11. Terri Macmillan: The Legend of Humans

Introducing Terri Macmillan, legend of humans

Punk hippie scholar poet & no religion, too.

NYC → Tokyo.

Please sit down and treat yourself to this energising, frank conversation where nothing is taboo. Just two grown-assed women talking about the different ways to lead a life.

Enjoy!

In this podcast

In this conversation we talk about politics, race and depression frankly and conversationally so please take care of yourself as we listen. Also be aware there are swearwords, so you might want to pop on headphones in you are in company. We mention a lot of references and there are links in the show notes below.

Original Podcaster in Tokyo
Cherokee and Black ancestry
Roots in the great African American migration from South to North America
Church in Harlem to Queens, then being a crazy teenager - surprised she survived!
Living a counter-culture lifestyle in the East Village by day and a corporate record company CBS by day
Not having children - by choice and not needing therapy about that
NYC in the 70s and 80s and working in Kentucky Fried Chicken on Times Square in the 70s - yes really
Band Management and bringing ‘The Mozart Effect’ to Japan
Falling apart, career pivot in her 50s and investing seriously in her health and well being
The American Project and investing in something bigger than yourself
The gentle atheist
Politics is how we commune in society
How she keeps buoyant and optimistic about American politics
The enticing premise of the founding documents of America
What the future holds for her 60s, 70s and 80s and her art and prolific output
Being human and honouring the humanity of everyone - Terri is a unique and deeply truthful human with a heart of gold and resolve of steel
Live Long and prosper (we are geeks at the end - wait for it!)

References

Octavia’s parables

Sonya Renee Taylor “The Body is Not an Apology”

Rachel Cargyl @richauntiessupreme

Layla Saad “Me and White supremacy”

Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins

Buckley and Baldwin Debate

Find Terri here:

Twitter: @terrintokyo