As much of the world remains quarantined due to COVID-19, folks have to get creative when it comes to connecting with one another. In this episode, I speak with a single woman who has been going on virtual dates, and a cellist who's been arranging video projects for a remote cello choir.

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Connection in the Time of Corona: Video Dates and Virtual Orchestras

Tony Rogers is a cellist, educator, performer, arranger and composer. Check out his COVID Cello Project videos here.In life pre-quarantine, he performed regularly with The Austin Piazzolla Quintet, The Waterloo Trio, Jenifer Jackson, the multi-genre group Strings Attached, in weddings on weekends, and onstage with symphonies, as well as teaching a few hundred lessons and directing the Austin Cello Choir every week. Beth Henderson is a singer-songwriter, baker, and copywriter/social media strategist in Brooklyn, NY.

In our most "hippie" episode yet, we explore more stories of connection with one another as well as feeling and yearning for a connection with something bigger than ourselves, and why some of us are a little desperate for that type of connection.

A Metaphysician, Musical Connection, and a Magical Typewriter

Check out Mindful Michael on Instagramlisten to Kirsten and the Pretty People's debut EP, produced by Daniel Emondand learn more about the experiential poetry of Ars Poetica

In this episode, you hear stories from Rachel Schmeling and Ryan Mahoney. Vincent Cinque sings the lullaby. The Chipped Cup is located in Hamilton Heights at 3610 Broadway, New York, NY 10031. Trans Day of Remembrance is November 20 -- visit The Chipped Cup in the week leading up (and on the day of) to participate in fundraising events for the Ali Forney Center, including a donation-based yoga class lead by Mindful Michael.

Hope in Rush Hour, Trans Day of Remembrance, and a Very Special Coffee Shop

What makes us return to one store or service provider over its competitors? What makes us choose to one workplace out of all of the offers we get? The answer is often rooted in the people that work there and the small moments of human connection and recognition they show us along the way. Moments that aren't part of a larger marketing campaign or stunt, but come from a place of genuine compassion.

A Cello Doctor, Harry Potter, and Late Night Phone Calls

Featured in this episode: Alex of AZG Musical Inc. Steph Totty of Uberflip and Toronto's The Lockhart bar

When people -- employees, strangers, friends, partners -- make the extra effort to connect with one another without expecting anything in return, it's often nothing short of magical. This is Hidden Connection, those stories of the meaningful moments of humanity that stick with us, give us a little bit more hope, and ultimately better the world.

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