Hi everybody, it's Chris Gatherer, the music's playing, but I'm not going to do the

special because we're doing something special today.

Hey everybody, Chris Gatherer here and this is a little mini thing that we're putting together

as a thank you to everyone who's been supporting the show. 200 episodes, 200 episodes, we

dropped 200 episodes and I just wanted to do something intimate and small to just say such a genuine

thank you. You know for the 100th episode we talked to a couple people, two different people

who were 100 years old and for the 200th episode we said well we can't find a 200 year old

person, what are we going to do? And then I thought about it, I was like you know this show

is so intimate, this show really feels like a connection between me and each individual

caller when I go on the road and meet all the listeners, it feels like an intimate connection

between me and each listener and then you start to realize we're all feeling that and it feels

like this web of people, this community, what a beautiful thing, it's changed my life. So what

I decided to do was just as a thank you to the fans, here are 200 things I have learned

or been very much reminded of via hosting beautiful anonymous.

One, people root for each other. Two, many people in this world do not feel listened to.

Three, humans know how to survive some bad stuff. Four, the world is dark, five, the world

is harsh. Six, the world is hilarious. Seven, the world is filled with people who prioritize

kindness. Eight, people want to help each other. Nine, people who have been through the worst

stuff often have the best senses of humor. Ten, saying stuff out loud can go a long way.

Eleven, raccoons sometimes live in people's homes. Twelve, doggies can make good pets.

Thirteen, people get very upset when you say you don't love dogs. Fourteen, middle aged

women are far more badass than anyone gives them credit for. Fifteen, it is shocking how many

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