Hey there, Aaron here.

Just a quick note before we get started with today's episode.

You might have noticed when you tapped on the episode today that it comes with a pretty

significant number.

Today is our 200th episode, and honestly I am really blown away by that.

Since launching this show in March of 2015, my world has been turned upside down.

I've gone from doing everything myself to having a wonderful team of talented people

helping me out.

lore has grown from 9 downloads on its first day to over 350 million downloads to date.

And of course there are other milestones, being one of the first podcasts to be adapted

for television and the first to get multiple seasons is a pretty nice brag, and seeing

a lot of the early stories collected into a trilogy of hardcover books by one of the biggest

publishers in the world, well that's hard to beat as well.

Because of lore, I met Chad Lawson, who has since become one of my best and most trusted

friends, because of lore I was able to become a full time content creator.

Because of lore, I've been able to meet some of my heroes.

It's honestly been quite a ride.

But above all of that, the thing I'm most proud of is seeing the community of listeners

grow up around the show.

You, you are what I must proud of.

So for staying subscribed, for tapping the download icon or pressing play, I just want

to make sure that you know that I love and appreciate you.

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