When you record an entire season of a podcast 4 months before you release it, there are bound to be some changes in the world. Maybe a hockey team in Missouri wins the Stanley Cup. Or the Super Bowl. Maybe Justin Bieber releases a new album or Julia Roberts gets divorced. We were prepared for all of this. What we weren't prepared for was 2020.

COVID slowed things down but we pressed on anyway. But the death of George Floyd and the subsequent outpouring of grief, anger, frustration, and pain has felt different. Like it's not something we should just "get through" so we can "get on with it." Like maybe we should actually sit in this moment for a bit longer. And take a step back from the other conversations we've been having - important though they may be - to actually learn from and listen to the people for whom race and discrimination aren't just political talking points that they can engage with or ignore as fits their mood.

America is having a painful, uncomfortable, and long-overdue conversation right now about who we are as a country and about the work that remains to be done to create a future that includes all Americans. And now doesn't feel like the right time to change the subject and get #BackToWork.

So we're taking a break this week. We love talking to people who have their dream jobs and we're excited to host more of those conversation in the weeks ahead. But for this week, we want to spend more time listening, learning, participating, and processing. We hope you're well. And we hope you're doing the same. Back next week.

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