Hey y'all it's Brittany here and you all know how important it is to me that every voice and

story has a place in history. Well I'm here to share some staggering statistics brought to you

by our episode sponsor, Penn America,

an organization that has been on the front lines defending our right to read.

Their latest report reveals a crisis.

More than 10,000 books have been banned in the US

in the past school year alone.

And that's more than double what we saw last year.

Censorship not only erases people's histories, but also the possibility

for our kids to understand the world around them.

In honor of National Band Books Week later this month, you can go to pen.org

slash Undistracted to donate, get involved,

and stand up for the freedom to read.

Join us and make your voice heard. Hey y'all! Oh my gosh I have missed y'all so much because it's really been like a year since we were together

but season three is here and child we got a lot to catch up on and not on like what we've been up to

which is basically the same stale question I ask when my social anxiety gets really bad at a cocktail party.

Like, oh my God, what have you been up to? Oh my gosh, it's been so long. We should get together really soon knowing full well

We are not going to see each other until a year from now at the same cocktail party

Now we we need to catch up on how we're feeling.

Because these last 12 months have been

the sociopolitical equivalent of a death-defying ride

at like an unauthorized parking lot carnival.

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