Dragons, known for being fiery.

Famous for being beastly.

Nobody thinks much about them, so let's have some fun.

Let's find out why dragons are secretly incredibly fascinating. Hey there, folks.

Welcome to a whole new podcast episode, a podcast all about why being alive is more

interesting than people think it is. My name is Alec Schmidt, and I'm very much not alone because

I'm joined by my co-host Katie Golden. Katie, hey. Howdy? Howdy. And we are also joined

by a wonderful guest, returning guest to the show. His new novel is called

Zoe is Too Drunk for This Dysopia. It is out tomorrow, and we're so glad to be joined by

Jason Pargin. Jason, how you doing? So tomorrow is Halloween. We're recording this in the past,

because of course, they need time to edit out all of my swears. But yeah, that's for everyone out

there, it's Halloween. You know, this is not just my favorite holiday. It's really the only

day that I think of as a holiday anymore. All of the rest of it is just a hassle, but Halloween

is pure holiday. So I am glad.

I am happy for all of you living in my future and your present.

Wow, it's a time travel episode already.

Fantastic.

That wild element, I think it fits this wonderful topic we have today.

Thank you to Pacoda for suggesting it on the Discord.

Also, other listeners, Durzo, Donna, nickname, X-Karex, Salosen, 42.

Many people excited about this.

And we always start with our relationship to the topic or opinion of it.

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