Welcome to the Esau McCauley podcast.

I'm your host, Issaa McCauley.

We're joined today by producer Mike.

Producer Mike.

Now, I want to let you all know a little about this podcast because I was told all week

that we're going to do a mailback episode.

Yeah.

And so I just thought that means, you know, we wouldn't have our normal topics.

And so now it's Monday morning here.

You probably see this on Thursday.

I get an email from or text from Mike saying, here are some potential topics for this week's podcast.

I was like, well, why are we doing topics if this was supposed to be a mailbag episode?

And then I realized something, internet, the people who listen to this show, this was Mike eliminating a guest so that he would have more time to shine. This is Mike trying to make his official run for a co-host because he said it was a mailbag, but all of a sudden that he wants to do regular topics.

So, Mike, this is your moment. This is your opportunity to really shine. But I want people to know, we don't have a guest because Mike, as the producer, booked himself as the guest. Like most of your stories, half of that is true and half of it is completely wrong. What did I miss out? No, we were going to do a mailbag. Melbaugh, because we care about the people. That's why we're going to do. And the people sent in questions that weren't. Wow. Are you coming for the audience? You all could do a little better. A little bit better. Okay, then. So you added some topics to kind of. So I gave you some options. Like, if you don't have enough questions here, you want to answer, here are some other things we could talk about. I apologize for that. And... And... One of those things he saw... One of the things. Was me trying to help you. Help me? How are you going to help me? Because I think you have a book coming out, right? I do have a book coming out. And it's a children's Bible, right? Yeah, I love the kids. You love the kids.

Oh, for those of you, those of you who are listening instead of watching, he just pulled out a copy of my new book, God's Colorful Kingdom. I don't know why it's standing there. Well, because you saw your publisher, who I should remember. Tendale. Tendale, of course, we love Tendale.

We love Tendale. They're the best. And their generosity, they gave us some free books that you have

signed. What if? So the people get these for free? And we're going to have me sell work.

I'm glad you asked you saw. Okay.

We're going to do a giveaway.

Uh, so here's how it's going to work. You have to do one of these five things. One of the five things. I'm going to repeat them. Go ahead. Number one. All right. You got to follow the ESA Macaulay podcast. No, no, no. the Esau-McCaulley podcast, wherever you're listening to podcasts.

Oh, follow the podcast.

So subscribe, follow whatever it is on your player.

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