I haven’t yet listened (start to finish) the Grace Under Pressure live 1984 Toronto show, posted by Rush’s official YouTube channel yet. www.youtube.com/watch But I did pre-save the Grace Under Pressure remastered album in Spotify, got notified about it. I re-listened to the whole re-released studio portion start to finish on my long, slow run today.

Also, for some book updates, I finished “Abundance” on audiobook by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Excellent read, and free on Libby! It’s nice to take a little hiatus from podcasts, and the inevitable ads that accompany their free episodes.

The first portion of “Abundance” by Klein gets very wonky, dense, and into the stats. But it all binds together well, without being overly optimistic or pessimistic. If that’s your cup of tea like me, you’re in for a treat. Conversely, if you’re more into the nonfiction narrative, historical explanations of ideas, the Thompson portion (part 2) of the book might be more for you, although both authors feature both wonky stats and narration. Even as someone with formal education in Enviro Econ and Policy, and Public Admin, I learned some new ideas myself, which mostly validated my own intuitions and understandings alike with some broader clarity…and detailed receipts! The big takeaway, in a sentence? We can have a quasi-utopian future of sustainable development by efficiently and effectively implementing clean, cutting edge tech at scale, some of which is already underway.

I’ve also been listening to “The Age of Grievance” by Frank Bruni of the New York Times, also on Libby. I’m about halfway done now, and find it super insightful on how much grievance is glorified in society, in a really unhealthy way. Will give more of an update when done!

Last, I also started listening to “The Let Them Theory” by Mel Robbins. I’ve listened to excerpts of her podcast episodes and like the content I’ve heard by her. She’s chatted with both Jefferson Fisher, and Vanessa Marin before. Not far in, but so far so good!