The article introduces a new audio documentary series featuring host Ailsa Chang and producer Sara Zarreh Hoshyari Khah. In the piece "This Is Margery," Khah muses on the idea of calling historical figure Margery Kempe, who lived over 500 years ago. It reflects on what it would mean to communicate with her about her life, including her spirituality and family. The piece highlights Kempe's legacy as described by Wynkyn de Worde and contrasts it with modern playful scenarios such as explaining pingpong to her, blending the past and present in a unique storytelling format.
How would I talk to someone who lived over 500 years ago? The thought of bringing the past into a modern context is fascinating.
Wynkyn de Worde describes Margery Kempe as a very quiet person, a good Christian woman who worships Jesus on her own terms.
I would like to tell her about this pingpong match that happened in the 1930s, but I guess, first, I would have to explain what pingpong is.
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