Hey all, Joe here and you are listening to Under the Influence.

So I just got back from Paris, which was freaking magical. It truly was. I ostensibly went to

finish reporting and researching the Parisian heist.

I just got copy at its back, and I really wanted to show up for this book, if that makes sense.

I wanted to be there one last time to walk the streets, to wander through the halls of the Orsay and the Louvre.

I did not steal anything. I could have. I'll bet I could have if I wanted to, but I didn't.

But I thought about it, thought about how you would do it so I could put it in the book, but I did not, did not steal

anything from the Louvre on this trip. It's not to say that I won't do it when time comes

to promote this book, because as you all know, I'll do anything to sell my books, but, but not,

not on this trip. I did get to go out to O'Vare's, probably saying that wrong,

which is where Vincent Van Gogh lived during his final days, and ultimately where he died,

he painted more than 70 paintings in 70 days. And I visited all of these incredible sites. I visited these museums

dedicated to his work, both in Overe and then, you know, in the bigger museums in Paris.

And I have to say that Joe Van Gogh, Vincent's sister-in-law, the woman who ultimately made him famous,

who is one of the subjects of the Parisian heist, she still gets barely any credit, any credit.

And I'm just so excited for Parisian heist to come out so we can talk more about her story

and her role in all of this. I've been thinking a lot

lately about the stories we tell about women and the stories that we tell about the past, and it

made me really nostalgic for a project that I worked on a long time ago. I've dropped one of these

episodes into this feed before,

but I want to put some more in because I just loved this show. I love this show. I'm thinking

about trying to resurrect it in some form. I've become a huge fan of history podcasts lately.

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