Hi there, my name is Zach Twomley, and you're about to listen to the latest episode of the

First I Anniversary Project. This, of course, is a listener-supported podcast. I am very, very

busy at the moment, but I'm able to justify it because you guys are so great at supporting me.

Currently, I have two jobs, this podcast, and also lecturing in university, both of which jobs I really enjoy. But yeah, sometimes

when you've got a lot of work and you've got a lot of work load and you've got a lot of work to

take home with you, it can sometimes seem like all you do is work, work, work, as Rihanna says.

Unlike Rihanna, though, we are supported by some fabulous people on Patreon.

So, as a handy segue, which was probably the strangest thing I've ever done,

head on over to patreon.com for it slash when diplomacy fails to give a little bit every month

and get an awful lot back in return.

An hour of extra content is yours for $5 a month. For $2 a month,

you get these episodes ad-free and also accessing these scripts. For $6, you get to play

the delegation game, which involves you designing an avatar and then sending him to Paris

and letting me know that he's on his way and we can then see what he gets up to.

It'll probably be pretty crazy considering the fact that we recently had several casualties

in the Hotel Twomley and everyone had to move to the Hotel Zachary.

Oh yes, I'm naming the hotels after myself because I'll never get a chance to do that at any other time in my life, so I might as well take that opportunity now. The delegation game is crazy, it's so much fun, but it also takes a good bit of work in preparation

to get through. I have been asked before how I managed to do all this stuff, and again,

I have to emphasize it wouldn't be possible without you guys, without you guys supporting me

and egging me on to just do more history already, darn it,

I wouldn't be in this position right now.

I also wouldn't be lecturing any university in the first place,

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