Radio Tapia.

From PRX.

Hey, it's Mark Pagan here with a quick note.

I want to let you know that right now we're holding our annual Radio Tapia fundraiser.

As you've heard me say, this show is a part of Radio Tapia, the original home for independent

podcasts.

Creating a show like this is hard.

It takes time and resources to do it well.

And we get support from Radio Tapia to make this show on our own terms.

Radio Tapia is a part of PRX, a nonprofit that supports independent creators like this,

and thanks to your monthly donations, they get to focus on making the best show they can.

This year we're trying to reach 1000 donors before the year ends, and I hope you'll be

a part of it.

We also have some pretty cool rewards.

You can learn more and donate at radiotopia.fm or follow the link in the show notes.

Thank you so much.

My name is Ashley, and I am from a very small town in Western Massachusetts, where popularity

was pretty much determined in preschool, and I was not popular.

But I wanted to be, and I wanted boys to like me so badly.

Growing up, Ashley loved two things.

Boys and Books.

So, when I was about 10 years old, I started writing these books, where I made myself and

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