The podcast is not dead (yet)
In recent months I have prioritised lots of other stuff over the podcast.
(I don't really schedule my time, I manage priorities, ahaha.)
But today, I was sitting on a tram, listening to music, writing an email about something that happened before I got on the tram, and thinking about one of my friends I've been miscommunicating lately with.
I paused the email, because my left wrist is in a splint again, and I got a bit too frustrated about my typos. As a little distraction, I opened instagram, and saw that a fellow poet has posted something. We've been meaning to do an episode of the podcast together, but hadn't gotten around to that.
Oh wow! I felt an idea suddenly hitting my still asleep mind. I know what could we talk about! I immediately opened the chat section of the aforementioned app. Then I realised I've reached my stop and I need to pause all of this, get off the tram, take the stairs and jump on a metro for a couple of stops.
And then I had to run up, down, back up, more up, a bit back down, then up again, then down again a set of stairs where 3 men with drills and ladders were doing things to the wiring.
But I did get back to the chats and composed a semi coherent message about my idea. Who would have known, I got a fully supportive message back that approved of my idea, and yes!, and also this and that part of my idea. I'm glad.
I celebrated this by having a salad for breakfast / lunch, whilst unwillingly overhearing a conversation at the next table about how ageing is harder for women and until what age should they dye their hair to cover up the greys. Feels pedantic to mention that one of the participants of the conversation (in full support of the Absolute Hiding of grey hair) was a young-ish woman.
Either way.
The podcast is not dead yet, long live the podcast! And I'll let you know when we have something recorded :)
Thank you, and be brave - not only there's nothing wrong with grey hair, but also poets are cool. There I said it! :)