Hey, it's Micah from On The Media here.

Before we get into this week's episode,

I wanted to tell you about my visit to Brooks House

earlier this week.

I was trying to solve a mystery.

This is the studio.

This is where the magic happens.

That's right.

It is obviously appallingly untidy,

something that thankfully the listeners cannot see,

but can only imagine.

And so this is where you sit,

where you both do the interviews and crochet the hats.

And crochet the hats, yeah.

Absolutely.

As you may know, we've given out many of these colorful hats

over the years to listeners like you.

I wanted to know how and why Brook became obsessed

with making them.

Well, during my parents' first bankruptcy,

we moved from Long Island to rural Vermont.

And I didn't know anybody.

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