Hearing a 60-Year-Old Song Got Me Thinking about its Relevance to Today

Hearing a 60-Year-Old Song Got Me Thinking about its Relevance to Today

January 26, 2026 · 2 min · Season 3 · Episode 131

About this episode

The episode reflects on the relevance of a 60-year-old song in light of recent tragic events and the importance of kindness during tense times.

I recorded this short video after the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Renée Nicole Good, a mother and poet, and before Veterans Administration nurse and U.S. citizen Alex Jeffrey Pretti died, also at the hands of ICE. Each was shot at what has been reported as a peaceful protest. These are tense times and, more than ever, we need to follow the examples set by Good and Pretti by being more kind, not less so. Kindness is a form of love and, ultimately, love is far stronger and more resilient t...

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