See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Known for and famous for monkeys. Nobody thinks much about this phrase, so let's have some fun. Let's find out why see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Hey there, folks. Welcome to a whole new podcast episode of podcast, all about why being alive is more interesting than people think it is.

My name is Alex Schmidt and I'm very much not alone. I'm joined by my wonderful co-host, Katie Golden.

Katie, hello, happy Monkey Podcast Day.

I'm so excited for Monkey Podcast Day.

And also, folks, we're past the maximum fun drive and thank you to every single person

who has supported it and backed it and been part of it.

But as part of celebrating that, we kind of stacked up extra special guests to join me

and Katie, not just during, but right after.

And what a special guest this week.

He is a old pal of ours.

He is a best-selling author.

His upcoming next book is the third in the Zoe Ash series.

It is Zoe is too drunk for this dystopia.

Available for pre-order now.

Pre-order books.

It's what authors depend on and what makes books sing in the world.

But we are so happy to be joined by author, TikTok star, and so much more,

Jason Pargin. Jason, hello.

TikTok star. That's how the world's going to remember me, isn't it?

Feels good, right?

I think those of us who've known you for a while get a kick out of saying it because it's new

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