2020-12-31
1 小时 0 分钟So, yeah, 2020, it has been a year.
You know, we really wanted to figure out how we could wrap up this year and also tee up next year in a way that would help kind of close the books, turn the page, and set us all up for stepping into a place of hope and possibility.
We've seen a lot of best of 2020 episodes rolling around the podcast sphere, and it's been really interesting to see how our colleagues and friends have looked back and figured out how to even know what they would call the best of in a year that many have experienced as the worst of, or at a minimum, a year of extremes.
And we thought about doing something similar, but then a different idea came to us as a way to finish off the year.
So over the history of this show, we have been incredibly blessed to not only host hundreds of guests in the physical and now virtual studio for conversation, but to also host live performances from a wide variety of acclaimed artists, many of whom are icons in their chosen form of creation and expression.
And the performances, they've ranged from unaccompanied to fully sound designed spoken word to acapella or instrument accompanied live music.
And many of these performances, they've represented moments of emotion and awakening and a connection, and it's been a kind of magical ingredient for me, as a lover of spoken word and music, to be able to share these with you over the years.
So we decided to do something a little bit different for you as a sort of offering as we bring this year to a close.
We searched through our archives and we culled through the years of tape and pulled together today's live performance.
Supercut for you, sharing a lineup of eleven artists spread over nearly seven years of performances in the studio.
Some of them are short and sweet, others are longer form and really deep and profound.
All will make you feel and smile and think and maybe open your heart, even just for a moment, let you transcend time and space and just be present in the feeling.
So excited to share these performances with you.
I'm Jonathan Fields and this is good life project.
First up is poet and activist, four time Denver grand slam champion, first poet ever to win the women of the world poetry slam in Detroit, and frequent world poetry slam finalist Andrea Gibson.
So their poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform, and the struggles of LGBTQ people in the face of today's society.
Andrea shares with us their piece titled the year of no grudges, which was kind of written as a love letter to a friend they were furious at at the time.
It's this potent reminder to move through our days vigilantly, awake to the fact that none of us are ever promised a tomorrow.
And if anything, this year has taught us that whatever needs healing, today is the perfect day.
So here's Andrea.