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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Talk Nerdy.

Today is Monday, November 17th, 2025, and I'm the host of the show, Dr. Kara, Santa Maria.

And before we get into this week's episode, I want to thank those of you who make Talk Nerdy

possible. As I always say at the top of the show, Talk Nerdyism will always be 100%

free to download as long as we can keep making episodes. We're on episode 577 right now.

And so your support has made this show possible for these 10 plus years. I just, I can't believe it.

The platform we use currently is Patreon, and you can pledge your support on an episodic basis.

Any amount helps to pay for the folks who make this show keep going. This week, I want to

thank the top patrons, including Chuck Buell,

David J.E. Smith, Daniel Lang, Mary Neva, Joseph Lamore, Anu Baravage, David Compton, Brian Holden,

Gabrielle F. Harmiro, Ulrika Hagman, Pasquale Jalati, and Joe Wilkinson. Thank you all so much. And there's so many more of you

who didn't denote the tier and, you know, for the shoutout at the top of the show, or who

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