The Best We Can

Making The Pieces Into Art

On today's episode I'm joined again by my flatmate Grace Vooght, except I'm asking the questions this time. Art is such a huge part of both of our lives and we discuss how much of a positive impact creating art has had on our mental health this past year.  The specific artists that Grace mentions are-Marina Abramovic, Montell Fish and JJJJJerome Ellis.  As always please rate and review on iTunes and give me a follow on Insta at @thebestwecanpod.

On the Record

On today's episode I'm joined by my former college roommate, Alex Kukulka. We talk about her career as a journalist, getting engaged during a pandemic, and tips and tricks to staying sane when the country is a disaster but the media is literally your job.  As always please rate and review on iTunes and give me a follow at @thebestwecanpod on Instagram. If you're interested in being a guest on the podcast I would love to hear from you!

Go Shawty, It's Your Birthday

Episode 4 is a very special birthday episode to celebrate your host, me! I'm joined today by my flatmate, Grace, who has taken over hosting for the episode in order to ask me 29 questions for my 29th birthday. This episode is a fun way to hear some of my stories and to get to know me a bit better.  It's my turn to take a selfish.  As always please rate and subscribe and follow me on Insta at @thebestwecanpod.

When Love Isn't Enough

On today's episode I'm joined by Immie Crabtree and we discuss going through heartbreak during the year that was 2020. Heartbreak isn't easy during the best of times, during a pandemic it can feel impossible.  CW: This episode contains explicit language and brief mentions of sex, alcohol consumption, body image and mental health.  As always please rate, subscribe and follow the pod on Instagram @thebestwecanpod.

Applied Theatre and Climate Justice

On this episode I'm joined by fellow applied theatre practitioner and my dear friend, Taylor Vandick. Taylor and I discuss our journeys to finding applied theatre and what she hopes to do with her practice going forward. Taylor's practice focuses on environmentalism and climate justice so be prepared to learn some stuff. We really do need to do the best we can for our planet.  At the end of the episode Taylor suggests some readings and people to follow if you would like to educate yourself further on what we talk about.  "All We Can Save" by Dr. Ayana Johnson (@ayanaeliza on Instagram and Twitter) and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson (@drkwilkinson on Instagram and Twitter) "On Fire" by Naomi Klein (@naomiaklein on Twitter) As always, please give the podcast a follow on Instagram at @thebestwecanpod.