“Maarja varia. Raadiopäevik 2019/2020”: Maarja Merivoo-Parro’s new book of essays

VINCENT TEETSOV

On the airwaves of Estonian Public Broadcasting’s Raadio 2 each week, historian and radio journalist/DJ Maarja Merivoo-Parro has unravelled the intricacies of culture throughout time. Her show has sampled equally from what’s happening now as it has from the past. Yet, radio as a format can have its limitations, and so she has published a book of 25 essays that further develop the ideas she talked about on her program from Autumn 2019 to Spring 2020.

Information aligns with personal stories (including, as Merivoo-Parro relates, “that one time I played ping-pong at Paisley Park”, the home and studio of Prince). The author’s reflections are supported by opaquely coloured, attitude-filled illustrations by Dr. Liiri Oja, a human rights lawyer.

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Image used with permission from Maarja Merivoo-Parro