A prince falls in love with a maiden who transforms into a pea-hen. When she disappears, how long will he search and how far will he of to find her?

In this episode, Bassam and Lana discuss the concept of age and its affects on the mind with Ms. Nella “Pearl” Frierson. 

Ms. Pearl is Montessori trained through Belmont University, a Certified Permaculturist (received from Earth Activist Training), a Life Coach trained by Radiant Coaches Academy, a Cosmetologist certified by Tennessee Tech, and a Reflexologist certified by Nashville Academy of Reflexology. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Tennessean, Nashville Business Journal, Economic Edge, Nashville Pride, and the Nashville Scene. She has won the Trailblazer Award and the Kwanzaa Nashville Award. She is a Poet and writer that has performed at the Frist Museum and in churches, schools, and prisons. 

Her personal mantra is: "Start where you are, Use what you have, Do what you must! Just get busy!!!"

Welcome back to Just Listen.  We return today to the fictional town of Jefferson, Mississippi, made somewhat famous by William Faulkner as the locus for many of his short stories.  A Nobel laureate, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature and often is considered the greatest writer of Southern literature.
 

The youngest of twelve sons, no one expects anything of Esben. How many times will he have to save his brothers before they realize how much they need him?

A witch agrees to allow a man to pick all the rampion from her garden that his pregnant wife wants – in exchange for the baby about to be born. How well can the witch control the girl once a handsome prince comes along?

In this episode, Bassam and Lana talk with Lydia Yousief about immigrant and minority status, and how underrepresentation, segregation, and discrimination can affect the mental wellbeing of New Americans.

Lydia Yousief is the founder and director of Elmahaba Center since June 2019. After graduating with her master’s from the Center of Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago, Lydia returned to her hometown, Nashville, to support Arabic-speaking families in their pursuits of economic stability and cultural revival. By training, she’s an ethnographer and storyteller.