Some Valentine’s Gratitude

I’ll be recording my ninth episode of the podcast this weekend, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so I wanted to take a moment to send this little love letter to my listeners.

With all the options you have for filling your leisure hours— I mean seriously, have you been keeping up with The Last of Us?— I appreciate you taking the time to listen to this little amateur podcast. Gathering the latest data from Apple, Google and Podtrac it seems that there are. . . not fucking many of you. A couple few dozen per episode. For my frequent flyers, I now recognize you by IP address (I’m talking to you, Greg). But I’m good with that. As my friends in stand-up comedy know, a couple dozen people is not an empty room. And I would keep having these conversations even if no one were listening. I am as delusional as Kramer in his home studio.

That said, professional poker player and cognitive researcher Annie Duke advises us to enter any endeavor with exit criteria, lest we play a losing hand too long. So what is my plan? Simple: 100 episodes.

I will keep cranking out BSM episodes until I hit the triple digits. At that point, I’ll reevaluate. Maybe it will be out of my system then, or maybe I’ll decide to just keep going like Thelma and Louise. In any case, a century or bust.

So thanks again, constant listener. Keep reading, listening, and watching. If you’re of a mind, give us a share or a nice rating. Or better yet, take a full draught of the kool-aid and come talk about your favorite book, song, and movie.