Ep 38 – Braiding Sweetgrass and the Torque Dance Festival

Braiding Sweetgrass is one of the best books Lin has ever read. An Indigenous plant ecologist, Robin Wall Kimmerer, blends native healing traditions and storytelling with “hard science” to explain the medical effectiveness of plants and the sustainability of the traditional way of life.

Margrit loved A.I.M’s Mixed Repertory contemporary dance performance. The NYC-based company blends hip-hop with classical and contemporary styles to raise questions about how we defined ourselves as individuals, how we relate to history, and how we create community with diverse perspectives.

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