I did just that! And to my huge surprise found a gorgeous nod to our publication and Chand's piece. Thanks so much Jesse a little positive feedback goes a long way as I sit down to put in at least 6 hours on a Sunday. Loving your newsletter and found the thoughts on the concept of resilience super-interesting.
Not "deep in toddlers and nappies" but I had had a major operation & was confined to the couch - it was a wild time & the start of taking notice of politics for me!
That was an amazing interview to listen to on the myth of resilience. I think it sums up current political nuances and what's happening now in our country and beyond. It makes so much sense and I have sent it on to various family members and friends. I will also make sure to buy the Cuisine magazine. Yes, and I think Batya is absolutely right re Biden.
I enjoy reading Batya Ungar-Sargon's work to get a different perspective. I don't agree with her about some very significant things but she has a nuanced approach that is really interesting and often driven by the concerns of the working class. She's pretty spot-on with the Biden topic.
Thank you Kelly! Hope you're enjoying your own substack experiment. For me to be sustainable I've decided I need it to be something I'm dying to write about. Food is a big deal and I may come back to it but I already have a restaurant and food Q and A deadline each week so keen to make this writing feel like a holiday from the day job! Agree on Batya, glad you've found her too.
Good interview with Soraya Chemaly. Her comments align with my thoughts while listening to the final episode of Toby Manhire's podcast, Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government, and also with a recent The Interview NYT Podcast episode titled 'Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely'. He figures America (and most Western countries) reached peak community around 1965 and we're now in a new gilded age characterised by wealth disparity, polarisation, and lack of social connections. "Toxic individualism", indeed.
🙋🏾♀️Jesse, Jesse, Jesse ... while many people might have followed you for food, I follow you because I appreciate your interviewing style & down-to-earth Kiwi persona both on the (sadly gone) desk on The Project, but mostly because of your RNZ afternoon show which I download as podcasts to listen to while walking or travelling or stacking wood etc. I am an "anti-foodie" (cooking is a waste of my time blah blah) so delighted to find you have branched out into MY sphere of reading/writing as well👏
1) AI - never bought into the total freak-out over AI as I had read about the amazing advances in medical diagnostics on various fronts, including AI being able to pick up things on scans that the very very top experienced people couldn't see (not missed - the human eye CAN'T detect) & had recently become aware of the facility with spoken interviews you mention. Of course there will be people who use it for evil, but we need to keep finding & using the beneficial aspects because it is already here & rapidly developing
2) Chat GPT etc seems to work best for frivolous purposes as far as I can see - the scary ones are those that are undetectable?
3) Thanks for highlighting the Ungar-Sargon article - I will find & follow. It is right on the money & agree with your reaction. It is almost like there is a virus infecting normally sensible people & removing their sensibility
4) Soraya Chemaly - totally agree. In my long life I have noted that those who cope BEST with some of the worst life can bring (& some people seem to get more than their "fair" share) are those who have supportive family & friends, and ALLOW them to support them through & beyond. In turn they are a positive influence by modelling for others HOW to cope best.
5) Juggernaut - waiting for all episodes so I can binge listen. (? might be a mental health risk because I lived through it!) David Lange had a way with words eh? Sadly you are right that acting solely for "mercenary advantage" is seen as the norm today, both in business but also in politics.
6) Never "got" making chefs & restaurateurs "stars", but it is less harmful than giving someone who is a good/famous actor or singer the gravitas of political nous (back to Pres Biden). Also don't like opera, but doesn't mean other people shouldn't eh? Diversity is one of the resilience strengths of a well functioning society IMHO - race, interests, research, specific talents/abilities etc.
Hope you get to the other 10 items on your list today - but pretty certain the list will grow 😁
I did just that! And to my huge surprise found a gorgeous nod to our publication and Chand's piece. Thanks so much Jesse a little positive feedback goes a long way as I sit down to put in at least 6 hours on a Sunday. Loving your newsletter and found the thoughts on the concept of resilience super-interesting.
