Deirdre Barrett (English)
08/13/21 • 24 min
So far in this podcast, most of my guests have told us about their aspirations in life and their quest to achieve their dream. My guest today, Deirdre Barrett, is different. She studies dreams. She writes books about the dreams people have in their sleep and she teaches classes at Harvard about those dreams. Deirdre has been interested in dreams from a very young age and her search is, in part, about the dreams we have while asleep and their bearing on our waking lives.
So far in this podcast, most of my guests have told us about their aspirations in life and their quest to achieve their dream. My guest today, Deirdre Barrett, is different. She studies dreams. She writes books about the dreams people have in their sleep and she teaches classes at Harvard about those dreams. Deirdre has been interested in dreams from a very young age and her search is, in part, about the dreams we have while asleep and their bearing on our waking lives.
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Where Dreams Come From - Deirdre Barrett (English)
Transcript
Where dreams come from is a podcast featuring successful people from around the world who have pursued their dreams to arrive at a station in life. I'm your host, Sanjeev Chatterjee. I'm a professor of cinema and journalism. And in my creative life, I make documentary films. I started this podcast to explore what it takes for people to follow their dreams, even while being true to who they are, at least who they believe they are.
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