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Before we begin some housekeeping and news, first I want to thank my newest patrons on Patreon.

Evelyn and Marina, whom I'd like to welcome back, and I'd also like to thank Marina and

Joe for the generous increase in their patronage.

Thanks so much for your support.

If you enjoy or admire my show, the way to ensure that I'll be able to keep doing it

is to pledge any amount of support

on Patreon. And in exchange, you'll get some bonuses like ad-free episodes, teasers, and early

episode release. And hopefully, if more support enables me to teach less, I'll start putting out

bonus blind spot episodes on there.

As it is now though, with my teaching schedule as hectic and grading essays as time-consuming

as it has become, I have to take a hiatus again.

Like last year, after a couple of Halloween-themed episodes, starting with this one, I won't

be putting any new episodes in the feed for a month or two.

I might drop in a bonus interview I'm setting up, or a talk I'm giving at an upcoming conference,

but no new fully researched and produced episode probably until Christmas, and therefore

I'll be pausing the Patreon campaign until my return. I encourage new patrons to pledge, though,

nonetheless. And one more piece of news, I'll be traveling to Cambridge, Massachusetts,

for the Sound Education Podcasting Conference at Harvard on November 2nd and 3rd, and I'll be giving a talk

on Saturday the 3rd. I hope to record it and throw it up on my feed,

but if any listeners are able to get tickets and get to Harvard, I'd love to meet some of you.

My talk is about the value of exploring dubious stories for the purpose of encouraging critical thinking.

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