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And on today's show, my guest is someone that all of you should be reading over at canisupis.com.

He's an indispensable part of the Timberwolves writing community.

He's the host of the Paint Points podcast, P-A-Y-N-T-Points.

He's Jake Painting. What's up, Jake? Thanks for getting up early on a Monday morning.

It is Sunday here, but it is Monday morning in Australia. How are you?

Yeah, really well. Thanks for having me. It's a long time coming, the Paint Points Daymore

crossover, so I'm happy to be here

well next time i write a 6 000 word article you could i'll come over on to your pilot we'll

chop it up i think i think your body of work throughout the years more than a 6 000 word article

i i'm off my writing game, man.

It's been, I read, I honestly, I read great articles like yours or from elsewhere, and I'm

like, man, I miss it.

I miss writing.

But as you know, takes a lot of time to write, particularly this article you wrote.

And if those of you listening, don't know, Jake just wrote basically the Leandro Bar Morrow Bible.

I'm going to keep messing up how to say that the whole time.

It's a massive article.

It's really well done, Jake.

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