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I'm Noelle Heister Crow.

And I'm Tom Crow.

We're happy to get back to regular recording finally. Yes.

And we have all the thanks to our supporters.

Those who have stuck with us during our unplanned hiatus have been real heroes.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Yes, we owe you a lot. These 10 months were a really rough stretch

with my Montessori training taking up all of my time. But that is done. I have completed

the coursework and I'm able to get back to other parts of life like this podcast. Yes. It was

difficult to put all of this aside, but we are so happy to be back

behind the microphones and sharing these stories. Also, we're back to planning pilgrimages.

We may take a small group to Kentucky later this summer, like maybe eight people, if you're

interested, email us at feedback at Americancathichist history.org. But we're planning two

pilgrimages for the summer of 2025, definitely back to Kentucky then, and working on details

for Wisconsin. But more details on both of those later this year. Yeah, I cannot wait to get back

on the road, sharing those experiences and praying together in those amazing

places. So, you know, but all that said, let's get to what we're really here for. I'm so excited.

Dantda, da, it's on with the show. Today, we're talking about one of the greatest popular singers

of the 20th century, Perry Como. Como isn't quite as widely known nowadays as his contemporaries, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra,

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