Hi, and welcome to The Origins Podcast. I'm your host Lawrence Krause. I'd like to take a moment to

give you a brief introduction to this exciting new project and to give you a glimpse of what you

can expect from episodes to come. Our goal with the Origins podcast is to create a series of unique and thought-provoking

in-depth discussions with some of the most interesting people in the world about their own

origin stories, their work, and their reflections about issues ranging from politics

to religion, to arts and culture, to science.

In upcoming episodes, you'll hear from

comedian, writer, director, Ricky Jervais,

and Brian May of the legendary rock group, Queen,

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sheldon Glashow,

public intellectual and the father of linguistics,

Noam Chomsky, Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Greenblatt,

Tony Award-winning director, Sir Trevor Nunn, and New York Times columnist Gail Collins, just to name a few.

These conversations will not be interviews. There are wide-ranging discussions between two people with complementary perspectives and differing expertise on a host of issues of current interests.

The audio podcast itself will always be free to download on iTunes or wherever you get your

podcasts.

But video of the full podcast plus additional bonus content will be available to those who choose

to support the program through Patreon.

Support from listeners like you will help continue to make the program possible.

I'm really excited to be embarking on this new adventure with such a wonderful team and an

unprecedented group of guests.

It's my hope that these conversations will provide a feast for the mind, combining entertainment

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