Hello everyone and welcome to Talk Nurdy. Today is Monday, December 19th,

2022 and I'm the host of the show, Kara Santa Maria. So I'm wishing all of you a very happy holiday. This is our

last show of the year. It's actually our last show before we go on hiatus for two

weeks as we always do around the holiday.

So we will see you again on January 9th

with our first episode of 2023.

What?

Let's not think about that right now.

Instead, let's just get excited about an awesome show.

But before we dive in, as always,

I want to thank those of you who make TalkNurdy possible. Talk Nurdy would not exist without

support of listeners just like you. I know it's a tough time because of the holidays. I really, really

hope that you are putting yourselves and your family first.

If you are able to give the way to do it is by visiting patreon.com slash talk nerdy but of course and again I really do hope

that you're able to prioritize all of the things that you need to prioritize in your

lives right now so that you have a happy and a healthy holiday.

I know the holidays can be a lovely and beautiful time.

They can also be a very hard time for a lot of people.

So for those of you who either don't have families are missing

somebody in your family are away from your families or are struggling within

your families and or your chosen families, I want you to know you're not alone and I'm thinking of you.

I do want to give a shout out to our top patrons this year. They include Daniel Lang, David J. E. Smith, Mary Niva, Brian Holden, David Compton, Gabriel F.

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