Okay, up top, just so you know, this is a weird episode, topics, weird, format, weird, audio, weird,

stick with me, it's worth it to the end, I promise. Okay. Oh, hey, it's your friend's kid who's hitting

you with a pool noodle, Allie Ward, and come with me as I research, prep for, get a colonoscopy,

and then learn some alarming results, will you?

Okay, so I'm proud of you, number one, for being here.

It's an investment in your health, or maybe you're just here because you like butts, or you want to hear some hot gossip about mine.

Maybe someone who cares about you said this is like a friendly, encouraging Valentine, straight up

your rectum. But here's what's up. I needed a colonoscopy. And like one would imagine, I was not

thrilled at this prospect. But I have lost a few loved ones to colon cancer. And I've seen

firsthand how gnarly it is to have cancer in your guts.

And little known word trivia. So my dad had blood cancer for nine years, but his chemotherapy

had the side effect of causing colon cancer possibly. And it was actually that undetected

for too long, which ultimately took his life. So this

episode is personal, really like in every way possible. And maybe for you too, one in 16 people in

America will get colon cancer and zero in 16 like talking about it. So if this intestinal

odyssey helps one person get screened, I guess it's worth the potential

embarrassment.

And trust me, there's a lot of embarrassment in this.

One of my favorite things that I've learned from your pod mom, Jared's labor, is that

something is only as embarrassing as you let it become.

Because when you're embarrassed, people get embarrassed for you.

But when you don't give a fuck,

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