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With something like 5 million podcasts, finding a really good one can take a ton of time,

so let me recommend one. It's called

Something You Should Know. I'm the host, Mike Carruthers, and in each episode we discuss topics

that can be really helpful, like how to read people better, the psychology of crowds, or fun

things like The Story of Legos, or why you probably wouldn't be here if it weren't

for horses. Something you should know is the name of it wherever you get your podcast.

Goodness gracious, last week was a week. A wildfire evacuation right in the middle of the

workday really puts a crimp on one schedule. I know.

Word count definitely took a hit last week.

But we were loaded up and in the car 20 minutes after the first sign of smoke, which was smell.

And that's almost a new land speed record.

How did we accomplish this Herculean feat?

I have a plan and we stuck to it.

And we'll talk about it right after this quick break.

Welcome to Deep Cuts, the bonus episode of the Scott Sigler Slice's fiction podcast, where a sci-fi author and an audiobook narrator discuss things and stuff in the world of fiction and pop culture.

I am Scott Sigler, sci-fi horror author, known far and wide as the Future Dark Overlord.

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