In this episode, I interview Aparna about her creative ambitions. She talks about the merits of children’s literature being taken less seriously, pushing back against mediocrity in the industry, and the fear of running out of ideas. We discuss our biggest lessons learned from the week. We debate whether "Let It Go" is a Christmas song. We also talk about the feedback we got on our dissertations! Haley discovers a very gassy fact about seals (and tells the worst pun). Aparna discovers a flaky fact about croissants.
Aparna spotlights the podcast “Our Opinions are Correct” (https://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/)
Haley spotlights Aparna Kapur on her award for Best MA Dissertation.
Mentions:
69 Love Songs, album by The Magnetic Fields (1999)
That’s Christmas to Me (Deluxe edition), album by Pentatonix (2015)
“Ruckus on the Road” by Sanjana Kapur and Aparna Kapur, Puffin India
“One More Croissant For the Road” By Felicity Cloake (2019)
“Pretty Monsters” Kelly Link (2003)
Thank you to Pádraig Ó Tuama whose poem “The Facts of Life” inspired the title of this podcast.
Cover image by Sanjana Kapur.
Seal Sneezing sounds are from @viralhog “Seal Sneezes Sound Like Farts”
