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Just a heads up, there is a smidge of colorful language in this episode.

I mean, I think it is very well-placed cursing.

I'm going to let you be the judge.

Okay, here's the show.

Is there anything in your life that has felt predestined?

I guess, no, I've never felt that anything was predestined.

I've just felt as if every now and then it feels like a meteor shower

and like good fortune falls into my life like that. I'm Rachel Martin and this is Wildcard,

the game where cards control the conversation. Each week, my guest chooses questions at random.

Pick a card one through three.

They're questions about the memories, the insights, and the beliefs that have shaped

their lives.

It was the most positive experience of my life because I exceeded all of the limits of what

I thought I was capable of.

This week, comedian and actress Jenny Slate is playing the game.

Wow, I'm nervous. Why? Okay. Whatever.

Okay, so this is our very first episode, and I want you to understand how this whole thing came about.

I spent a lot of years hosting news shows at NPR, and I got really tired of covering stories that reinforced how bad

everything in the world was. Basically, I was burned out, but it was also bigger than my job.

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