Podcasts Culture How I Found My Voice Elif Shafak

Elif Shafak

Published: April 29, 2019, 3 a.m.

b"Samira Ahmed speaks to bestselling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak. From keeping a childhood diary and learning different languages to being taken to court on charges of 'insulting Turkishness' through the words of her fictional characters, Shafak talks about the moments that shaped and inspired her voice. How I Found My Voice\\xa0is an\\xa0Intelligence Squared\\xa0podcast\\xa0that explores how some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers became such compelling - and unique - communicators. If you want to support this podcast please tell your friends and rate and review How I Found My Voice on Apple podcasts.\\xa0\\n\\u2014\\nWe\\u2019d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.\\xa0\\nSend us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.\\xa0\\nAnd if you\\u2019d like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared.\\nJust visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"