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Artists live, write, and create through inspiration, from the various and individual forms that it reaches us.

Traumatic events, everyday occurrences, worldly discoveries, loss and gain, gives us a universal understanding of life; but it is compassion and empathy that gives us purpose. Not every person in this world understands the artist, or grasps our reasoning in pursuing what we do. My only answer is that there is a drive, a hope, and a want to explore these many emotions, that through living life we also have a need to share it. We've all been there, I just write it.

The BBC's international radio station. We bring you a selection of our audio - news, science, technology, health and all sorts of other interesting stories from our daily shows on www.bbcworldservice.com 

Each weekday, host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is. The World is heard on over 300 stations across North America.

The Takeaway is the national news program that delivers the news and analysis you need to catch up, start your day, and prepare for what's ahead. Host John Hockenberry, along with The New York Times and WGBH Boston, invites listeners every morning to learn more and be part of the American conversation on-air and online.

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