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Hey there,
It's been slightly warmer here in Boise this week and I am here for it! I went on a run in a tshirt and it made me really want spring to come.
FROM CREATOR SESSIONS
Mandy Moore
I sort of can't believe that Mandy Moore was on Creator Sessions! But she was, and it was such a good show. She was joined by her husband, Taylor Goldsmith (lead singer of Dawes), and her producer, Mike Viola. They had some great stories to share about making her latest album which launched last year. I loved hearing about their process collaborating with other writers, and how they talked about playing around while they're creating, and how that sometimes makes the best music. Plus she's just a beautiful singer and it was so fun to listen to her!
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WHAT I'M READING
What happens when all the rent comes due?
This article really made me think, and honestly depressed me a little. It feels like there is an ever increasing gap between the middle class and the lower class, and this pandemic has hit those lower classes harder than any other group. With unpaid rent mounting and no way to dig out of those holes, what kind of future can those people expect? When you have a group of people living so close to the edge financially, any hardship can push them over into homelessness or a cycle of economic instability that affects everything in their life.
Studies have found people who are evicted are more likely to experience depression and to die of any cause. People move far from their support networks, or miss work while trying to find new housing and lose their jobs. Kids fall behind at school.“An eviction is not a single event in a person’s life,” Benfer said. “It actually changes the trajectory of a life, because it has such catastrophic implications for fiscal and mental health.”
We have to find ways as a society to support people and narrow those gaps between the rich and the poor so that people aren't in this precarious situation to begin with.
See you again next week,
Nathan Barry
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