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Welcome to and that's what you really miss podcast.

Today we have a really special episode.

Today, we are honoring our friend Naya.

We knew before wrapping up our glee-re-watch that we wanted to do something honoring Naya like we did with Corey.

Yeah, we felt like we obviously did a beautiful one for Corey and everybody wrote in and, you know, we got to share that with all of you guys. So we wanted to do the same thing for Naya. So today we're going to be sharing some of our favorite moments and memories both on and off the set. And we're also going to hear from some of our wonderful friends who also want to share some thoughts and memories.

And we also know how much Naya and Santana meant to all of you listening who watch Glee.

So we're going to turn the podcast over to you guys as well.

There's just like so much stretch we could talk about Naya, but to keep it compact and cohesive, obviously, we know she was a dear friend and on and off screen. She was so wildly talented. Santana really grew to be one of the most beloved characters on television on our show and, you know, spanning

across all of TV. Do you remember meeting her? I remember, yes. I think it was when we also

met Diana, like in passing really quickly. But the first time I ever like talked to her,

and I think I might have told this at some point, but just give you a quick version again, I was lunch break during the pilot,

and I had figured out somehow that my dad had helped her look at a car because my dad was selling

cars at the time, and we both lived in Santa Carita, which most people do not live in Santa Corita.

And I sat down with her at lunch.

And I was just like, I think my dad might have talked to you at Mercedes.

She was like, oh, yeah.

And so, like, we just sat there and talked,

felt like we had been friends for forever.

And it was one of those things where being, like,

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