Hey, it's Micah. Before we get into the show, I want to talk to you about something really important.

December is the month of giving and receiving, and I want to tell you a bit about what I've worked on this year,

thanks to your support. I reported on my

fraud experience as a federal witness in the Oath Keeper's January 6 trial. I did an

episode all about the science of sound featuring Robert Krollwich.

There was my piece about the experiments in worker-owned media, and more recently my piece about

the first boom and bust cycle of the podcast economy. The deep dive into

Leonard Leo, the midweek podcasts, Brooks big essays, everything you hear each week on the show takes time and money.

Not to mention a whole lot of teamwork from producers Eloise, Molly, Becca, and Candace,

along with our audio whiz Jen and our Fearless EP Cat.

Look, it's no secret that it's a bit rough out there for high quality journalism.

But the stakes right now couldn't be any higher with

the presidential election just around the corner. For better or worse, media

coverage is probably going to play a big role in who ends up getting elected and

next year we plan to be even more ambitious so please head to on the media

dot org amazing gifts. Brooke has a new batch of her famous hand crocheted hats to keep you warm.

We're also offering O.T.M.'s first ever t-shirt, which is yours for $12 a month,

but it goes away on January 1st, so don't wait to support our show.

Head to on the media.org slash donate.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Enjoy the show.

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

I'm Brooke Gladstone.

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