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Michelle Tea

Michelle Tea is the author of countless books, including the Lambda Literary Award–winning Valencia and the PEN America award-winning Against Memoir. She has been awarded honors from The Rona Jaffe Foundation and the Guggenheim Foundation for her writing. As creator of Drag Queen Story Hour she has been honored with awards from the California Library Association and Logo Television. After curating imprints with City Lights Publisher and The Feminist Press, in 2023 Tea created DOPAMINE Books, an independent press.

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Season 3 · Episode 8Life After: The Afterlife
Everyone has spent time wondering about it, but no one can say for sure: What happens after we die?
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Season 3 · Episode 7Life After: Death
One thing is for certain: one day you will die. But what happens when you die? And how does knowledge of your inevitable death impact how you live now?
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Season 3 · Episode 6Life After: Conflict
If faced with bravery and awareness, conflict can bring great insight into what is right or needed.
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Season 3 · Episode 2Life After: Learning
It’s often in the most challenging moments that we learn the most about ourselves and others. What does the process of learning have to teach us?
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Season 3 · Episode 1Life After: Birth
Everything is in a constant cycle of birth and death: cells are born and die, synapses, emotions, ideas.
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Season 3 · TrailerWelcome to AWAKEN Season 3
In this season hosted by singer and songwriter Falu and others delve into the notion of life after and explore how we navigate the key events and qualities of human life.
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