What I've been watching and listening to
Fiona Kane The Wellness Connection Podcast
Speaker on Nutrition and Health - Nutritionist - Holistic Counsellor - Informed Health - Mind Body Nutrition
It’s been a while so I have consumed lots media in that time (so this is not a week)!
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The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
I was a teenager when Bob Geldof first alerted the word to the people starving on Africa. As a huge fan of music I was well aware of the UK based Band Aid song (Do they know it’s Christmas?) and then the US project, We are the World. Both sung by many of the biggest superstars of the time.
I really enjoyed this; it was good to see how this song came together. This is a feel good and particularly interesting if you are a music fan. I was also sad as a few of those musicians have passed away, going down memory road is bittersweet like that.
Something that Lionel Ritchie said right at the end got my attention and made me cry. Ritchie was quoting something his dad used to say to him: “Enjoy coming home because there’s gonna come a time when you can’t go home. The house will be there – the people in the house won’t be there”.
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Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix)
I have not read the book, however I really enjoyed this series. Based in Brisbane in the 80s, (even though I’m from Sydney) I recognised the Australia of my childhood. It is a tough story that unfortunately is real for many kids, growing up with parents who have drug or alcohol addictions and criminal behaviour. This is set from the kids point of view, just trying to survive in that world. A world where the adults around you constantly let you down and there actions or lack thereof cause trauma over and over for their kids. It is a reminder that the child in a classroom who is dirty, behaving badly or not keeping up may be dealing with a huge amount of adult responsibilities. The acting is superb, especially from the young actors.
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I’ve also been listening a lot of these podcasts: Triggernometry, Modern Wisdom and Andrew Gold Heretics. I am really interested in culture, why people do what they do health and politics.
I was also lucky enough to see Bananaland the fun musical created by Keir Nuttall and Kate Miller-Heidke and see Kate (and Keir) live twice and get my fill of live music for a little while. Live music and theatre fill my cup.