Hello and welcome to the Big Fib. I have something special for you today, the first part of a haunted Halloween special from all of us here at the Big Fib.

Join us in a twisty, turny journey of inaccurate events as Lisa Noah and I travel to the Lightfoot Foundation's big award ceremony to receive a very special award for

Truth in Podcasts. At least, that's what we thought we were going to do. It was the first big piece

of misinformation we encountered. You won't want to miss this. So, pay attention lean in, and get listening. And once it's finished,

search for The Big Fib Small Tales to get all four special episodes. That's The Big Fib Small

Tales. Now, on with the show.

Hello and welcome to the big fib.

I'm your host, Deborah Goldstein, and this week we're coming to you with a special episode.

You see, tonight we'll be receiving a big honor, the Lightfoot Award for Truth in Podcasting.

We're on the train to the award ceremony as we speak.

Here beside me, as always, is our friend and sound effects robot Lisa,

whose name stands for live-in-studio audience.

It is a great honor, Deborah, not just for you and me, but for our loyal listeners, our production

crew, and perhaps most importantly of all, me. And I think I speak for all of us when I say,

we get money for this, right? I mean, Deborah, they're going to give us money, right?

Wow, what an inspiring sentiment, Lisa. I hope you wrote that down for your acceptance speech tonight. Also with us to claim the Lightfoot Award is our old producer, Noah Levinson. Welcome back to the big fib, Noah. Oh, thank you, Deborah. It's so good to see you guys again. Oh, that's what you're doing here. I thought you were on the wrong train.

I didn't want to say anything.

No, Deborah invited me back to help you accept the award.

And I'll be recording this special night for our listeners.

Why does he get the award?

He quit the podcast.

Lisa, we've been through a lot with Noah, your hacking crisis, that time you nearly went to prison for cyber espionage.

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