Hey folks, this is the 550th episode of the Other People podcast, 550 episodes. This is the 550th

episode. All 550 episodes are offered freely. The entire library is offered for free. You can listen to

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You are not alone you have found other people you and i have a friend in common every stupid thing that a writer could do i've done i think it's really

beautiful jake stated west struggle you know it struggle, you know? It was incredible.

You know, it's like your head exploded, seeing what was really there.

And now here's your host, Brad Listy.

Just one person at just one time.

Hello, hey, everybody.

Hi, welcome to the Other People podcast, the 550th episode of the Other People podcast.

Can you believe that? 550 episodes. I am Brad

Lestey. I'm here in Los Angeles. I've been here podcasting since 2011. Remember 2011? It's a long

time ago. I have Leah Dietrich on the program today as my 550th guest. I cannot think of a better way to mark 550 episodes

of this program than by having Leah on the show as my guest. She is a friend of mine. She is

celebrating the publication of her debut memoir. It is called Vanishing Twins a marriage. It's available

from Soft Skull Press. She was here not too long ago.

She's a buddy from here in Los Angeles. She lived here full time up until just recently. Now she's

kind of splitting time between here and the Pacific Northwest. And I just could not be happier

for her. So that conversation is coming up just seconds from now. A listener named John says,

Hey, Brad, I hope this finds you well. In your monologue for episode 549, the Andre DeBuse,

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