Hi everyone. I'm Josh, and this is The Emerald, Currants and Trends Through a Mythic Lens,

the podcast where we explore an ever-changing world and our lives in it through the lens of myth, story, and imagination.

The Emerald. All that had an unexpected

family medical situation that came about, and it required a whole lot of energy and

attention from me and from my wife, and we had a lot to attend to, and just wanted to let everyone

know that all is well and our families well

and we're in good health and our little ones are healthy and doing great. And I appreciate for

those who've reached out, I deeply appreciate the love and care that people have shown. It really warms my heart to see the degree to which

this community responded and the words of support that came in and all the prayers and offerings

and really thank you for it. Just so people who might be newer to the podcast know, I try to get episodes out once per month or once per five weeks.

My ideal cycle is time to the lunar cycle, but there's a lot that goes into these episodes, as I think people can tell.

And so once a month isn't always possible.

I try to do reissues if it's not looking like I can get to an

episode, but this was a special circumstance, and so there was a bit of a bigger gap, and I appreciate

your patience. This podcast is one in which I put a lot of care and attention to each episode,

and I hope that shows, and that also means that I'm particular about the quality of the episodes.

Each episode is kind of like a standalone art piece.

And I want it to be that.

I don't want it to be just kind of regular commentary

that's designed to, you know, keep people engaged every three days or week or so.

That's not what the Emerald's about. The Emerald's about, you know, something people engaged every three days or week or so. That's not what the Emerald's about.

The Emerald's about, you know, something a little bit more lasting and a little bit more

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