Wild Geese

Anna Howard | Podcast Strategist
Wild Geese
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    42. The BEST books and essays I Read in 2025!

    2025/12/23 | 31 mins.

    Books Mentioned: - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd- The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston- Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut - Martyr by Kaveh Akbar- Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin- The Book Thief by Markus ZusakEssays Mentioned: - In defense of pretension by Ayan Artan- Fake Fairness is Killing Our Relationships - And It's Everywhere by Jamila Bradley- Erotic Decisions by Museguided- On Agency by Henrik Karlsson- The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser- No One Told Me About Proust by Celine Nguyen- Democracy was founded on the legal suppression of grief, and why politics without art is death by Ellie Robins- Write for Your Life by Emily Rapp Black📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter - https://annacorinne.substack.com/⛅ Wild Geese Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wildgeesepod/#💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services - https://www.annacorinneproductions.com/production

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    41. Self-Led learning Ceremonies: Your Best Defense Against Brain Rot

    2025/12/09 | 33 mins.

    If you've seen the "personal curriculum," trend online but didn't feel like you could implement it in your own life, here's my take on it! It doesn't need to be a direct mirror of school! RESOURCES MENTIONED:  Dahlia’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dahliaquintanilla?lang=enLearning Ceremonies Guide: https://liberatedlearning.org/download-free-learning-spirals-guide/Are You Asking Enough of Your Brain?: https://substack.com/@naomialderman/p-175410802The Once and Future King: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Once_and_Future_KingHow to Start Researching as a Hobby: https://substack.com/home/post/p-168506463Turning Towards the Wound: Examining Unprocessed Grief in White European Descended Settlers and Finding Ancestrally Supported Pathways Back to Wholeness: https://substack.com/home/post/p-162000427How Can We Prioritize Decolonization? What Makes an Initiative Decolonial?: https://substack.com/home/post/p-162000427Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/research-is-ceremony-shawn-wilson“It Feels Fake”: Decolonizing Curriculum and Pedagogy in “It Feels Fake”: Decolonizing Curriculum and Pedagogy in Predominantly White Institutions Predominantly White Institutions: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1469&context=occasional-paper-seriesLearn for Fun or Free Or Fun & Free : https://substack.com/@sarahschauer/p-175242020

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    40. How to Discover What You Want & Actually Ask For It

    2025/11/26 | 28 mins.

    I believe desire is a map & we can start using it to actually improve our relationships with others WHILE seeing our dream life come into our physical reality!! RESOURCES MENTIONED: A Woman's Guide to Power Unbound: https://www.kasiaurbaniak.com/unbound-bookLittle Weirds by Jenny Slate: https://www.thejennyslate.com/little-weirdsPleasure Activism: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/pleasure-activism/RELATED EPISODES: Watch this if you're ready to rethink romantic relationships: https://youtu.be/olzuQmLQlSQ?si=T6BJ_SX340AQK9uVHow to be a better villager: https://youtu.be/-cNpV9SL6OQ?si=Ib-dv2Y-s3PaQEBg📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter ⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services Watch on Youtube To inquire about potential collaborations, please email [email protected]:00 intro 01:00 Book of the Month Sponsorship 02:54 How are Desires Different than Goals? 04:54 How can we be ready to answer the question "What do you want?" 05:11 the low maintenance, chill persona is a myth06:25 the most radical thing a woman can do is want07:33 desires about being desired 08:16 You don't choose your desires, your desires choose you08:32 How do we even know what we want?12:51 A prompt to translate desires into asks15:00 Making your asks more specific17:50 Asking for the wrong thing is just information18:11 Satisfying your desires is a highly personal process18:46 Redefining what it means to ask for help 19:53 Maladaptive behaviors we might use to avoid asking for what we want20:22 Yearning can feel like a humiliation ritual21:09 Having conviction in your desires 23:10 How rejection can actually lead to a better outcome24:30 Why I reject wantlessness25:35 How desire can be an empowering community builder27:35 What is pleasure activism? 28:48 Why we all need to talk about what we desire more

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    39. How to Bring Joy & Whimsy Back Into Your Life

    2025/11/11 | 27 mins.

    Reconnecting with our inner child is a collective responsibility and it should be FUN! Resources: - Syllabus by Linda Barry- If We're Lucky, We Never Become 'Good' Humans- Interview with Linda Barry- Jamila Bradley's Tiktok- Sarah Schauer's Tiktok📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter ⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services

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    38. Creating in the Age of Distraction & A.I Slop

    2025/10/28 | 28 mins.

    I experimented with a media consumption break & it had my reflecting our relationship to art. TLDR: everyone's freaking out about AI stealing our creativity. I think humans are more resilient than that. RESOURCES: - Art as Necessity: Rethinking the Fundamentals of Human Survival- The Book Thief- Behind the WallRELATED EPISODES: - How Life Changes When You Realize the Rules are Made Up- The Lost Art of Sensuality📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter - https://annacorinne.substack.com/⛅ Wild Geese Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wildgeesepod/#💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services - https://www.annacorinneproductions.com/productionTo inquire about potential collaborations, please email [email protected]

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About Wild Geese

Welcome to Wild Geese! Think of this as your little plot in the woods where you can lay down a picnic blanket, gather with your friends, and gab! I’m your host, Anna Corinne - a NYC based podcast strategist and actress. Every other Tuesday, I’m doing deep dives on creativity, community organizing, activism, and more. I want listening to Wild Geese to feel like night in a fluffy chair, cat purring at your feet, warm light creating a glow, and all of your friends in one room together.
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