Here are my favorites from the truly wild year that was 2024! I highly recommend each of them. Let me know if you check out any of these things or experiences too!

Books
The Amen Effect – Rabbi Sharon Brous
No Name In The Street – James Baldwin
All We Can Save – Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine Wilkinson (Editors)
A Day In The Life Of Abed Salama – Nathan Thrall
Open Water – Caleb Azumah Nelson

Podcasts
Six Trophies – Shea Serrano & Jason Concepcion (Wondery)
So Far From Care – Annie Rosenthal (Marfa Public Radio)
Ultra Season 2 – Rachel Maddow (MSNBC)
The Baldwin 100 – Cree Myles (Penguin Random House, James Baldwin Family)
The Interview – David Marchese & Lulu Garcia-Navarro (New York Times)

Music
Cowboy Carter – Beyonce
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Don’t Forget Me – Maggie Rogers
Warriors – Eisa Davis and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going – Shaboozey

Movies/TV
Wicked
Inside Out 2
American Fiction
Reservation Dogs
Atlanta

NYC Food/Drink
Al Di La
Slutty Vegan
Shalom Japan
Zooba
Hart’s

Travel Food/Drink
Angelina – Paris
Kanaan – Berlin
MOAK Pancakes – Amsterdam
Le Tub – Hollywood, Florida
Westside Market – Cleveland

NYC Experiences
Chinatown/Little Italy Walking Tour
New York Liberty Championship Parade
Coney Island
Giants Exhibit at Brooklyn Museum
OKC Thunder vs. New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden

Travel Experiences
The Seine River Boat Dinner Cruise – Paris
Anne Frank House Museum – Amsterdam
World War II Walking Tour – Berlin
Eiffel Tower Night Tour – Paris
Hostage Square – Tel Aviv