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On today's episode, our guest is John D'Alene.

John is a blogger and longtime host of the Mormon Stories podcast which he has hosted

since 2005.

Back in the Dizzle folks.

Long time ago, I didn't even know what were you doing in 2005.

I sure as hell wouldn't listen to a podcast.

No, no.

I was walking the halls of my junior high school, I was a seventh grade kid.

Walking the halls probably had a pukeshell necklace, maybe a shag haircut, maybe the cargo

shorts with all the pockets.

No doubt I had a pair of Iversons on my feet.

I was probably passing love notes, talking to girls, discovering how hot they were.

And I was suffering from NRBs every time I stood up from a classroom chair.

So in other words, John's been in the game for a while.

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