Hello and welcome to Into the Night, a Finance of Freddy's podcast.

I am your host, Nick, and thank you for listening.

And my friends, new and returning alike, it's that time once again.

Our annual End of the Night question and answer episode has arrived.

Each March, it's become a tradition.

Our community submits questions through our official Discord channel, and with some help from those working behind the scenes,

selecting questions we believe are popular, proactive, and what is worth interrogating. Those questions

are then handed to me in the form of a word document, and I respond in real-time, unfiltered,

unscripted, and grounded in my honest perspective. I'm generally really excited to step into

this with all of you, especially as we approach

a milestone, quite frankly, that still feels surreal.

This August will mark five years of end the night.

Five years.

A span of time that, in retrospect, feels both fleeting and immense.

And I want to take a moment to express my gratitude, because none of this exists without you listening.

This podcast has been one of the most meaningful, creative endeavors of my life, and the fact

that you've chosen to spend your time here.

It is not something I take lightly.

And over the past year, the show has evolved in a way that feels both natural but substantial.

We've elevated the audio quality, revisited and remastered older episodes, and brought long-standing

projects like the Security Bleach audiobook to their conclusion.

At the same time, we've stepped into new territory, covering developments

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