Memory, Impermanence, and What Can’t Be Preserved

This episode begins with a piece I wrote years ago about rediscovered family audiotapes recorded between 1958 and 1969—then pivots into a reflection on nostalgia, impermanence, and listening.

Hearing those recordings again felt like stepping into a time machine guided only by the sound of voices.

But this episode also reckons with absence. The recordings themselves have since gone missing, underscoring a deeper truth: our essence isn’t something physical that can be preserved. It’s electric, ethereal, fleeting—and timeless.

This is a reflection on memory, grief, intimacy, and the nourishment we receive by hearing one another, especially in an age shaped so profoundly by technology and AI.

An invitation to listen more closely—to voices, to silence, and to the mystery at the heart of being human.

This episode is best listened to from beginning to end, without skipping.

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