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Hi, I'm Mike Rowe and I got nothing against celebrities.

In fact, I just interviewed Rob Lowe and Jason Alexander and they were terrific, but usually I interview people you've never heard of.

The plumber who makes 250 grand a year, the first responders who risk their lives to save complete and total strangers,

and the mad scientists who are about to change the world with a better mousetrap.

Those are the kinds of people I usually interview on the way I heard it, and you're officially invited to give it a listen wherever you listen to podcast.

Hello everybody, this is Jennifer Matarise, and before I get started with the episode today, I'd just like to take care of the usual housekeeping.

As I've already mentioned in previous episodes, I've put paid requests on hold for the time being. When I get through my backlog, I shall start up all over again. Until then, I'll be

working through that list with the occasional episode of my choice. The subject from this

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