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And now your host, Eric Mataxis.

Hey there, folks. Welcome to the Eric Mataxas show.

As I have promised you in the past and continued to do, I have fascinating conversations

on this program with fascinating people about wonderful subjects.

I am really thrilled to have back on

the program, my friend Karen Swallow, Pryor, who is a celebrated English professor at Liberty University

and an author. Karen, welcome back. It's good to be back with you, Eric. You, um, time of crisis. You really have been

through a lot since I've last spoken with you. I can hardly believe it. I don't know, uh, if you

want to touch on that briefly before we get into Jane Austen. Sure. Yeah. I mean, basically

almost two years ago, I was, uh, in downtown, uh, Nashville, Tennessee. I was, basically almost two years ago, I was in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, actually going to a meeting with the publisher for this series that I have.

And I stepped into a crosswalk and didn't see the bus coming until it hit me.

And so I was hit by a bus spent six

eight days in Vanderbilt hospital, came home, recovered, and I'm pretty much fully recovered now,

but it was quite a traumatic experience. It's unbelievable. You get to go through the rest of your

life now saying I was hit by a bus I mean almost worth it I'm sure

it's not worth it but my goodness well look it's just great to see you looking like your old self

I mean you don't look like you were hit by a bus or anything so I'm just glad to be able to see you

thriving with all the books behind you. I got so excited when I

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