Hello, we are transmitting to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would

otherwise be lost.

Whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology

to decrypt our transmissions, this is our legacy to you.

This is our time capsule. This is the omnibus. You have accessed entry 1122.

M.A.0624. Certificate number 24581. The second Missouri compromise.

That's a compromise. Well, Linus, welcome to the show.

What can you tell us about where you're calling from and give us a little bit of a bio

for our listeners just so they can get acquainted with you as I am now so well acquainted with you?

Well, yeah.

So my name is Linus Chan.

I am from the great state of Minnesota.

I'm currently living and residing in the Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I am also an immigration lawyer.

I actually teach at the law school at the University of Minnesota,

and I run a legal clinic that represents people who are

held in detention by ICE. Wow. So you're busy now. Yeah. Unfortunately, or, you know, I think it's very

strange because these are very weird times, difficult times. So in some ways, I'm very

busy. But I like to think of it more as like I feel emotionally busy because unfortunately

one of the things that's happening is how much this administration likes to kick people out

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