Hello everybody today is today is Monday October 19th. Yes I had to look that

up which is ridiculous because I'm the host K.R. Santa Maria and today is actually my birthday and get this this is super weird

It's also the birthday of my guest on the show this week. No, we did not plan that. Yes, it's an absolute fluke, but still super strange.

Coincidence? Yes, I'm a skeptic. There is nothing more than a coincidence, but still,

pretty cool, right? But before we get to chat with my guest this week

Vigil Trevady she's amazing I do want to get some business out of the way and you know I say it every week and every week it's

truer than the last I couldn't do talk nerdy without you you keep the show

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You can pledge 50 cents cents it doesn't matter any

amount is super super helpful but this week I have my top patrons that I want to

thank and they include Michael Goshé, Mary Niva, Christopher Pitts, June Separa, Pasqualee-Jilati, Ul Rica Hagman, Dutas Infinitas, Charles Payit, Brian Holden, Pedro M Rosario Barbosa, Daniel Lange, David J. E. Smith, Robert

Christ, and Elise Christie. Thank you all so freaking much. You're amazing. All right, let's get down to business.

I'm so excited about this week's episode. It's a fascinating chat and I learned a ton. I'm talking a ton, about the topic of the week which is cystic fibrosis.

So I have the chance, like I said, to sit down with science writer Bidrel Trevady.

She has contributed, I mean, she's been featured in so many

different outlets, like the best American science

and nature writing, National Geographic,

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