We've been making this show now for almost 10 years. You may have heard that we've

recently moved from WNYC to Slate and we are busy recording and crafting new episodes for you.

And we have also moved over all the emails

you sent us over the years in our email inbox.

Because staying in touch and regularly checking in with previous guests,

that's part of how we do our work here.

Because when you make a show about life transitions,

just letting time pass

and then picking up with a new scene

can be a very effective plot device.

But of course, that assumes that the passage of time comes with change.

That doesn't always happen, like with Mason Earl.

I guess bottom line, I'm still super sick, but at the same time, I'm slowly starting to figure out

how to work with what I've got.

That was Mason in a voice memo he sent us last week.

I first interviewed him on the show in 2021 when he was three years into a debilitating serious illness.

One, he didn't know the exact cause of or how to fix,

but that changed everything.

You'll hear more from Mason's update to us at the end of this episode.

And I want to say this is one of my very favorite episodes that we've ever made of the show. I hope you enjoy it.

We're sharing some of our favorite episodes over the next several weeks as we make new

episodes that we're going to have for you very soon.

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