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🗓️ 30 August 2025
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Clear the Decks! We revisit one of our most popular episodes to help you prepare for the return to routine after summer—or anytime you’re gearing up for a change.
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| 0:00.0 | There's something about a love story that takes your breath away, not because it's perfect, |
| 0:05.1 | but because it's impossible. Imagine finding the person you were meant to be with in the very |
| 0:10.3 | place designed to destroy you. Imagine choosing love when everything around you is hate, |
| 0:16.0 | everything designed to strip away hope. That's not just romance, that's survival. That's destiny. That's exactly |
| 0:23.5 | what you'll feel watching bow artists at war. The film opens September 26 and you can visit |
| 0:30.1 | bowmovie.com to see the trailers. If you were moved by Schindler's List or even the |
| 0:36.3 | Bitter Sweet Hope in Jojo Rabbit, |
| 0:38.3 | you'll understand why Bao is different. This isn't just about what was lost, it's about what was found. |
| 0:44.9 | Bow, artist at war, tells the remarkable true story of Joseph Bow, a brilliant artist and master forger |
| 0:51.1 | who risked everything to help others survive. |
| 0:56.9 | BAL Artist at War opened September 26. |
| 1:00.7 | Visit bALMovie.com to watch the trailer and learn more, |
| 1:03.7 | or sign up your organization for a group screening. |
| 1:07.2 | Again, that's BAUMovie.com. |
| 1:10.7 | Lemonada Lemonada. |
| 1:31.5 | Hello, we're here for more happier, a podcast where we get happier. It's the weekend. It's a looser vibe. |
| 1:35.2 | Elizabeth, you know how I always say September is the other January? |
| 1:39.6 | Yes, I do. It's back-to-school energy for us grown-ups. |
| 1:46.0 | That's right. And one of the best ways to channel that energy is to clear the decks. Okay, Gretch, I still cannot believe how big this idea became. When we first did this episode |
| 1:52.2 | in 2023, it really struck a chord with people. They love the feeling of returning random |
| 1:59.2 | objects, deleting apps, finally answering that one email that |
| 2:03.1 | had been nagging at them. Yeah, and I found that I need to do it again every year. These little |
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