Izzy and Becky talk with the wonderful Michaela Polakova, an accomplished and successful musician, composer, teacher about her early life in Czechoslovakia, her journey into music and the crucially given the time of year, the songs that provide comfort and warmth.

As mentioned in the intro to the episode find Izzy's playlist for wintering (badly) here: Winter's Gin

Michaela's links.

Ellis Island

Apple Music

Soundcloud

Instagram

Content warning ** there is one reference to suicide in this episode.

Hellllooooo, we are just popping in to say we are alive....just and holding on to our sanity...just..

We don't focus on any particular theme for this episode, of course we touch upon music and its right to soothe, but yes, there is also Hamster talk, and some ill informed guesswork around exchange rates, because that is the kind of tangent we are liable to go off on. Sorry but also not sorry because let's face it Parisians are never sorry. (also some French reference's too, obvs)

We will be back with our next guest at the end of October.

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External Links:

Balades Sonores Record Store, Paris.

Comet's: Cafe & Disques Record Store, Paris

Chambre 317, Band

We will be back soon with another great guest and full episode but in the meantime here's another Izzy vs AI and this time what was supposed to be a informative discussion about how those loveable but slightly bitey small rodents, Hamsters, may or may not respond the music descends into a fascinating insight into Izzy's favourite pastime and absolute rage fest about the pronunciation of legendary tour de force academy award winning actor Cillian Murphy's name.