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Podcast: How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Episode: Failure Throwback: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Description: This week we revisit one of my all-time favourite guests: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, recorded in July 2021. Best known for Americanah and her globally resonant TED Talks, Chimamanda opens up about the profound grief of losing both her parents within a year—and the raw journey of coping in its aftermath.
We talk candidly about:
Her essay Notes on Grief
Being a daughter and the complexities of motherhood
Fertility struggles and writing through pain
Her cultural influence and, yes...Kim Kardashian
It’s heartfelt, honest, and deeply moving. List...