All right, real quick, before you skip ahead, I just want to remind you that this here is a free

first hour version of the show, and every interview has a second hour for plus members in

what is now one of the longest running and most successful sponsor-free podcasts on this

island earth.

I think I can say that.

A plus membership is eight bucks a month, and you get the five ongoing two-hour interviews I do each month,

as well as access to the full archive going back to the beginning, no seasons or tears or gimmicks like that,

just hundreds of interviews that have always been free of ad breaks, well-edited, information-rich, in-depth explorations of all sorts of things

with tons of amazing guests.

Lots of timeless classics that get far beyond the stories of the week and the politics of the day.

You know if plus is for you or not, but I do want to add just a few more bits of information

so you have the best experience if you do come over.

The easy way to get started is to use the links right at the top of the show notes or at

the hiresidechats.com, and then when you sign up, look out for a welcome email that includes

a custom RSS link that you can easily add to any podcast player with a simple copy and paste.

No need to mess with a username and password

because God knows we've all had more than enough of that. But you can still use the credentials

to log into the website where you can rate the shows, engage in the comments, or forums with

other plus members, and check out the archive based on categories and topics that make it much

easier to find the

stuff you'll like best. A second sign-up option is to get Plus through Patreon. You get all

the same shows, but no access to the site, and the trade-off is that Patreon is a Spotify

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