A talk with Mia DiMaio about the growing pains and joys of leaving “a state of long-term loneliness,” the limits of the Best Friend, anchoring in a state of flux and other boat metaphors. 
Mia is a designer (and dear friend of Kate’s) based in New York City. 
More from Mia: <a href="http://miadimaio.com/updates">miadimaio.com/updates</a>. 
 
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Music used in this edited episode:
One Two 3 4 by Origami Repetika (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode</a>)
Cattails by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode</a>)
Acoustic Meditation by Jason Shaw (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/legalcode">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/legalcode</a>)

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