How do we remember who we are in this modern world? In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Black Friday strikes, adoption rears its lonesome head, and yet Matt takes a moment in all the noise to give thanks.
Nice Guys Commit Rape, Too? A Response
Matthew Salesses sees rape apologetics where there should be a change of heart about a supposed “nice guy.”
Voting for Humanity
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt wants to vote for babies and a man in line to vote has a possible heart attack.
Baby Stuff
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt faces his fears and buys a doll for his daughter, which gets him thinking about the stuff we accumulate, the sacrifices we make as our lives change, and what makes us human.
Radiolab Update: Privilege in the Podcast, Hope in the Comments
Matthew Salesses offers a critical examination of the disappointing response from Radiolab to the criticism of their callous interview with Hmong refugee Eng Yang and his niece, Kao Kalia Yang.
The Science of Racism – Kao Kalia Yang’s Story
Matthew Salesses offers more to the story of racism in Radiolab’s portrayal of the stories of the “Yellow Rain” chemical warfare used against the Hmong people during the Vietnam War.
Goodbye, Radiolab: The Fact of the Matter of Storytelling
For writers, the greatest reward is human connection. But when that connection is absent, the failure of empathy can be painful.
The Reason We Stopped Eating Rice Is Love (and Poison)
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” the rice is filled with arsenic and Matt cries in front of his baby, prompting him to answer why it is he writes.
How to Tell a True Baby Story
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” the baby gets sick, hurt, touched, eardrum-blasted, tweeted, and loved.
Returning to Baby World
In this “Love, Recorded,” Matt returns from 11 days away from his daughter and discovers that he has changed as much as she has. How to readjust?
What I Would Like to Tell Adoptive Parents (About Answers): A Letter from an Adoptee
Matthew Salesses explains that adoptees most likely won’t find all the answers they’re looking for, and that needs to be okay.
Yellowface in CLOUD ATLAS
Yellowface in the new Cloud Atlas movie? Hollywood is getting out of control, forgetting the reality of racism in its mixed-up pursuit of ambition. Shame on the movie business. Last night, I found out that the new Cloud Atlas movie will be sporting several actors in yellowface–that is, white actors made up to look Asian. You can…
Bringing a Baby to a Wedding
In the latest “Love, Recorded,” Matt and his wife and baby go to a wedding full of bees. ♦◊♦ We are going to a wedding in New Hampshire, my wife and I and the baby. It happens to be plus-90 outside and a three-hour drive, but we are going. This is one of my last…
Baby and Cats
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt puts baby and cats together. Go ahead, internet, explode. Cute video included.
Doljanchi Means…
The “Love, Recorded” baby turns one! (But not without drama, of course.)
The Nature of Time and Babies
In this “Love, Recorded,” Matt’s baby is sick and time is playing tricks on him.