diff --git a/src/context/NostrContext.js b/src/context/NostrContext.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4eb2f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/context/NostrContext.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { createContext, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { SimplePool } from 'nostr-tools';
+
+const defaultRelays = [
+  "wss://nos.lol/",
+  "wss://relay.damus.io/",
+  "wss://relay.snort.social/",
+  "wss://relay.nostr.band/",
+  "wss://nostr.mutinywallet.com/",
+  "wss://relay.mutinywallet.com/",
+  "wss://relay.primal.net/"
+];
+
+export const NostrContext = createContext();
+
+export const NostrProvider = ({ children }) => {
+  const [pool, setPool] = useState(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const newPool = new SimplePool({ verifyEvent: () => true });
+    setPool(newPool);
+
+    const connectRelays = async () => {
+      try {
+        await Promise.all(defaultRelays.map((url) => newPool.ensureRelay(url)));
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error connecting to relays:', error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    connectRelays();
+
+    return () => {
+      newPool.close(defaultRelays);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <NostrContext.Provider value={pool}>
+      {children}
+    </NostrContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
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diff --git a/src/hooks/useLogin.js b/src/hooks/useLogin.js
index afd23e2..6a92b42 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useLogin.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useLogin.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const useLogin = () => {
                     window.localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(response.data));
                 } else if (response.status === 204) {
                     // User not found, create a new user
-                    const kind0 = await fetchKind0([{ authors: [publicKey], kinds: [0] }], {});
+                    const kind0 = await fetchKind0(publicKey);
 
                     console.log('kind0:', kind0);
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const useLogin = () => {
             router.push('/').then(() => window.location.reload());
         } catch (error) {
             // User not found, create a new user
-            const kind0 = await fetchKind0([{ authors: [publicKey], kinds: [0] }], {});
+            const kind0 = await fetchKind0(publicKey);
             const fields = await findKind0Fields(kind0);
             const payload = { pubkey: publicKey, ...fields };
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNostr.js b/src/hooks/useNostr.js
index 153435d..9731433 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNostr.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useNostr.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useContext } from 'react';
 import axios from 'axios';
-import { SimplePool, nip57 } from 'nostr-tools';
+import { nip57 } from 'nostr-tools';
+import { NostrContext } from '@/context/NostrContext';
 
 const defaultRelays = [
     "wss://nos.lol/",
@@ -10,50 +11,19 @@ const defaultRelays = [
     "wss://nostr.mutinywallet.com/",
     "wss://relay.mutinywallet.com/",
     "wss://relay.primal.net/"
-];
+  ];
 
 export function useNostr() {
-    const [pool, setPool] = useState(null);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        const newPool = new SimplePool({ verifyEvent: () => true });
-        setPool(newPool);
-
-        return () => {
-            newPool.close(defaultRelays);
-        };
-    }, []);
-
-    const connect = useCallback(async () => {
-        if (!pool) return;
-
-        try {
-            await Promise.all(defaultRelays.map((url) => pool.ensureRelay(url)));
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error('Error connecting to relays:', error);
-        }
-    }, [pool]);
-
-    const disconnect = useCallback(() => {
-        if (!pool) return;
-
-        pool.close(defaultRelays);
-    }, [pool]);
+    const pool = useContext(NostrContext);
 
     const subscribe = useCallback(
         (filters, opts) => {
-            if (!pool) return;
-
-            return pool.subscribeMany(defaultRelays, filters, {
-                ...opts,
-                onclose: () => {
-                    opts.onclose?.();
-                    connect();
-                },
-            });
+          if (!pool) return;
+    
+          return pool.subscribeMany(defaultRelays, filters, opts);
         },
-        [pool, connect]
-    );
+        [pool]
+      );
 
