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informed food choices and to debunk myths about vegetarianism and animal rights. You can learn

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Hi everybody it's a bit unconventional for me to be here with you so soon after recording an episode.

But I don't know how many of you listen to NPR National Public Radio, but I'm a bit of a junkie.

One of the shows which is carried by some but not all affiliates, so I'm not sure if everybody can

get it, is called LaSho, which is hosted by Harry Shearer, and you know Harry Harry Shearer even if you think you don't.

If you've ever seen this is Final Tapper a Mighty Wind or Waiting for Guffman or even watched

any Simpson's episodes he does a number of voices you know who Harry Shearer is.

Anyway so his weekly show the show is kind of a comedic and satiric look back at the

week's news and it's just really awesome. One of the best parts of the show is a

segment called this week's apologies and it's fantastic. He reads apologies

that have been given by world figures or public figures in the news that week prior.

So I thought of contacting him so that he could include my apology.

In a previous podcast episode on Traveling as a vegan. I talked about my experiences traveling

and eating in Florida and elsewhere. I think I may have said something like

people should just avoid Florida and Montana altogether if they want to eat vegan and I was

I was kidding.

And I know most of you know I was kidding and I think all of you know I was kidding.

But I'd like to make a formal apology.

I've never been to Montana and we really did have a

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