What's going on, everybody? Welcome to what we're going to call the Essentials collection.

How are we? So technically we're on vacation this week and having a great time, by the way,

so many stories to tell you already from the weekend. What I thought we'd do this week,

though, is take a look back at some of the essential episodes of this show because some of you

guys are newer to the podcast. Some of you guys haven't listened to almost 300 episodes now

of the show. So is that a cool, if you look back this week, kind of give you something to listen to.

Maybe you haven't heard some of these episodes. Maybe I can give you some insight on kind of what

was going through my head or kind of funny to listen back to like where the show started. And

that's actually where we're going to start our essential episodes today is the very first real

episode of Certified Mama's Boy because episode number one was the introduction to my mom.

It's just her and I kind of talking. I was really me just trying to get used to talking to her

on a microphone. Then we had episode number two, which was what happened with me at Channel

933, my previous radio station. And now today what we're going to listen to is the very first

real, quote unquote, real episode of Certified Mama's Boy. So let's listen. I honestly haven't

listened to this episode since it aired. So let's listen together, have some commentary over on

the Certified Fans page. And if you guys like this, we'll keep doing on this week. I'll give you

like five essential episodes. And there's one episode that sticks out to you that you think really

was cool that maybe new people should hear. Hit me up and let me know too. Okay, I love you. I kind

of miss you already. I really do. Really quick. If you would vote for the podcast for sort of for

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