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Food, sex, and animal instincts
Life is full and hard this week, so I’m sending along a sampler platter of listening instead of a full-blown newsletter:
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Sunday 5
I’ve got a new episode of The Wise Unknown out with the incredible actress Sarah Jones and her bestie, animal advocate Allison Cardona.
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How to stay intentionally informed
Who deserves your media attention and money? And how can you create rituals around what you take in, when, and how you approach responding to it?
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Sunday 5
It hasn’t been a big movie-watching year for me, truth be told, but I still enjoyed hearing my very smart, very funny pals Sarah Wheeler and Garrett…
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February 2025

Under their spell
five things you need to do to protect your elders (and yourself!) from the most widespread crime in America--cyber fraud
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"Crunched ever inward" and its opposite
Hey y’all, don’t miss new episodes out this week from The Wise Unknown and The Greenroom. Do you like these little audio essay experiments? Let me know.
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Sunday 5
I found this new report on how older adults and their caregivers make spending decisions fascinating.
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The elusive okayness of care and nation
Hey all, I’ve got a couple of podcast episodes out this week that might be nourishing for you…
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Sunday 5
Join my friend Kyle Ranson-Walsh’s awesome bookclub - next meeting February 24th with the awesome, mind-bending book, How Far the Light Reaches.
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Grace and proportionality in polycrisis
Hey dears, thanks for all your support on the launch of the second season of The Wise Unknown last week.
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Sunday 5
This was a really special conversation. It felt sacred to hear stories from two people who have lost their homes in fires, years apart, and see the ways…
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Returning to your first question in crisis
Hi all, season two of The Wise Unknown launched Monday and, as I re-listened, I was sort of stunned by how crucial an antidote this conversation is for…
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