Today on the show, it's a new standard year.

And we've fired our propagandists.

They just, they weren't up to stuff, okay?

Let's talk about where we've been and where this highliner of a podcast is headed.

Okay. Welcome to Gomjabar, your guide to the iconic world of Dune.

We'll be exploring the themes, philosophies, and characters found in the sandy depths of this vast

universe from Frank Herbert's groundbreaking novels to the adaptations on film and TV.

My name is Leo. And my name's

Aboo. Today on the show, we are greeting the new year with open arms. That we are.

Sliggy, slimy, open arms. We are worm-sized on a royal cart and we are excited. Yes. For another year of the Golden Path. And we're excited.

We're excited to talk today about kind of where we're at, where we're going, all of that.

Yeah. Yeah, we started this tradition last year where we had our first state of the Imperium and we

basically kind of openly talked about things that you don't hear a lot of creators and podcasters talk about.

Like we shared what our download numbers were.

We talked about money and how much we wait, how much we spend, all that stuff.

And we sort of shared with you, our listeners and our supporters, what our goals are for

the year and what we're hoping to achieve and where we see this show going and kind of

letting you in behind the curtain on the how, why, what, when, where of this show.

So we're continuing that tradition today. This is our

second official state of the Imperium. We're going to talk about how 2024 went for us. And yes,

we're going to talk about numbers. We're going to talk about money. And we're going to let you in

behind the curtain of Gomjabar. So here's the plan. We're going to talk through, as you said, some numbers behind Gomjabar.

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