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Oh my God.

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, they did what I struggle, you know? It was incredible. You know, it's like your head exploded, seeing what was really there. And now here's your host, Brad Listing. Just one person at just one time. Right. Okay, here we go again. This is it. This is other people. This is makeshift entertainment. This is not owned by Rupert Murdoch. Hello out there. How are you today? I'm Brad Listy. It's nice to be with you. I am sitting here in Los Angeles, California, as usual. And I'm a little sleep deprived. Can you hear it in my voice?

Do you hear the fatigue? I feel a little bit like a zombie right now. I'm in good spirits,

but I'm operating on minimal sleep. About three and a half, four hours. I went to bed late.

The last two nights have not been good for me, sleep-wise. My daughter got up in the middle of the night. She said she had a bad dream. She climbed into our bed. This was two

nights ago. And then last night I went to bed late. I woke up early. I'm not entirely sure why.

It didn't even have to happen. There was nothing pressing happening. But there I was at

5.30 a.m.

I opened my eyes and I was at full speed for some reason.

And so I rose.

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