Hey insiders, Creed here.

This is a recording of my weekly note, Reflections on Cafe.

As always, write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters at cape.com.

We'd love to hear from you.

Dear listener, does it feel a little like Thanksgiving?

Note the date, April 15th.

It's tax day.

Actually, it's not, because the federal government gave us a stay until May 15th this year.

Death and taxes may be certain, but the dates those debts come due are not.

Reprieves on either score are a reason for thanks.

So that's the kind of mood I'm in.

On the occasion of the 100th episode of Stay Tuned back in 2019, I used this space to

take stock of how far cafe had come and to give thanks.

I love my weekly conversations, both with Anne Milgram and also with the multitude of guests.

I have been alternately moved, educated and inspired over the scores of interviews I've

had the privilege to conduct.

Often in these discussions, I am learning along with you, discovering new information at

the same time you are.

I am simultaneously learning about the guest, the topic, and sometimes also about myself.

I have very often been inspired, more than I expected to be, by the modesty of Robert

Carro, the intelligence of Gary Casparov, the wit of Nina Totenberg, the passion of

Shannon Watts, the fiery eloquence of Steve Schmidt.

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