Hello there, and welcome to the Think of Ellis podcast.

My name is Caleb.

Today I am joined by my father, Dr. Scott Keith, and by Adam Francisco, to wish our listeners a very merry Christmas this year.

We've done Christmas episodes, I think basically every year.

We've never just run a normal episode of, for the week of Christmas on the

Thank you, fellas.

So we're going to do the same.

We're using this as a reminder to listeners who maybe listened last week or maybe

to people who skipped last week.

We're using this as a buffer between the Hobbit and the first book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy,

the Fellowship of the Ring, which quick progress check, guys.

How far are we?

Oh, not far enough.

I mean, I'm many hours in in but it's a it's like a

like a 20-hour read just for the first book it's 20-hour read and we've officially used half of our

reading time so that's why i'm doing a i don't think i'm 20 hours a read check book check

adam how far are you about halfway oh good whatever that is I don't I'm not I don't

I don't know what time or how long I've been reading but it's a it's a it's a slow slog I'm

halfway too actually I'm I'm 35 minutes off of halfway so you guys might be uh are you guys are you guys

both listening I'm listening this time.

Hobbit, I read a paper book.

I'm listening this time, mostly because of how much reading there was to do at this particular time of year with other things going on.

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