Albert’s new book, Concepcion, and dig into the…

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  6. Loitering in L.A. With Latif Nasser 🌳

    Hello! This episode of Loitering is a brief one, so no transcript. Hope you enjoy! Here is a picture of the trees discussed in the episode. According to the app PlantSnap, they are Ceiba speciosa, otherwise known as silk floss trees. From front to back: Breezy Treezy, Cheesy Treezy, and Weezy...

  7. Loitering on 🔥 Imposter Syndrome🔥 With Ruchika Tulshyan and Jodi-Ann Burey

    Heylo!!! It’s been quite a while since the last episode… and now, 2021 is certainly upon us. There’s much to update on, but first, here’s an episode of Loitering recorded about a month ago… that stems from this article by Ruchika Tulshyan and Jodi-Ann Burey I read a couple of months before that,...

  8. Loitering With Tracie Hunte

    Hi everyone, I hope you all are staying safe and well, despite the pandemic and attempted coup... That being said, this episode of Loitering with Tracie Hunte was recorded just over a week ago at the tail end of 2020 but already feels like a lifetime ago. There’s no transcript, but there is some...

  9. Loitering in Fort Greene with Avery Trufelman

    Sonia Paul 00:13 Hello, everyone, welcome to Loitering, the occasional, but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. And today I am loitering in Fort Greene — Avery Trufelman 00:24 Watch out! Sonia Paul 00:25 Oh my gosh. I very nearly stepped on poop. And today, I…

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  10. Loitering on the Election

    Hi everyone, Well, the day is finally here. Election day. And here is some perspective on what you’re thinking about the election, from Josh in El Cerrito. Meanwhile, a story I started working on last October finally came out last Friday. It’s gotten a lot more attention than I anticipated, which…

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  11. The election is less than two weeks away. What’s on your mind?

    I’d love to know. And if you’re willing, I’d love to share your thoughts on an upcoming episode of Loitering. Just record a voice memo on your phone — any voice recording app you have should work — and email it directly back to me. Please include your name and where you’re located. If you’d…

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  12. Loitering With Yashica Dutt

    Heylo, You may remember from a previous Loitering episode and newsletter that I mentioned an interview with Yashica Dutt, activist and author of Coming Out As Dalit, was en route. Here it is, finally. It’s actually an interview we did last spring — before a US lawsuit alleging caste…

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  13. Loitering Over Outside Pho* With Vidur Malik

    Hello, friends! This episode of Loitering features an interview with the one and only Vidur Malik. Please listen and follow along below. Sonia Paul 00:13 Hello, everyone, welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. And today I…

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  14. Loitering with Evan, Adam, and Jesse Adam (and Marcus)

    Heylo, It’s been quite a while since Loitering last dropped… not that some significant loitering hasn’t happened since then. But as we all know, 2020 is the year where hustling doesn’t seem to make as much sense as it once did, given the broader forces, news, and circumstances around us. Life is...

  15. Loitering in Oakland with me, Fay and Susan

    Hi everyone, I’m doing Loitering a little differently today. No transcript — what you’ll read here is different from what you will listen to. Hope you’ll do both. On Friday night, I went to a protest in downtown Oakland. Just a few days prior I had been asking friends how they felt to meet in...

  16. Loitering on Zoom with Eva Holland

    Sonia Paul 00:10 Hello everyone, welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing a newsletter format. And today I am not traveling but loitering on Zoom with a very special guest. Can you please introduce yourself? Eva Holland 00:25 Hi, I'm Eva Holland....

  17. Loitering in the Kitchen with Eli Weinburd

    Dear Friends, As we continue to navigate the current pandemic, I figured it might be worth it to release this brief episode with my housemate, a former paramedic (although another author interview is coming soon!). At the end of this newsletter, I’ve also linked to a few stories that might pique...

  18. Loitering Over Donuts* With Sopan Deb

    Dear Friends, It’s no doubt these are hectic and stressful times. At the end of the newsletter, I’ve linked to a few resources that may be useful for you and your families and friends as we all work to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Wishing you all good health, good vibes, patience and lots of...

  19. Loitering at a Clowning Fundraiser in the Time of COVID-19 with Clowns Hannah Gaffe and Joan Howard

    Sonia Paul 00:10 Hello, everyone, welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. And today I am loitering at a clowning event** in Berkeley with two very special guests. Can you please introduce yourself? Hannah Gaffe 00:27 My name...

  20. Loitering at Crixa Cakes in Berkeley with Lewis Raven Wallace

    Sonia 00:11 Hello, everyone, welcome to Loitering, the occasional, but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. And today I am loitering at Crixa Cakes in Berkeley with a very special guest. Can you please introduce yourself? Lewis Raven Wallace 00:27 Hi, I'm Lewis...

  21. Loitering on the Phone with Rachel Monroe

    Sonia Paul Hello, everyone, welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. And today I am loitering on the phone with a very special guest. Can you please introduce yourself? Rachel Monroe 00:26 Hi, this is Rachel Monroe. I am a...

  22. Loitering by the River with Liz Flock

    Hello everyone, welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. And today, we are loitering by the river with a very special guest, or rather, two very special guests. Can you please introduce yourself? Liz Flock — 0:27 : I am Liz...

  23. Loitering on the Couch with Monica Villavicencio

    Hello, everyone, welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. And today I am loitering on the couch with a very special guest. Can you please introduce yourself? Monica — 0:26 : Hi, my name is Monica Villavicencio, and I met…

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  24. Loitering at Stinson Beach with Laura Rena Murray

    Hello everyone, welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. And today, we are doing a throwback to the original Loitering and taking you to a location with a very special guest. Right now we're at Stinson Beach, and our guest —...

  25. Loitering in Oakland on Nationalism

    Hello, everyone! Welcome to Loitering, the occasional, but lovable traveling minipod I am currently testing in newsletter format. And today, I am loitering at my dining room table in Oakland, California. If you’re getting this, that means that at some point or another, you’ve expressed interest…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format.

loitering.substack.com

HOSTED BY

Sonia Paul

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Welcome to Loitering, the occasional but lovable traveling mini pod I am currently testing in newsletter format. loitering.substack.com

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