Hey, I'm Joel Stein. I want you to close your eyes and imagine a pocket watch.

It's moving from side to side. You're getting very sleepy.

Great. Now that I've hypnotized you against your will, you're going to start liking long-form journalism.

Like so much. You're going to listen to a podcast where the host interviews a writer about their long-form story every week.

I'm that host.

Listen to Story of the Week on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

This is The Ben and Ashley I, Almost Famous Podcasts with I Heart Radio.

This is another episode of the Almost Famous Podcast and also another very special episode of the Almost Famous Podcast.

We have a part of the almost famous family with us, Bob Guinea. Hello.

And also my friend, very good looking fellow Jason Tartick. Hello, buddy.

What's up, guys? Ben and Bob. What a great. What a knatter.

So that's a nice. The Ben and Bob has a nice little rhyme to it. I like it.

Well, we'll talk about it later. I heart listening.

Okay. So here's the thing. This is a special episode for a couple of reasons.

We have a journey to Las Vegas that we're going to be sharing together. It's a boys trip.

Awesome. We'll be driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in our Hyundai Ionic 5 road tripping,

visiting some incredible places. I'm just going to name off some of the spots right here.

I lined up here, but I have planned I think one of the best road trips that anybody could ever imagine.

Not only are we going to be driving in style, but we're going to be stopping at Mormon Rocks Viewpoint.

Okay. Awesome. Still in California. Yeah.

Amazing place. I haven't been to any of these. I've not been to Mormon Rocks.

Me either. Nor do I know what it is actually, but I'm excited.

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