Hello and welcome to another episode of Working Over Time, the bi-weekly advice-focused

open-air juggling show to workings Grand Opera.

I'm your host, June Thomas.

And I am your other host, Isaac Butler.

So, June, what have you got for us today?

Well, Isaac, I could have admit it's a bit of an odd one.

So, story time.

A couple of Sundays ago, as we tape, I was listening to the morning news on the radio.

And as usual, Sunday worship came on right after it.

And typically, I switched it off because, you know, not really a person of faith, so it's

not really my interest area.

But on this particular Sunday, a woman started talking about the Edinburgh Festival.

Hey, I thought that's where I live.

And Anna Magnuson was the woman's name, and she was sharing a memory of going to hear

a piece of music during the festival, 40 years ago.

And she set it up by talking about a very specific location, which happened to be a place

I'd been just the day before, so I kept listening.

And I heard a really beautiful and genuinely inspiring story about the joy of great art,

and especially the power of sharing it with friends, or even strangers who are also

moved by the art and the performance.

So, Isaac, I wanted to talk about the story.

About strategies we can employ to find ourselves in supportive, shared experiences of art and

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