Brian Keenan, the author of An Evil Cradling, was not broken by years of captivity at the hands of Shi’ite militias in Lebanon. On the contrary, he carved out a private space of the mind, as a hostage. And he fantasized with fellow hostage John McCarthy about traveling one day to Patagonia in southern Chile. In this archival interview, Brian tells George what it meant to be held hostage, and how it felt for the two cellmates to visit the land of their dreams, once they were released.
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In this episode, George creates a time machine, the Hyperspace Voyage, and invites you along to relive his first years as a journalist, reporting on Quebec politics, the fate of aboriginal people in Canada, the cycles of wildlife in the Arctic, the scientific revolution of the Renaissance, and 4000-year-old cave paintings in the Sahara desert of Mauritania.
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I often wonder about the “mind” of God. If God is infinite (∞ is the mathematical symbol representing infinity), how
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Wow, I just read the review of Mind the Gap that Kirkus Reviews posted yesterday, and it is one of
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Nature is the great healer – both physically and psychologically. I never cease to wonder at the whispering innocence, life
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I once knew a lady who lived inside a castle of the mind. She stood watch on the battlements, relentlessly
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We often face situations where we are unsure what direction to take next. We have a hard time picturing the
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Over the years, I have seen people enter into fusional relationships that cause them a lot of suffering and confusion.
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George is working on a sequel to Mind the Gap.
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Women are a source of strength and laughter in Mind the Gap
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Flatlanders only see other people in two dimensions.
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