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2026.03.29 - Giving Up on Yourself: Alysa Liu and the Divinity Within Us

John Valdes Season 2 Episode 1

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Hello Friends, it's me again. I'll be doing this pod more like diary entries moving forward, which I hope I can use to connect with you, wherever you are, and however long it's been since we've last talked.

The book I mention in this ep. is Nobuo Suzuki's Wabi-Sabi. Alysa Liu's interviews on Rolling Stone and 60-Minutes (among other wonderful interviews of her) are on YouTube, as are her Olympic performances, including her performances to Laufey's "Promise" and Joji's "Slow Dancing in the Dark". They're simply divine.

DM me with any of your thoughts on this ep., would love to hear from you! :)