Slow Stories

Hear from leading writers, artists, and innovators who share slow stories—and big ideas—about living, working, and creating more intentionally. Hosted by Rachel SchwartzmannSubscribe at slowstories.substack.com/

Slow Stories is a society podcast hosted by Rachel Schwartzmann, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Rachel Schwartzmann hosts Slow Stories, a society show with 61 episodes published.

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  Kate Baer — "People are much more willing to help than we think."

  Dec 18, 202543 minS0

  <p>Have you seen the moon? What do you want from this provincial life? How much risk can we allow in this careless, rotten world? These are just a few of the many questions readers will encounter in celebrated poet Kate Baer’s new book, How About Now.</p> <p>As the bestselling author of What Kind of Woman, And Yet, and I Hope This Finds You Well, Kate’s latest collection continues her thoughtful explorations of modern womanhood. She comments on the ever-present tension between the body and the mind. She celebrates relationships with love and loved ones. She rumi...

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  Maggie Smith — "You're a human before you're an artist."

  May 19, 20251h 4mS0

  <p>What ingredients are necessary to write? Where does a story begin and end? Why is the blank page both endlessly exciting and daunting? For renowned poet, memoirist, and educator Maggie Smith, these questions are the center of her life and work. And in her latest book, Dear Writer, she offers something bigger than answers.</p> <p>Across ten principles, readers are greeted with a wealth of inspiration that invites artists of all genres to tap into their creative practice. Maggie extolls the beauty of attention, the power of vulnerability, but beyond the page, she also contends with the more...

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  Pico Iyer — "Words are only as rich as the silence that underlies them."

  Apr 15, 20251h 11mS0

  <p>What moves you—and where? Who are you when everything else falls away? What can you find in stillness? Renowned travel writer and speaker Pico Iyer has pursued these questions throughout his storied career and brings them close to home in his latest book, Aflame.</p> <p>In 1990, after narrowly escaping a devastating California wildfire—with only his mother’s cat in tow—Pico was ultimately rendered homeless. At the recommendation of a friend, he eventually found himself at a Benedictine hermitage in Big Sur, California. Despite not identifying as a Christian, what followed for Pico was an unexpected, soul-sti...

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  Caleb Femi — "Poetry never leaves you."

  Mar 16, 202550 minS0

  <p>Think about the last time you felt connected to night: the moon’s luminous glow, the rhythms of a house party, the pulsing of the music, the heartbeat of a community. Caleb Femi’s modern epic, The Wickedest, offers a way back to those feelings—and asks us to consider what lies beneath the surface.<br> <br> From 10:45 PM to 4:45 AM, readers attend the longest-running house party in South London’s shoob scene, always held at an undisclosed inner-city spot. Rendered in minute-by-minute poetry, photographs, and other visual ephemera, we encounter intimacies, conversations, and perspectives from the party’s attendees...

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  Gloria Noto — "Awareness is a reflection."

  Feb 17, 202554 minS0

  <p >What is the role of beauty in this day and age? For some, it’s an aesthetic pursuit; for others, it’s simply a state of mind. If we’re talking about the global, multibillion-dollar industry, it’s something else entirely. But for Gloria Noto, beauty is more than meets the eye. As the founder of NOTO Botanics, a multi-use, gender-inclusive, clean cosmetic line, Gloria and her team are committed to “championing ferocious individuality while cultivating a creative and mindful community along the way.”</p> <p >Gloria’s extensive experience as a celebrity makeup artist, contributor, and former founder of THE WORK, a...

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