Entitled opinions coming to you after another long hiatus, coming to you from the scorched earth

of a Luciferian summer, coming to you with the fresh air of free thinking, that means coming to you

from KZSU on the Stanford campus. And we're coming to you today with an equal admixture of sadness and gladness.

Sadness because our beloved producer, Vittoria Moldo,

whose dedication and devotion to entitled opinions has been unconditional over the past seven years,

has decided to move on.

Gladness because Victoria has accepted a really attractive offer to teach at SMU,

she's on her way to Dallas as we speak, and on behalf of the entire brigade, I would like to

wish her the very best in her Vita Nova.

Victoria, you will be sorely missed.

You have been a blessing for this weird and wandering show.

We call entitled opinions.

Thank you for all you've done over the years to help it thrive.

The person who's taking over from Victoria and who's now sitting in her chair next to me is Ty Davidian.

Such are the ways of apostolic succession.

Tai is a graduate student in our Italian studies program.

He's about to begin his third year.

And we're delighted that he will become the new managing producer

of this radio show and podcasts. Welcome aboard, Ty.

Since we're dedicating today's show to Victoria, I would like to share a few thoughts

about some of the sentiments that fall under the rubric of that big and sprawling word in English

love. An all-encompassing word that covers many kinds of bonds and emotions.

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