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Recommendations!
We hope everyone's still hanging in there okay. We don't have a new episode for you this week, but check out Episode #28: Shipped to Timbuktu. An email to the wrong address sends us hurtling into the world of professional cookie advisors. Plus, a Yes, Yes, No.
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Emmanuel says, "If you're bored and have 6 hours to kill, I'd highly recommend rewatching the entire 2008 men's Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. It's arguably the greatest tennis match ever played and is available in its entirety on YouTube. Until recently, I hadn't seen footage of the game since 2008, and even though I knew the ending, watching Nadal and Federer go at it again took my breath away. I may have started playing shadow tennis in my girlfriend's living room during some of the longer rallies."
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Intern Lisa says, "Sufjan Stevens and Lowell Brams released the music video for their new song 'The Runaround' two months ago, right before everything started going really bonkers in this country. Since then, I've watched the MV at least once per week, and the feelings it elicits keep changing. Sometimes I become chill, and sometimes I get super anxious. Watch/listen, and pay attention to your own feelings! It's like a meditation exercise."
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Nicole Wong, a lead on the Spotify Studios Commercial Operations team, recommends a TV show. She says, "What We Do in the Shadows, currently in its second season, is really tickling my funny bone. It's created by Kiwi legends: Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi. When I first saw the movie that the show is based on back in 2014, I remember thinking that a comedy twist on an oversaturated vampire trope just wasn't that satisfying. But now, the show hits in a totally different way! The actors seem like they're having a great time together, and they're all really making a meal of their quirky characters. Four vampire roommates live on Staten Island, along with their Familiar who tends to their every need in hopes that one day they will turn him into a vampire. Even as all-powerful beings, the housemates' concerns are, of course, petty, mundane, and hilarious. You can definitely draw a line from this show back to Flight of the Conchords, plus some visual effects & sight gags we'll say Taika brought over from the MCU. There's a confidence in the overall silliness of the show that is very, very charming. Great guest stars include: Beanie Feldstein, Nick Kroll, Vanessa Bayer, and Haley Joel Osment (unrecognizable as a bro-ish Familiar). Not to mention Wesley Snipes, Evan Rachel Wood, and Tilda Swinton to bring the vampire trope full circle."
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Every Little Thing Producer Phoebe Flanigan recommends a YouTube channel. She says, "If you're in the market for serenity, you can find some here."
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