Hey, everyone. It is me again. So I have a quick announcement. We have a new kid's book out. I cannot tell you how excited I am to have this book in the world. It is a book I made for the 11-year-old, the 10-year-old version of myself and my own son who's 10. It is called the explorer's guide to inventing the world. And so if you have any kid in your life who loves nerdy stuff, loves to talk about

electricity or fusion or how metal is smelted, whatever it is, this book is for them.

It is a journey all around the world to unusual, interesting places, but it's also a

connected web through the history of invention, how we got from fire to writing to steam engines,

and so much more. For the STEM kid in your world, this book has their name written all over it. Okay, I'm going to stop gushing,

but the Explor's Guide to Inventing the World, go get it wherever you get your books from,

go to your indie shop, and ask them to stock it. I am just incredibly proud of this thing.

Okay, on to the show. Hi, this is Dylan.

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Tell me those stories after the beep.

Hey, I'm Daniel. My commute. Well, it's only one block. I literally live around the corner from where I work. It's short, but honestly, it's really special. I live in work in Washington nights.

I've been here for nearly 20 years, and even though my commute is basically a few steps,

those steps are full of little things that make this neighborhood feel like home.

Most mornings during my short commute, I hear,

Good day, how's ta?

That's a simple, what's up? How you'm a little What's up?

How you doing?

Sometimes it's from a neighbor,

sometimes from someone who's coming through

the community center that I run.

Folks I've helped find housing,

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