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Okay, let's see here. Brief housekeeping. I've added a conversation track to the waking up course,

and so I started to interview teachers there and other experts on topics related to meditation and

the nature of mind and living an examined life. That's just starting. Generally speaking,

these will be teachers and experts I admire and agree with, but also people who have genuine

insights, but may also believe a lot of cocking-a-me-me ideas that I'll want to push back on.

And there will also be some cautionary tales, and I've just added one of those,

the former cult leader, Andrew Cohen, who, as I may clear, I don't think is merely a fraud,

though he clearly created a lot of harm. I think he's a person who had some real insights

and created a lot of harm. Anyway, I found that a very interesting conversation. I think there's

a lot to learn from his experience, both as a student and as a teacher, and that kind of thing that's

more narrowly focused on the contemplative life and ethics, and certainly meditation will be on

the app, rather than the podcast these days. Also, there's a new Android build coming,

and it will be entirely new. I've been hearing about all the technical pain Android users have

been experiencing. Anyway, a comprehensive fix is in the works, and I will let you know when that

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