Hey, everybody. This is Paul. Thank you for listening. I have some things to say, but thank you for caring. Thank you to those of you who share the show, who are part of the conversation on social media, and for the support, both moral and financial. It's kept this thing going. And I don't say that lightly. This show has been able to exist all these years because of

the generosity of a handful of people in the audience. It's not backed by a network. It's not boosted

by algorithms or, or big promotions. It lives and breathes because of its patrons and its donors.

And I'm grateful every episode.

Now, if you're wondering what's coming up,

I've got Disney's Hercules and the hunchback of Notre Dame on the docket,

with an eye on Disney's Robin Hood and the Sword and the Stone.

And on the more adult end, I've got Blade Runner in the pipeline.

I'm looking at titles like Titanic, The Greatest

Showman, Goodfellas, interview with the vampire, all live action films that were massive hits

adapted from popular books. Now, listeners in the public audience are listening to episode 19C,

The Prince of Egypt, Part 3. but if you're a patreon patron on any

paid tier or a supporter on locals you're on episode 20b jaws part two and i'll talk about that a little

bit more in a minute i'd love to be able to really crank stuff out but i have the same 24 hours as

everybody else and other responsibilities like

we all have. Since the pandemic, this show has survived by listener support. I've tried for

sponsorships. I really have, but the kind that actually pay, the kind where a sponsor gives

you a check to keep the show going, they're not interested.

What you'd get instead are affiliate links, audible codes, you know, 10% off with promo

code story time. And frankly, I'm not especially eager to interrupt the flow of a carefully

created episode to read you ad copy for titanium wallets

or memory foam mattresses. It breaks the immersion, kills the pacing. I hate to listen to it

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