{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpage-one.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fep-46-lissa-soep-other-peoples-words-RT9oyME4","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Ep. 46: Lissa Soep - OTHER PEOPLE'S WORDS","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8583da00-42e9-4897-ab16-2a2d61be8a44/c551307b-a74c-4107-ac91-a97a44043f5f/page-20one-20podcast-ep-2046.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"In Episode 46 of the Page One Podcast, we interview author Lissa Soep about what it took to write OTHER PEOPLE’S WORDS and discuss language, loss, and the voices that shape us long after people are gone. If you’ve ever kept an old voicemail just to hear someone’s voice again, or a series of text messages from someone no longer in your life, this episode is for you! Lissa’s book explores a profound idea: when we lose people, their words don’t disappear. They echo, evolve, and continue shaping our lives in unexpected ways. Grounded in her background in linguistic anthropology at Stanford, she weaves together memory and meaning with rare emotional precision. Inspired by Russian literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, she sees voices as living threads in the fabric of our relationships. Lissa’s journey from academic writing to literary nonfiction was anything but smooth. Stripping away the formal constraints of academia felt like losing a safety net, but it led her to a voice both raw and lyrical. She discovered that finding her voice was not about control—it was about trust. She admitted to the same doubts that haunt many writers: What if I can’t do this? But encouragement from loved ones, including the very friends she writes about, kept her going.This conversation left me reflecting on the voices that live within me—those I’ve lost, those I carry, and those I’m still learning from. Other People’s Words is more than a memoir; it’s a companion, a lyrical prayer, and a testament to the enduring power of language—to keep us connected with each other forever."}