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Hey guys, it's me Jesse. Usually before the show starts,

a bunch of listeners who are already donors exhort you

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It's the Sound of Young America. I'm Jesse Thorne.

Before I talk with director Greg Metaul,

let's hear a little clip from his new film Paul.

In this scene, the film's protagonist,

two British gentlemen named Graham and Clive,

have just pulled their RV over to the side of the road

at the scene of an accident.

And they've encountered something very unusual,

specifically an alien that talks.

Are you an alien?

Do you, I am? Yes.

Are you going to prove us?

Why? Does everyone always assume that?

What am I doing? Am I harvesting farts?

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