Even more songs to calm the nerves

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🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter's tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ambient sounds from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brazilian jazz from Wayne Shorter and more.

Featured artists and songs:
01. The Choir: "You Don't Have To Smile," from 'Translucent'
02. Orbitalpatterns: "Cant Tell If Im Awake," from 'Extended Impostor Syndrome'
03. alva noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: "Logic Moon," from 'Insen'
04. Lea Bertucci: "Vapours," from 'Of Shadow And Substance'
05. Hayden Pedigo: "Long Pond Lily," from 'I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away'
06. Max Richter: "All Human Beings," from 'Voices'
07. Wayne Shorter & Milton Nascimento: "Tarde," from 'Native Dancer'
08. Mabe Fratti: "El Sol Sigue Ahí," from 'Pies sobre la tierra'
09. Ida: "Don't Get Sad," from 'Will You Find Me?'
10. David Zinman, Dawn Upshaw & London Sinfonietta: "Lento," from Henryk Górecki's 'Symphony No. 3'

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0:15.8	I saw this headline recently. It said, people are drinking like it's 20-20.
0:21.7	We are?
0:23.3	That's what the headline said.
0:24.8	People are drinking like it's 2020.
0:27.1	And I shared this with a friend of mine, and he said, that's awesome.
0:30.8	And I said, I don't think it's actually supposed to be a good thing.
0:34.5	No, I'm drinking.
0:35.6	I mean, for me, I'm drinking far less than I ever had in
0:39.7	my adulthood. Is that intentional? Yeah, it's intentional. A good friend of mine said,
0:46.2	it's always a good idea to reassess your relationship with alcohol. Just kind of take a step
0:52.0	back and like, how do I interact with this substance?
0:54.9	Yeah.
0:55.4	Does it help me? Does it hurt me? Does it hinder me?
0:58.4	Yeah.
0:59.0	You know, I've been thinking a lot about it the last couple of years.
1:01.4	And I, you know, I still have a beer like on a Friday night, but that's about it.
1:05.9	Yeah, I really bought into the whole red wine is good for you thing.
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