Nobody's Ever Asked Me That: Peter Dreimanis & Leah Fay Goldstein
Summary
Nick Dawson interviews July Talk frontpeople Peter Drymanis and Leia Faye Goldstein about their unconventional rom-com *Middle Life* and their transition to parenthood. The couple discusses generational trauma, including Drymanis’s Holocaust survivor grandfather, and shares personal stories about unlearning productivity, creative dreams, and finding balance through community. They reflect on how their diverse backgrounds and shared history shape their artistic evolution and approach to life.
Topics discussed
Introduction to guests Peter Drymanis and Leah Goldstein of July Talk
Growing up in Edmonton and Toronto and the concept of personal wounds
Generational trauma, Holocaust history, and using art for healing
The German tour, visiting Mauthausen, and having children during the pandemic
Unlearning behaviors and finding community in Ukrainian folk choir
Lost objects, a pocket knife, and the value of lost memories
Dreams, creative downloads, and exposure therapy in sleep
First proud creations, childhood drawings, and closing thoughts
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