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Talking with a Frontline Optimist - Michelle Lhooq
OPTIMIST In Progress
English - June 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement personal development abstainer habits non-alcoholic goals help focus optimist drinks wellness positive thinking optimist industries Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
After a 'hyper-accelerated' existence as the NY-based music editor for Vice, covering the underground music and recreational drug scene all over the world, author and journalist Michelle Lhooq moved to LA and a 'California Sober' lifestyle (the now zeitgeist phrase she originally coined in jest). Her outlook ("where optimism meets absurdity") is perhaps more in line with Gen Z than her own 'ironic cool Millenial' gen, and her exploration into the evolving counterculture, the protest scene and the shifting nature of 'illicit' substances provide a fascinating glimpse into the intersections of avantguard culture, politics, social and racial justice. Michelle talks to Drea and Tom about partying, particularly post-pandemic, as a form of connection and healing, the positive actions of the 'disassociation generation', and sobriety as a political stance.
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