Bang

Bang

Author: Latifah Alattas, Aaron Hale, Luke Brawner October 26, 2018 Duration: 36:29
In the second track on her album, Latifah describes the disorienting shock she felt in the very moment her suspicions were confirmed and her fears realized.

At the heart of Moda Spira Podcast is the music and creative world of artist and producer Latifah Alattas, but the conversations here reach far beyond the studio. Alongside co-hosts Aaron Hale and Luke Brawner, Latifah uses this audio space to explore the deep intersections where art meets life, where melody wrestles with meaning. This isn't simply a behind-the-scenes look at her musical project; it's an intimate, unfolding narrative. The inaugural season offers a raw and courageous example, framing the dissolution of her marriage through a track-by-track commentary of her latest album. Each episode becomes a lens on creation as a form of survival, examining how personal fracture can fuel artistic expression. Listeners are invited into a thoughtful dialogue that naturally spans music production, cultural context, spiritual questioning, and the complexities of human relationships-all the threads that make up a lived experience. The Moda Spira Podcast sits in that rare space between a musician's diary and a communal conversation, offering not just stories about songs, but the profound emotional architecture from which they are built.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 14

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Podcast Episodes
Postlude [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:42
To close out the season Latifah and Luke talk about the ways life has changed and healing has continued in the months following the production of the podcast, leading up to the release of Divorce.
Forgive [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:47
In this episode Latifah shares the story of the album closer, Forgive, and discusses the importance of the ongoing act of forgiveness.
Valley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:31
In this episode Latifah shares why she originally intended the song Valley to be the album closer, as well as what the healing process looked like several months in.
Love Gone Bad [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:19
In this episode, Latifah, Aaron and Luke discuss the potentially painful reactions from people in the Evangelical community to this new part of her story.
Bed [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:51
In the song Bed, Latifah describes a day of relapsing to a season of grieving in which it felt nearly impossible to get out of bed and face her new reality.
Four Letter Word [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:43
In this episode Latifah shares the part of her story in which she begins putting intentional effort into processing her grief well. She also discusses the vision behind her album artwork along with the artists who helped…
I Do [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:35
In this episode Latifah and her album co-producer Dave Wilton talk about the writing process for I Do. She also discusses the ways she learned to healthily process rage, and the benefits of therapy.
Interlude [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:59
In this episode, Latifah, Aaron & Luke explore the creative process behind Interlude, the subtle symbolism included in the song, and the role it plays in the narrative arc of the album.
Divorce [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:03
In this episode Latifah shares the story of what led her to write so plainly and specifically about divorce, as well as title her album Divorce.
Regret [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:34
In this episode Latifah, Aaron & Luke discuss the well-intended but hurtful ways some people responded early on to the news of Latifah's marriage ending.