Today we're marking the first birthday of Adventure Rider Radio. Adventure Rider Radio is now completed

one year's worth of programming, and I can't believe how the time has gone by so fast. We started

out last June with our first podcast that featured Carla King talking with Ted Simon at one of the

Overland events. We had a product review and a couple other things together on the first show, and it worked

out great. Although when I go back and listen to those episodes, I can't help but cringe a bit as I hear

some of the intros and cuts that I made. But as anything, it evolves with experience, and so did

Adventure Rider Radio, and I'm sure it will as it moves forward and the time to come.

Last June, when we did that first episode

and posted it on our website, we had zero listeners, other than a few friends and family. Today,

when we post an episode on our website, we're around 30,000 downloads a month. That's amazing,

30,000 downloads a month. And overall, we're closing in on 200,000 downloads, and by the time

we reach that, it'll be just over a year. 200,000. I'm so grateful for the response that we've had from

this show, and I got to thank you, the listener for that. Right from the beginning, Elizabeth and I

have strived to produce an interesting, entertaining, informative, and mostly inspirational show.

Because I think that most of us go through life accepting what everyone tells us life is supposed to be like, without ever questioning the status quo.

And many of our guests here on Adventure Rider Radio, they live completely different lives.

They don't fit into the average,

the norm of what people think life is supposed to be. And for that, they have this rich,

incredible life with these beautiful experiences they tell us about. I believe learning about

these people and listening to the way they see the world helps us look at our lives from a different perspective.

Helps us imagine, dream, feel inspired, you know, to push our own limits and our own comfort

zones so that we grow and we have a better experience with life.

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