Constellation Prize
The Believer Magazine & Bianca Giaever
Feeling down about the human condition? Looking for a glimmer of the spiritual in contemporary life? Constellation Prize, a podcast from The Believer magazine, talks to subjects about their existential problems—how art, God, and loneliness fit in their lives. The newest episodes include Nightwalking...Latest Episode
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Crossing Guard
<p>Bianca goes looking for a stranger and meets Sophia, a school crossing guard. They spend six months together. Featuring: Sartre, twists, and organ music.</p>...
Caveh is God
<p>Nonfiction filmmaker Caveh Zahedi, creator of <a href='https://www.cavehzahedi.com/'><em>The Show About the Show</em></a>, talks about how his relationship to God has chang...
Spool of Thread
<p>A short reflection on a spool of thread. Featuring: the aforementioned spool of thread.</p>...
Two Years With Franz
<p>Bianca spends two years listening to over 500 recordings made by the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Franz Wright. Featuring: a tape recorder, a cat named Robert, and a hatred ...
What is Boring? with B. Wurtz
<p>The artist <a href='http://bwurtz.com/'>B. Wurtz</a> reflects on what is boring, and a three decade relationship with his only belt. Featuring: socks, garbage, and Andy War...
Nightwalking 4: New York City
<p>In the final episode of the series, Bianca goes nightwalking in New York City and talks to strangers about God. She meets an exterminator, two lonely Russian men on a Tinde...
Nightwalking 3: Coyotes
<p>Terry’s nightwalking ritual brings her closer to ecstasy. Bianca is still struggling. The moon continues to grow, until the final night of the project arrives. Terry is con...
Nightwalking 2: Dark Country Roads
<p>Bianca walks the dark country roads of Vermont, while Terry walks the quiet Utah canyons. Through their letters they grow closer, though it’s still unclear how the letters ...
Nightwalking 1: A Call From Terry
<p>This is Episode 1 of our new 4-part series, <em>Nightwalking</em>. </p> <p>Bianca receives a call from a famous writer, Terry Tempest Williams, who suggests they do a proj...