Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Baylif Jesse Thorn. This week we're

in chambers clearing the docket and with me, as always, the one the only, the man, the

myth, the legend, the barobid one, the hand of justice, Judge John Hodgman.

I'm not a myth. I'm a real person. I really exist. I don't know why people doubt me.

Show me the proof. But what's exciting? I am here here in Maine for my last session with

our great guest engineer Joel Mann. Hi, Joel. Hey, Judge, we're really going to miss you.

I will miss you too, Joel. I'll miss your localaciousness and your high Sing Songy voice.

It's been fun. Good. That's nice of you to say. And we're here at WERU in Orland, Maine,

89.9 on your frequency modulation dial. If you were in the main area or WERU.org, if you are not,

it's a great radio station. It's a community radio station. This is where you're going to tune in

to listen to Joe Bird and the field hippies or anything that the DJ wants to play. And I urge you

to support the station if you have a little extra radio money jingling and jangling around in your

pocket at a WERU.org and maybe make a donation and hear what they're up to. Also, we are joined

by a very, very, very, and I'll say one more very special guest, my dear friend, who might have

not seen for weeks and weeks and weeks. Jonathan Colton. Hello, Jonathan. Hello, John. Hi. Now,

if you don't know who Jonathan Colton is, then you know nothing of my work and you're fired

from listening to this podcast. But no, wait, hang on. I rehire you because it's a good podcast and

you need to know who Jonathan is. He is a brilliant singer, songwriter, producer. He's got a new album

called Solid State, which is fantastic with an accompanying graphic novel that was written by the

great Matt fraction. You know, we're both from New England, so I can't get too effusive here,

but I would say he's one of my very, very fondest acquaintances of many years. My collaborator

in many things and the proprietor of the Jonathan Colton cruise, which is an annual good time,

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