Hello everybody, this is Jennifer Matarise, and before I get started with the episode today,

I'd just like to take care of the usual housekeeping. Now, normally this would be the part

of the episode where I give you the information you would need to pay for requests for

the podcast. However, if you've been listening to the latest episodes of the podcast or

checked our social media accounts lately, then you know that I have paused

new paid requests. I currently have a list that is about 67, 68 requests long, so it's

only fair that I put new paid requests on hold for the time being until I finish a good

portion of the list I already have. If you happen to hear any old episodes and submit

a paid request at this time, I will be returning your payment to you and noting that I will

accept your request once again once I've gotten through some more of the list that I already

have. And if you are subscribed to the podcast, Patreon, at a level

where you should get to request an episode, but you haven't sent in your request yet, or,

you know, you still need to, then go ahead, you know, whenever you get to that, feel free to

send it my way. No problem. This particular episode is a request from Jamie, I believe,

and I'd like to thank them for the request and the donation. Now, if you'd still like to help

support the podcast, you can do so with a one-time donation through PayPal at Disasterarea at

Mail.com on Venmo at Disaster Area Podcast, on Cash App at Disaster

Area Pod, or on a per episode basis through Patreon at www.com slash disaster area podcast.

A per episode donation of even as little as a dollar in episode can help me do things like

go on vacation in Salem at the end of September when it's my birthday.

I deserve a present. I just finished the novel that I was working on, the first draft.

It is a very, very, very, very, very, very messy first draft, but I deserve a break because I have finished two first drafts this year.

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