Hey everyone, it's Sophia. Welcome to a bonus episode of Work in Progress.

In order to thank you all for supporting Wendry and the podcast,

I thought it was time we spent a little more one-on-one time together.

In the spirit of us approaching the end of 2021, I've put together a 2021 favorites list

that includes favorite shows, podcasts, and books. So let's go.

2021 was a really good year for catching new shows and rewatching or rediscovering old ones.

It was a tough list to pick through because there are so many good shows out there and so

so many groundbreaking ones coming through all the time. But here they are. My top five shows

of 2021. I got to start off with Ted Lasso, guys. I love this show so much. You all know I'm a

huge soccer fan, no secret there, whether it's watching the Wendry National team crush at the

World Cup, getting up at 4 in the morning to watch matches around the world or becoming an

investor in and part owner of Angel City FC, LA's brand new women's football club. I love the game.

When I heard the plot of Ted Lasso knowing that this was based on a character Jason Sudeik

who said, played on SNL, that we hadn't really seen a whole lot of. And then hearing that it was

about that character becoming the coach of an English football team because, yes, soccer is the

real football. Don't at me. I got really excited to see the comedy that would come out of it. And what

I didn't really expect was the heart, the way that this show making us laugh, being so genuine

about human connection and what you can do if you choose to be a kind person who supports those

around you. Inside of that really positive container, the show deals with issues of legacy, it deals

with depression, panic attacks, it deals with turning over gender dynamics, putting women in

power positions and making women into friends instead of frenemies. In every single way,

it's beautiful and it's smart. And I think it shows us how you can address

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