     const publish = useCallback(
         async (event) => {
@@ -72,11 +42,6 @@ export function useNostr() {
     const fetchSingleEvent = useCallback(
         async (id) => {
             try {
-                if (!pool || !pool.connected) {
-                    console.warn('Pool is not connected. Skipping fetchSingleEvent.');
-                    return null;
-                }
-    
                 const event = await pool.get(defaultRelays, {
                     ids: [id],
                 });
@@ -92,12 +57,7 @@ export function useNostr() {
     const fetchZapsForEvent = useCallback(
         async (id) => {
             try {
-                if (!pool || !pool.connected) {
-                    console.warn('Pool is not connected. Skipping fetchZapsForEvent.');
-                    return [];
-                }
-    
-                const filter = [{ kinds: [9735], '#e': [id] }];
+                const filter = { kinds: [9735], '#e': [id] };
                 const zaps = await pool.querySync(defaultRelays, filter);
                 console.log('zaps:', zaps);
                 return zaps;
@@ -112,14 +72,9 @@ export function useNostr() {
     const fetchKind0 = useCallback(
         async (publicKey) => {
             try {
-                if (!pool || !pool.connected) {
-                    console.warn('Pool is not connected. Skipping fetchKind0.');
-                    return [];
-                }
-                
-                const filter = [{ authors: [publicKey], kinds: [0] }];
+                const filter = { authors: [publicKey], kinds: [0] };
                 const kind0 = await pool.querySync(defaultRelays, filter);
-                return kind0;
+                return JSON.parse(kind0[0].content);
             } catch (error) {
                 console.error('Failed to fetch kind 0 for event:', error);
                 return [];
@@ -303,5 +258,5 @@ export function useNostr() {
         });
     }, [subscribe]);
 
-    return { subscribe, publish, fetchSingleEvent, fetchZapsForEvent, fetchResources, fetchWorkshops, fetchCourses, zapEvent };
+    return { subscribe, publish, fetchSingleEvent, fetchZapsForEvent, fetchKind0, fetchResources, fetchWorkshops, fetchCourses, zapEvent };
 }
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diff --git a/src/pages/_app.js b/src/pages/_app.js
index 82766eb..483e8ce 100644
--- a/src/pages/_app.js
+++ b/src/pages/_app.js
@@ -5,26 +5,29 @@ import Layout from '@/components/Layout';
 import '@/styles/globals.css'
 import 'primereact/resources/themes/lara-dark-indigo/theme.css';
 import Sidebar from '@/components/sidebar/Sidebar';
+import { NostrProvider } from '@/context/NostrContext';
 
 export default function MyApp({
     Component, pageProps: { ...pageProps }
 }) {
     return (
         <PrimeReactProvider>
-            <ToastProvider>
-                <Layout>
-                    <div className="flex flex-col min-h-screen">
-                        <Navbar />
-                        {/* <div className='flex'> */}
-                        {/* <Sidebar /> */}
-                        {/* <div className='max-w-[100vw] pl-[15vw]'> */}
-                        <div className='max-w-[100vw]'>
-                            <Component {...pageProps} />
+            <NostrProvider>
+                <ToastProvider>
+                    <Layout>
+                        <div className="flex flex-col min-h-screen">
+                            <Navbar />
+                            {/* <div className='flex'> */}
+                            {/* <Sidebar /> */}
+                            {/* <div className='max-w-[100vw] pl-[15vw]'> */}
+                            <div className='max-w-[100vw]'>
+                                <Component {...pageProps} />
+                            </div>
+                            {/* </div> */}
                         </div>
-                        {/* </div> */}
-                    </div>
-                </Layout>
-            </ToastProvider>
+                    </Layout>
+                </ToastProvider>
+            </NostrProvider>
         </PrimeReactProvider>
     );
 }
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diff --git a/src/pages/course/[slug].js b/src/pages/course/[slug].js
index 698647b..61a34b5 100644
--- a/src/pages/course/[slug].js
+++ b/src/pages/course/[slug].js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const Course = () => {
         const getCourse = async () => {
             if (slug) {
                 const fetchedCourse = await fetchSingleEvent(slug);
+                console.log('fetched course:', fetchedCourse);
                 const formattedCourse = parseEvent(fetchedCourse);
                 setCourse(formattedCourse);
             }
diff --git a/src/pages/details/[slug].js b/src/pages/details/[slug].js
index 218b3d8..6f7e9df 100644
--- a/src/pages/details/[slug].js
+++ b/src/pages/details/[slug].js
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ export default function Details() {
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const fetchAuthor = async (pubkey) => {
-            const author = await fetchKind0([{ authors: [pubkey], kinds: [0] }], {});
+            const author = await fetchKind0(pubkey);
             const fields = await findKind0Fields(author);
+            console.log('fields:', fields);
             if (fields) {
                 setAuthor(fields);
             }
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export default function Details() {
         if (event) {
             fetchAuthor(event.pubkey);
         }
-    }, [event]);
+    }, [fetchKind0, event]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (event) {