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Yeah. And look at us now. Like, we're all grown up. We've got this new podcast where we talk about all this grown-up stuff.

And there's special guests like Jamie Lee Curtis and Bill Nye, but for the most part, it's about you.

I mean, it's always been about you.

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I'm David Dukovny, and this is Fail Better, a show where failure, not success, shapes who we are.

Chris Carter is a TV and film writer, producer, and director. He's also an avid surfer and master craftsman and artist, but most importantly, in my life, he's the creator of the X-Files.

We actually had just gotten lunch a few days ago with Julian Anderson as well.

And, of course, Chris had a story to tell me about what happened after we parted.

So we picked up there.

Let me tell you the funny story.

You and I had lunch with Julian on Saturday.

And I dropped you off. You and I had lunch with Julian on Saturday. Saturday.

And I dropped you off, and then I went to our favorite smoothie place.

Oh, yeah, okay.

Yes.

And Sun Life.

Yeah.

And I walk in and who's standing in line in front of you, but Anthony Kedis.

Okay. And you've seen them around the hood, probably, of you, but Anthony Kedis. Okay.

And you've seen him around the hood probably, yeah. Anyway, it's very recognizable. And so I thought, what do I do here? Do I say, you know, just say, hey, love the music, you know, so what I'd usually say. But I think, you know, well, just leave. You want to say John Bartley poet and a prophet? John Barley told me how to off it.

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