A Thing Or Two We’re Doing Besides Taking A Closer Look

Dec 14

We’ve got a big double date on the pod this week! We had the honor of chatting with Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham, the creative forces behind the anthology Black Futures, and it was basically “work-wife dreams really do come true!!!” As we plan for 2021 episodes, we’re itching to know what you want to hear about and who you want to hear from. WB with thoughts if you have ‘em!

erica’s things

Finding myself with a favorite audiobook narrator all of a sudden: Robin Miles, who did a remarkable job with The City We Became.
Calculating the ideal chocolate-chip cookie, whatever your ideal chocolate-chip cookie may be.
Reflecting on salvaged mirrors that got a major 2020 glow-up.
Reaching peak holiday spirit while shopping the wishlists of trans youth via @transanta.
Satisfying a sudden tropical-fruit craving with a sparkling bottled cocktail that’s not too sweet, too alcohol-y, too anything.

Picking myself back up after being knocked over by Time, a documentary that doles out feel-good and feel-infuriated vibes in nearly equal measure.
Trusting you’ll forgive me for putting so many fennel recipes in this newsletter once you taste this truly decadent one.
Taking in a little music education 101 with Rick Rubin as my instructor by bingeing Broken Record. I really do feel so much more in-the-know! (This helped, too.)
Breaking out a remarkably handy digital tape measure way more often than I would have guessed.
Extending my gratitude to all the ‘grammers using MixCaptions when they talk to the camera.