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you are not alone you have found other people.

You and I have a friend in common.

Every stupid thing that a writer could do I've done.

I think it's really beautiful.

Jesus, I did it well, I struggle, you know?

It was incredible, you know, it was like your head exploded, seeing what was really there.

And now here's your host, Brad Listy. Just one person at just one time. Okay, everybody, here we go again. This is it. This is other people. This is the media that you have chosen to consume. This is the media that is now being digested by your brain. Thank you for being here. My name is Brad Listy. I'm in Los Angeles, California.

It is sunny here. It is beautiful. It is the dead of winter. What did I do today? I went to the doctor.

I had a physical. My resting heart rate is 46 beats per minute, which is slightly troubling.

My blood pressure, 120 over 80.

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