It's the end of the yearrrrr! I can't believe 2020 is almost over. This year has been a wild ride for sure. With it, my brand completely transformed. In this minisode, I touch upon the changes as well as ask your help to create my End of Year Wrap-Ups! Please send me any voice notes with your Favorite Anime of 2020 to thewonderofivy@gmail.com! To let me know what your favorite moment of The Wonder of Anime/Ivy podcast was for 2020 on any of my social media or email! Follow me: thewonderofivy.com https://www.instagram.com/thewonderofivy/ https://www.facebook.com/Thewonderofivy https://twitter.com/thewonderofivy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrG4eCvAlduP-hIthbTIQQg Interview recorded using Zoom Edited by Lisa De La Cruz using Audacity, www.audacityteam.org/ Music: Series 7 by J-Rod Brown www.musicispassionstudios.com/lion-hearted Lazy Break SliceXbeats (looperman.com)
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