For this episode I interview Leslie Shapiro, also known as the "Naked Harpist”, or more recently, the “Well-Dressed Harpist". Leslie is an artist/musician/harpist, community builder/activist, and mother, currently attending teacher's college in Toronto. We connect to reflect on the impact this pandemic has had on Leslie's various projects and travels, and to look ahead to the future, pulling from our optimistic tendencies to brainstorm how we could implement some needed changes in the music industry. This is a special, longer-episode - we were about to wrap up when Leslie flipped the script and started to interview me about music, and some really interesting reflections unfolded that we wanted to share. You will also hear a few live-performances of Leslie on the harp. You can find Leslie @thewelldressedharpist on Instagram. Thank you Leslie for making the time to connect!Photo by Ryan McKinnon- Mori

This interview was originally recorded on Jan 6th 2022

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