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Danny: For regular listeners of
the show you'll have noticed has

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been a bit quiet here since Season
4 launched earlier this year.

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Instead of the usual weekly episodes,
only the first two were published.

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And then silence.

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I sincerely apologize for this.

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It was definitely not the intent.

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Here's what happened.

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As you know, the show features podcasters
opening up about their personal stories.

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These are stories that may not
have been heard before in public

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and can be very raw and emotional.

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And I sincerely thank all of my guests so
far for being so open with those stories.

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This can lead to emotions in me coming
to the fore when the struggles of a

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guest, or ones that I've been through
myself, or loved ones around me have.

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Some of you may know this about me from
an earlier episode, where I spoke with my

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wife, but I was diagnosed with depression
and anxiety around four years ago.

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For the majority of the time,

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it's something I can manage, but now and
again, the shadows block out the light.

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This has been particularly true with
COVID and its impact on all our lives.

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Everything has changed.

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And sometimes it's hard to see where
this might end, especially when

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you have two young kids that you do
everything you can to protect in a

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world where not everyone wants to be
part of that same protective community.

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Anyhoo...

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As a result of the increased emotions
from the stories shared by my guests,

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and sheer fight or flight exhaustion and
trying to keep my family safe, I decided

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to take a mental health break where I
could focus on the lighter side of life.

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Summer at the beach, getting out
on the lake, or just experiencing

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the beautiful natural surroundings
of where we're fortunate to live.

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And it was exactly what I
needed to refresh both my

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creative and personal energy.

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So Podcaster Stories will return
very early in the new year.

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I have some amazing guests lined
up and each one has an incredibly

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inspiring story to share.

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In the meantime, to keep the podcasting
juices flowing, I've just launched a new

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show called Memories of 3DO, which looks
at the history or a gaming console classic

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that was ultimately doomed to fail.

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This is a fun little project for me
and may lead to others in a series.

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I'm a gamer at heart, an old school
gamer that is, and I love the old

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consoles, so we'll see, see how it goes.

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The show is snackable content with each
episode less than five minutes long.

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So if classic video games are your
thing, hop on over to 3dopodcast.com

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and you can find out more about it.

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Thanks so much for being part of
the Podcaster Stories community, and

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thanks so much for your messages and
emails asking if everything was okay.

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I sincerely, truly appreciate them.

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Until the next time,
stay safe and take care.