One report estimated that the entire wellness industry is worth $4.5 trillion, with a rate of 6.4% year over year. Yet, the documented state of wellness worldwide is on the decline, strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

How will we survive the 2020s? Gina & Barnaby sit down with expert on the topic B. Rogers, New-York based multidisciplinary artist and writer of 'Surviving the 2020s: User Manual'.

The manual is a thought-provoking  piece of literary nonfiction, where NYC-bred artist, community organizer, and self-proclaimed street refugee creates a user manual for civilians and dissidents alike to (hopefully) survive the upcoming decade. Filled with diagrams and sage advice, this book is a must have in any emergency grab bag.

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Rogers, B., 2021. Surviving the 2020s: User Manual. 1st ed. New York: AC Books / Saalt Press.

You can find the User Manual for purchase on the Small Press Distribution website.

You can follow B. on her instagram @streetrefuge, and follow her work for supporting other artists @createthehood.

The recipe for Gina's delicious dhal is from the amazing Meera Sodha, and you can find it on her website here.

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The Vagitators Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Gina May Walter & Barnaby Alive.

Music & sound by Nina Guo: https://www.facesound.org/

 

Episode cover photo, curtesy of B. Rogers