The Dark Ocean

Yasmeen returns back to her younger self, this time with a new perspective. Can we change our past to change our future?  

The Bird sang to himself and lamented about his cage.  He sang so loud his voice startled the wind.  And threw him so far outside his comfort zone  That he had no choice but to fly It was only then that he realized he was not a caged bird after all.  

Yasmeen starts off with a poem that she wrote that was inspired by the film she wrote and co-produced “A Star in the Desert” which follows the life of a young Iraqi boy in Baghdad on the eve of the first Gulf War, as he escapes into a fantastical reality on the search for his mis ... Show More

In this week's episode, how worlds that quite literally collided, led to unexpected friendships and new career paths. 

This week on Unpleasant Dreams we dive into an eerie tale that tests the boundaries of darkness and the sway it holds over the mind. Our story is Edith Nesbit's "The Power of Darkness." "The Power of Darkness" by Edith Nesbit, originally published 1905 and is in the Public Domain ... Show More

The wonders and terrors of the dreaming mind do not always flee completely with the dawn. At certain times and places in history, it seems that dreams suddenly ascend to new heights of cultural fascination. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe explore periods wh ... Show More

Why build a fantasy world that still has racism? B.A. Parker moderates a discussion on Black science fiction and fantasy with authors Tochi Onyebuchi and Leslye Penelope at the National Book Festival. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Priv ... Show More

الأحلام كتير حلوة وأحيانا ما منحب نفيق من أحلامنا ونضل عايشين فيها لأنو كل شي بالأحلام سهل التحقيق وما في لا معانا ولا خطر ولا عذاب.ضيفتي بهي الحلقة بتحب تحلم بس مو مشان ضل عايشة بحلمها وأنما لأنو بتحب تحقق أحلامها وتعملن حقيقةنعمة صبية أجت على ألمانيا... 

Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about meditation, the need for stories, the power of technology to erase the boundary between fact and fiction, wealth inequality, the problem of finding meaning in a world without work, religion as a virtual reality game, the difference b ... Show More

When the world's problems have you weary, journalist and science fiction writer Annalee Newitz suggests a good dose of escapist fiction to refresh your perspective. Step into the whimsical world of science fiction, cosplay and "goblincore" to see how fantasy worlds help us reimag ... Show More

The wonders and terrors of the dreaming mind do not always flee completely with the dawn. At certain times and places in history, it seems that dreams suddenly ascend to new heights of cultural fascination. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe explore periods wh ... Show More

The wonders and terrors of the dreaming mind do not always flee completely with the dawn. At certain times and places in history, it seems that dreams suddenly ascend to new heights of cultural fascination. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe explore periods wh ... Show More