The music episode is finally here! We tap into the ultra-cool musical wisdom of Lesli's friends (and musical mentors) Paula Waatainen and Charlotte McDonald. Paula and Charlotte tell us how they first got interested in music, their favourite local live venues and bands, and the songs that are keeping them company during the lonely days of the pandemic - from Margo Price, to Cub, Bombay Bicycle Club, Fleetwood Mac, Lights, Shuggie Otis, Billy Bragg, Harry Styles and many more. We also talk about the (temporary) loss of live music, the shows we're missing the most, and the inevitable return of live performance.<br /><br />For your listening pleasure, here's a link to Paula, Charlotte and Lesli's pandemic playlist compilation on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0CDeImoTXF5oABpPoNGhob?si=esaGBOxATfWzjb1jyM4_sA" rel="noopener">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0CDeImoTXF5oABpPoNGhob?si=esaGBOxATfWzjb1jyM4_sA</a><br /><br />Theme music: 'Happy Monday' by Kevin McLeod.

Patrick Nangle on co-ops and car sharing in a pandemic

The Places Between is Lesli Boldt's new pod is about the people and places between the time before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the future we’d like to create as we navigate out of this crisis. You won’t find any doom and gloom here! Two or three times a week, we'll talk to friends, family, colleagues and people we admire about the cool stuff they’re doing to get through this crisis, whether it’s a lot of bread baking, providing leadership through these tough times, keeping fit, changing business models to keep their businesses going, the music people are listening to right now, and much more.