HeyJaredfor the first time, again
Some stories you never leave. Others find you exactly when you need them.For the First Time, Again is for everyone who has ever been genuinely, deeply changed by a book, a film, a show, or a song ~ whether it’s one you grew up with or one that just found you.
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The Second Chapter: The Things That Stayed (opens the original)
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and just like that, season 2 is officially wrapped and stored in the archives ✨ for this finale, ftfta gets a little more personal. i handed the mic over to some of my favorite humans, internet besties and listeners to hear about the books, movies, shows and music that stayed with them this year. the result is a collection of comfort, nostalgia, grief, hope, discovery, and a few stories that might stay with you too. thank you for being here for season 2. truly. i’ll see you next season 🤍 connect
A Stream of Consciousness... (opens the original)
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a little check in because this week did not quite go according to plan. i read three books, finally got around to closer by david ellis, discovered that the confidence of wildflowers was very much not for me, went to see spider man: brand new day , developed several thoughts about tom holland, zendaya and sadie, and experienced my first ever “what i ordered vs. what i got” hair situation. somewhere in all of that, i ended up thinking about what ftfta is really about for me: figuring out what mak
36 hours, Two Shows, and a Ghosting (opens the original)
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this week was a lot. i binged maximum pleasure guaranteed on apple tv in 36 hours, tapped out on sterling point, made it 40% through a book about lagos chaos, and somehow got ghosted by a book prefect? bonus: i’m sleep deprived, juggling new work and somehow still here. plus: something exciting’s coming soon🫶 tune in for the tea✨
First Lines and Gut Predictions (opens the original)
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following through with my decision to stop listening to hype or current trends. this week, i’m pulling three african authors off my shelf and judging them strictly on their first line. no blurbs, no reviews, no context. just me and my gut predictions about what’s waiting inside. a feelings first look at mood reading, dnf guilt, and the kind of contemporary african fiction that actually makes you feel something. enjoy🫶
I Forgot How to Act in a Bookstore... (opens the original)
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after a year of reading almost entirely on a screen, i walked into a bookstore… and completely forgot how to act. this episode is about nostalgia, the sensory joy of physical pages, spending way too long in the fiction aisle, and the four books that came home with me. settle in and enjoy 🫶
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