Hey folks, this is episode number 44 of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating. 4-4. I'm running a membership drive in the run-up to episode 50, which is around the corner. And as part of that drive, I want to ask you about tipping. I think tipping is a pretty American thing, but I think other countries do it too. And I think it's very common to say,

thanks for being friendly to me. Thanks for providing me this coffee. Thank you for playing the

guitar on the street. There's a million cases of doing it. If you're willing to become a

backer of SIFPOD, a supporter of the show, a part of this membership drive, the cost for that

is five U.S. dollars per month. And the thing about five U.S.

dollars per month is if you spread that out over, you know, a weekly show, that's about

$1 per episode. And if you've heard the show, I hope you know that these episodes are

heavily researched. They are tightly edited. I am working full time and around the clock to give you the kind

of podcast you deserve to hear. And I hope you feel like that kind of podcast is worth tipping a dollar.

Please head to siphpod.f fun if you're willing and able to do that. And in the meantime, this new

podcast episode has your name written on it.

On the little coffee cup sleeve, I guess.

It's an okay metaphor.

Enjoy.

Pigeons.

Known for being birds.

Famous for being grayish.

Nobody thinks much about them, so let's have some fun. Let's find out why pigeons are secretly incredibly fascinating. Hey there, folks, welcome to a whole new podcast episode.

A podcast all about why being alive is more interesting than people think it is.

My name is Alex Schmidt,

and I'm not alone. Katie Golden is doing me a big old favor. She was on this podcast just three episodes ago to talk about vanilla. She's stepping right back into guesting because the two of us

doing this topic can make you an episode of secretly incredibly fascinating

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