We're going to be.

We're going to see.

The The The Good evening and welcome to Monsters Among Us.

I'm your guide, Derek Hayes.

Normally I'd ask that you step in, shake off the cold, and it maybe offer you a drink.

But, given our current situation, I'm happy reaching out to you over the waves, or rather, through the wires.

But before we get started, I have a bone to pick with a handful of listeners.

Last week, I released another roundtable episode.

We did this to help entertain listeners

and maybe make our current situation melt away for an hour or so.

But a few of you, a dislike that free and completely optional material,

decided to leave me several negative reviews.

You know, there's an easier, less damaging way to get your message across. You can email me.

Shoot us a message on one of our social media platforms. Or if you don't like it, simply skip it.

It's really not that hard. Don't ruin the fun for everyone else,

just so you feel special and important. Oh, and Ellen. Anything below a five-star on the

internet is considered a bad review.

All right, for the 99% of you that that does not apply to, I am sorry, but that rant had to happen.

You know, I've been saying it for years that if you want fresh calls, I have to maintain that stellar rating.

Otherwise, it's incredibly difficult to collect new listeners and harvest new stories.

All right, on with the show. This week has been a bit of a long one, and it's only Wednesday.

So tonight's episode is a grab bag episode. We literally don't know what we're going to get.

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