{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Secret Life of TK Dutes","title":"Side Quest: God Quest - A Studio Visit with Élan Cadiz ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/df1c3e9a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2571,"description":"In this God quest (not-so-mini) bonus episode of The Secret Life of TK Dutes, TK pulls up to artist Élan Cadiz’s Harlem studio for a loose, unfiltered conversation about art, family, and what it means to embody an object.\nWhat starts as curiosity- sparked by episode 2 with Nicole Crowder, has TK following the thread to deeper reflection on comfort, lineage, and the expectation of being used as a tool.\nÉlan breaks down her project An American Family Album, where family members are rendered as chairs- revealing how we see ourselves and what we carry. TK shares why following the “God quest,” even without a plan, has become essential to her healing from burnout.\nPull up a chair it's time for art therapy.\nFollow Élan Cadiz: https://www.instagram.com/elancadiz\nLearn more about An American Family Album: https://www.elancadiz.com/an-american-family-album\nRead the Vogue feature: https://www.vogue.com/article/artist-turning-family-into-chairs\n📚 Élan's Library 📚  Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto\nAuthor: Tricia Hersey\nLink: https://thenapministry.com/rest-is-resistance\n Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty\nAuthor: Dorothy Roberts\nLink: https://thenewpress.com/books/killing-black-body\nThe Prophet\nAuthor: Kahlil Gibran\nLink: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317488/the-prophet-by-kahlil-gibran/\n How I Became a Ghost\nAuthor: Tim Tingle\nLink: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/228584/how-i-became-a-ghost-by-tim-tingle/\nSister Outsider: Essays and Speeches\nAuthor: Audre Lorde\nLink: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/193060/sister-outsider-by-audre-lorde/\n------------\nSpecial thanks to Amy of Velma Jean Flowers for calling the Secret Life Lifeline and for lifting up Sara Ahmed’s Living a Feminist Life this episode. Your reflection helped shape this conversation.\n📞 You can call or text The Secret Life Line like Amy did at (929) 551-4363, or leave a voice note at philosfuturemedia@gmail.com.\n⭐ If you want to help us become an...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/__nWXpeklE-BmUBucsYC773AVjpecauSH1-iBmKdoSo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NTRj/MjBmYmM5OTk3MzU2/N2JmY2UwZDQ1NzJh/OTEyOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}