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Ep 36: Finding Her Voice As Her Mother Literarily Lost Hers
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- Journey of the Art
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- Jan 15, 2026
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Summary
In this episode, I have the honour of chatting with Minelle Mahtani to discuss her memoir, May It Have A Happy Ending . In May It Have A Happy Ending , Minelle travels back and forth in time to investigate the parallels between finding her voice in broadcasting and watching her mother lose hers to tongue cancer. The book is an exploration of voice, with people, animals, nature, and things speaking vividly about identity, belonging, and the importance of making our own place in the world. It challenges us to examine the impact of our voice, the manner of our questions and the weight of the answers we give others. It’s also an exploration of love. Of love that’s too much, too little, and love that’s just right. May It Have A Happy Ending is out now from Penguin Random House Canada. Show highlights 00:00 - Introduction 2:09 - Talking about how the book makes me feel 5:57 - Laughing after death happens 10:45 - Keeping the voicemails of loved ones 15:31 - Holding love and the bad memories of the departed simultaneously 17:58 - The scam of false hope and the vulnerability of caregivers 20:51 - Finding home and idea 22:59 - Passing down traditions and sharing the role of matriarch 29:05 - Asking anti-colonial questions on the path to writing the book 34:49 - Knowing the worth of her sound _____________________ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0EbmSKFEpm8 _____________________ Guest’s links Buy May It Have A Happy Ending : https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/704247/may-it-have-a-happy-ending-by-minelle-mahtani/9780385675208 Follow Minelle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minellemahtani/ _____________________ Host’s links Find out more about the show: https://www.journeyoftheart.com/ Follow Journey of the Art on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeyofthear…