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41. Sarah Kay (Poet) – Kids See Right Through That

2016/4/9
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Think Again - a Big Think Podcast

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"Authenticity is something that cannot be fabricated." – Sarah Kay 

On this week's episode, poet Sarah Kay), whose 2011 TED talk "If I Should Have a Daughter)" has been viewed over 9 million times, shares her thoughts on who gets (and who doesn't get) to have a voice, on the power of authenticity and vulnerability, and on what she'd do if the world were in imminent danger of destruction by an asteroid.  And stay tuned for a shatteringly beautiful song/poem at the end. 

Surprise Big Think interview clips from Josh Ritter), Lewis Black), and Neil DeGrasse Tyson) spark a thoughtful, playful, far-ranging conversation between Sarah and host Jason Gots). It's deep fun. 

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