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Hello, travelers. Before we get to the show, I want to start out on a bit of a personal note.

Today's major milestone for me. I'm turning 40.

As I approach the twilight years of my life and my inevitable visit to Desert

Skies, I have a birthday request.

I've been invited to visit a college in New York whose fiction podcasting class is listening

to Desert Skies this semester.

New York City!

I'm going to visit the class, talk to him about the show, answer any questions they have

about podcasting.

We're also going to host an event there one evening the week that I'm visiting.

Details about the time and location will be announced later.

I'm trying to raise funds in order to get there, take my family, eat some bagels,

find out if Sesame Street is real.

Three ways that you can help.

First, I'm holding an auction for my scripts

from now through the end of September featuring 12 main episode scripts and fms that I've used

to record the show, some of your favorite episodes, signed, marked up, and they have coffee and curry

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