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Hello, and welcome to cool people who did cool stuff,

your weekly reminder that for all of the bad things happening in the world,

there are people who are preventing the worst of it,

and often even making things better.

I'm your host, Marjorie, and this week, it's just you and me, dear listener.

I've been enjoying doing these guest list episodes sometimes

because it gives me a bit more time flexibility,

but also because it lets me tell stories in a different way.

And don't worry, I'm going to continue to have guest episodes and interview episodes.

All kinds of episodes.

All kinds of ways to tell you about cool people who did cool stuff.

But this is one where I just tell you.

This week, and I believe next week as well, I've got quite the story

for you. I'm excited about this one. I probably say that about every episode, but it's true.

I wouldn't do episodes I wasn't excited about, which is honestly kind of amazing that that's true.

If anyone's ever wondering, like, they don't tell me what I can and can't talk about.

So, this story is the story of the birth of the harm reduction movement,

the story of people providing needles and overdose prevention to drug users.

It's a story that ties in so many elements familiar to the people who listen to the show.

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