Owning a musical instrument. Humming a tune to your child. Drawing a sketch of the human form. All these things could get you stoned to death in Afghanistan under Taliban law.
If you are a poet, an artist or a musician - or a lover of any form of art - I promise this is worth eighteen minutes of your time. In it, a journalist tells the story of what happened one magical night when art was no longer outlawed and artists were suddenly free to create - and share their creativity - again.
I love every podcast from The Moth, but this is one of my all-time favorites. I'm half tempted to play it during an intermission of an upcoming house concert - but then I'm not sure when we'd fill our wine glasses and our hour d'oeuvre trays.
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