Folks, you're about to hear episode number 41 of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating.

4-1. That number has gotten me thinking about another number coming up. 50, 50 entire episodes

of this show is around the corner. I want to celebrate that, and I want to celebrate by giving

backers of this show more benefits than ever before.

So we're doing a membership drive. That's what I'm telling you before this episode starts.

The full details are at siftpod.fun. fun. The short version is that if enough listeners step up,

if enough people become backers, every current and new backer will get commemorative art for

episode 50. They'll get other new benefits for every week of the podcast. And if this drive works out,

we'll be able to do something great for guests of this show because they, you know, deserve

something for their labor. So there's never been a better time to back the podcast.

Please go to siftpod.fod.fun and do that thing.

I'm thrilled about what we're building here.

I'm thrilled about the idea of you becoming a part of it.

And, oh yeah, I am thrilled about vanilla.

Vanilla.

Known for being a flavor., famous for being a bean.

Nobody thinks much about it, so let's have some fun.

Let's find out why vanilla is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Music incredibly fascinating. Hey there, folks, welcome to a whole new podcast episode.

A podcast's all about why being alive is more interesting than people think it is.

My name is Alex Schmidt, and I'm not alone.

Today I'm joined by Lydia Bug and Katie Golden.

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