Archive - Amy Boyle | Stories in Light and Sound

Graduation, Dust Storms, and the Art of Reentry

The Last Launch

May 26 •

When Presence Becomes the Greatest Gift

Some weekends ask more of us. This one offered grief, connection, and a quiet kind of grace. Here's what I’m holding close.

May 14 •

"Everybody's got a story." Kari Fagin on lifelong, meaningful learning

Kari Fagin was having lunch with one of her mentors when he pushed a piece of paper across the table in her direction.

May 8 •

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Carolina Baldin

30:08

A perpetual problem solver: Tonika Lewis Johnson combines creativity and critical thinking to disrupt segregation in Chicago

As a teenager in the 90s, Tonika Lewis Johnson faced a 15-mile daily commute from her South Side home in Chicago to her high school in the North Side.

May 2 •

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Carolina Baldin

37:12

April 2025

I Finally Went to a Moth GrandSLAM.

It Was Everything I Hoped—and More.

Apr 25 •

What If the Best Work Isn’t Behind You or Ahead—But Already With You?

There’s this persistent little myth that follows me around.

Apr 14 •

Will the Story Be Unbroken?

Women, Memory and the Power of Revisiting Division Street

Apr 10 •

32:43

"Profoundly deaf" and deeply connected.

Anna Tess' love for people amid and through hearing loss

Apr 3 •

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Carolina Baldin

31:44

March 2025

A Heart in the Clouds and Hope on the Ground

Spring has sprung in Chicago

Mar 31 •

Thinking about authenticity as Women’s History Month nears the end

Earlier today I was browsing old stories by one of my favorite authors, Olga Kahzan, and I ended up finding one Reddit thread she started five years…

Mar 27 •

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Carolina Baldin

9:04

"Here's to change, both sharp and sweet.” Jack Perez on mindful, happy aging

It was three in the morning, and Jack was writing poetry in her closet.

Mar 20 •

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Carolina Baldin

29:12

Finding Paris in Your Own Backyard: A Conversation with MixTape Travels

There’s something special about being on the other side of the mic—especially when the host is a dear friend.

Mar 18 •

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The Gomes Guide

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