Hello nerds!

I assume you're a nerd or at least don't mind being called one because you're listening

to a podcast called NerdPoker.

Brian, Sarah, Ken, Chris, Blaine, and of course Sam and Robin all wish you the happiest

of Thanksgiving.

And I am so grateful for you guys.

I think about how much I appreciate you listeners every single day.

I had a weird life and over the course of these last few years, no matter how rough things

have gotten for me, this podcast has been one of the most consistent and gratifying things

that I could turn to and put energy into.

When a lot of things were just sort of on fire, a dumpster, if you will, rolling across

the alley of the apocalypse, flames rocketing up into the sky, toxic fumes pouring out

of it, but I could just look to my left and what is this at the Lightful Podcast that I

can at least make up some monsters for and maybe some maps, maybe some artifacts.

And I know I speak for everybody when I say those of you who can contribute to the Patreon,

and this is not meant to be a plug, but those of you who go that extra mile, oh my god.

This podcast is a gig, you know, I love doing it, we all love doing it, but the fact that

you can make it a gig via that uniquely gratifying platform, it helps all of us in the cast

so much.

There's so many months when touring as a comedian is no longer possible, writing work dries

up.

We've had many moments where we've all as a group, faced cultural and economic shit that

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