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So U.S. President Donald Trump just tested positive for the coronavirus, are we about to get into the season finale of 2020? That\u2019s the question that\u2019s all over my socials, but let\u2019s leave that for a moment – and see if bleach and UV light will do the trick. What\u2019s on my mind at the beginning of this new month is that we are now into the fourth quarter of 2020. It\u2019s been an incredibly difficult year for us all, and the very fact that we\u2019ve made it this far is something worth celebrating. Despite all the personal and universal losses we\u2019ve had to face this year, you are here!<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been busy at Baraza, having hosted a webinar last week, a special guest recording YouTube content on location, and a podcast giveaway. What gives me life in this moment is that people are still creating, still dreaming, still taking risks. The demand for great content will never go away – humans are a storytelling species, after all – and even more so during these socially-distanced times.\u00a0 To paraphrase David Oyuke, we must never lose sight of our humanity, even when our technology seems to be setting the pace – or even exceeding – whatever it means to be human in the 21st century.<\/span><\/p>\n

So in my attempt to grasp at whatever glimmers of light and joy that this moment has to offer us, I\u2019m ending this section with a new section of three bullet points: What We\u2019re Reading, What We\u2019re Watching and What We\u2019re Listening To. Send your recommendations my way on Twitter (you\u2019ll find me @chris_mungai) and I can include them here in future newsletters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n