You know, it's fair to say that this little engine that could, the higher side chats,

is one of the longest running and most successful ad-free podcasts in internet history.

Not really because I'm so great, but because the ad creep is everywhere.

It's two, then four, then six.

It's invading paid subscriptions even with a price hike almost every other year.

It's why we have to scroll further and further down just to find anything we're actually

looking for.

But it's kind of nice to know there are at least a few places left that have not surrendered

and are holding their ground.

Really, thanks to community support in one way or another, which is also related to how

much value it provides to the individuals who cross over.

And THC Plus members have over a decade's worth of uninterrupted and well-edited interviews

with some of the best guests and researchers in the alternative everything space,

750 plus episodes with probably something like 550 plus unique guests with some fairly

advanced search functions built right into the hiresidechats.com.

Even free first hour listeners have plenty to play around with there, including getting

the closing songs if you don't hate them, and searching that very big archive for the free shows.

But if you like what I do and respect the commitment to sponsor-free independence,

think about how much more there is in all those extended episodes

where the conversation continues to get deeper into a guest's work,

or we can get their thoughts on adjacent or more bizarre things,

or get into the thornyer topics that I've even had guests on occasion say they wouldn't want to talk about in the free first hour.

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