“Ocean, don’t be afraid./The end of the road is so far ahead/it is already behind us.”

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Mementos:

“Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana” by Michael Azerrad

The Audio-Technica LP120-USB Direct-Drive Professional Turntable

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The poem featured in today’s episode is called “Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong” by Ocean Vuong and was originally published in The New Yorker.

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