This is an I-Heart podcast.

Guaranteed Human.

Hey, this is Annie.

And Samantha.

And welcome to Stuff When Ever Told You, production by Heart Radio.

And we are once again so happy to be joined by the marvelous, the magnificent Bridget Todd.

Welcome, Bridget.

Thanks for having me back.

Always such a pleasure.

It is.

It really is. I look forward to talking to you every time, even though the topics we tackle famously not so easy.

I always say this. I swear I'm a happy person who is drawn to happy things. Something about, let's just be real. It's, there's a lot of misery out there, and sometimes I end up covering it on podcast.

But I am a happy person who is drawn to happy things.

Don't get interested.

Exactly.

The reality is, as much as we would love to be happy, go lucky, all of the things that

are happening, we can't ignore.

And it just happens that these things are really gross and sad.

And,

you know,

if I have to be given sad news or really gross information,

having someone as upbeat as you bringing it to me,

...