I prefer eclectic; always something of interest. Loving the Juggernaut podcast; it takes me back to a time
I was deep in toddlers and nappies and a feeling we were living in the verge of something momentous. Turns out we were!!
Wow, yeah - how ordinary people remember it going down would be a podcast in itself I reckon!
Not "deep in toddlers and nappies" but I had had a major operation & was confined to the couch - it was a wild time & the start of taking notice of politics for me!
That was an amazing interview to listen to on the myth of resilience. I think it sums up current political nuances and what's happening now in our country and beyond. It makes so much sense and I have sent it on to various family members and friends. I will also make sure to buy the Cuisine magazine. Yes, and I think Batya is absolutely right re Biden.
Thank you Kathy, it is awesome to hear that feedback
Love this wider scope of your newletter!
I enjoy reading Batya Ungar-Sargon's work to get a different perspective. I don't agree with her about some very significant things but she has a nuanced approach that is really interesting and often driven by the concerns of the working class. She's pretty spot-on with the Biden topic.
Thank you Kelly! Hope you're enjoying your own substack experiment. For me to be sustainable I've decided I need it to be something I'm dying to write about. Food is a big deal and I may come back to it but I already have a restaurant and food Q and A deadline each week so keen to make this writing feel like a holiday from the day job! Agree on Batya, glad you've found her too.
Really like the new style of newsletter … and that it’s a little less Auckland-centric without the focus on restaurants and food 😊
Thanks so much Paula and oh yeah I hadn't thought of that, but agree!
Good interview with Soraya Chemaly. Her comments align with my thoughts while listening to the final episode of Toby Manhire's podcast, Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government, and also with a recent The Interview NYT Podcast episode titled 'Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely'. He figures America (and most Western countries) reached peak community around 1965 and we're now in a new gilded age characterised by wealth disparity, polarisation, and lack of social connections. "Toxic individualism", indeed.
🙋🏾♀️Jesse, Jesse, Jesse ... while many people might have followed you for food, I follow you because I appreciate your interviewing style & down-to-earth Kiwi persona both on the (sadly gone) desk on The Project, but mostly because of your RNZ afternoon show which I download as podcasts to listen to while walking or travelling or stacking wood etc. I am an "anti-foodie" (cooking is a waste of my time blah blah) so delighted to find you have branched out into MY sphere of reading/writing as well👏
1) AI - never bought into the total freak-out over AI as I had read about the amazing advances in medical diagnostics on various fronts, including AI being able to pick up things on scans that the very very top experienced people couldn't see (not missed - the human eye CAN'T detect) & had recently become aware of the facility with spoken interviews you mention. Of course there will be people who use it for evil, but we need to keep finding & using the beneficial aspects because it is already here & rapidly developing
2) Chat GPT etc seems to work best for frivolous purposes as far as I can see - the scary ones are those that are undetectable?
3) Thanks for highlighting the Ungar-Sargon article - I will find & follow. It is right on the money & agree with your reaction. It is almost like there is a virus infecting normally sensible people & removing their sensibility
4) Soraya Chemaly - totally agree. In my long life I have noted that those who cope BEST with some of the worst life can bring (& some people seem to get more than their "fair" share) are those who have supportive family & friends, and ALLOW them to support them through & beyond. In turn they are a positive influence by modelling for others HOW to cope best.
5) Juggernaut - waiting for all episodes so I can binge listen. (? might be a mental health risk because I lived through it!) David Lange had a way with words eh? Sadly you are right that acting solely for "mercenary advantage" is seen as the norm today, both in business but also in politics.
6) Never "got" making chefs & restaurateurs "stars", but it is less harmful than giving someone who is a good/famous actor or singer the gravitas of political nous (back to Pres Biden). Also don't like opera, but doesn't mean other people shouldn't eh? Diversity is one of the resilience strengths of a well functioning society IMHO - race, interests, research, specific talents/abilities etc.
Hope you get to the other 10 items on your list today - but pretty certain the list will grow 😁
Thanks for this lovely and thoughtful comment - much of it new to me and all of it enjoyable to read!