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In today's episode, I interview Emily Sheskin, the director of the short documentary "Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles." The film focuses on the unlikely pairing of Twitch with jigsaw puzzles and premiered at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival last fall.

Listen to hear about the incredible community around jigsaw puzzling that continues to grow around the world, the importance of representation in the puzzle world, and how we would all benefit from reinforcing community connections in our lives.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire by David Remnick
• Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 by Rick Perlstein
• The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:

• "Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles" directed by Emily Sheskin
• JessZilla directed by Emily Sheskin
• Wicker Kittens directed by Amy Elliott
• Join or Die directed by Rebecca Davis and Pete Davis
• The Remarkable Life of Ibelin directed by Benjamin Ree
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind directed by Hayao Miyazaki
• Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki
• Princess Mononoke directed by Hayao Miyazaki
• The Little Mermaid directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
• Love on the Spectrum (series)
• The King of Kong directed by Seth Gordon
• Capturing the Friedmans directed by Andrew Jarecki
• The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins directed by Pietra Brettkelly
• Jesus Camp directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
• Star Trek: First Contact directed by Jonathan Frakes
• Doctor Strange directed by Scott Derrickson
• The Silence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan Demme
• Legally Blonde directed by Robert Luketic
• Parks and Recreation (series)
• Black Snow directed by Alina Simone
• Mistress Dispeller directed by Elizabeth Lo

To check out Adele's puzzle livestreams yourself, head over to justlovepuzzles on Twitch. Follow Emily on Instagram @emilysheskin and the film @puzzlepeopledoc. Check out Emily's production company's website at chickenwingpictures.com and her personal site at emilysheskin.com.

For more puzzle goodness, check out puzzlesofcolor.com, speedpuzzling.com, the USA Jigsaw Puzzle Association, and the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation.