#21 The Rod and Anya Show (A Conversation with my Dad)

A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World

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#21 The Rod and Anya Show (A Conversation with my Dad)

Anya Kaats

May 06, 2019

You asked and I delivered. This week's episode features a conversation between me and my Dad. We talk about the importance of embracing nuance in all aspects of life, what it was like for my Dad to grapple with the intersections of homosexuality, marriage and fatherhood plus the never-ending process of coming to terms with our authentic selves by rejecting the structures, boxes and labels dictated to by our society and culture.

Songs featured: "In Bicicletta" by Luis Bacalov from the movie Il Postino and "Twin Cities" by Everything But The Girl

Listen to the second episode I recorded with my dad, available here:

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A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World

I started this podcast because I was tired of being stereotyped as lazy, triggered and entitled. I wanted to give voice to a different kind of millennial and invite us to write a new story - one of a generation willing to challenge the status quo, embrace nuance and paradox, and reject PC-culture. This podcast isn’t about finding answers, it’s about asking the right questions. How can we reinvent ourselves and the narratives we’ve been expected to inherit? How can we take ownership over the ways we participate in our own suffering? How can we move beyond victimization and into empowerment? How can we fix ourselves to fix the world? It’s time for new dreams, new stories and new futures…

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