Hello, everyone, and welcome to Talk Nerdy.

Today is Monday, June 30th, 2025, and I'm the host of the show, Dr. Kara Santa Maria.

We are on episode 557 of Talk Nerdy, and the way that we keep making episodes week

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All right.

Let's get into it.

So this week I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Sarah Boone.

She's a freelance writer and editor.

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