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Hi folks.

Every so often on this podcast, we encounter a story that is just next level mind-boggling.

And this episode is one of those stories. It's like something out of Breaking Bad. And I'm so excited for you to hear this week's episode. But before we get into it,

I just want to preface, you know, in this time of virtual hangouts and virtual podcasting,

sometimes audio presents a bit of a problem. And this week, our guest, Samuel, he had some

mic issues on his end where you'll hear in the industry, what's called clipping.

So Donovan's going to do his best to work with that audio and make it sound as good as it can

possibly be. But I just want to give you a heads up beforehand that the audio quality

isn't quite as good as we typically hope it to be, but trust me,

this story is so bonkers. Samuel is, A, not only just a good storyteller,

he has lived through a really, really wild and fairly traumatic event.

And there's definitely a lot to be taken from this week's conversation.

So I hope you enjoy it.

And we love each and every one of you.

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