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Ragtime
A snowed-out weekend in New York still made room for a moment of unexpected clarity. In this episode, Stephen reflects on a matinee performance of Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater—and how its story of upheaval, hope, and human striving feels uncannily aligned with our present moment.
Set in 1906, Ragtime captures a nation cracking open into something new, where beauty and heartbreak exist side by side. But it wasn’t just the performance that lingered—it was a passage from the playbill, reminding audiences that sitting together, listening to a shared story, is itself a quietly revolutionary…
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