Dear Reader,

Last Friday, after a week of recording, working long hours, and almost losing my voice, I finally published the Trailer for Season 2. It felt scary to finally share this with the world, but I pushed through.

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I spent most of last week inside this closet recording (check out this video to see the process). Even though I swear I’ve seen a ghost in there before, my trusty sidekick Willis kept us safe.

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While recording inside that closet, one of the things that I say in the first episode is this:

Please SHARE THIS LINK - or just forward this whole dang email. I would be extremely grateful!

My goal is to hit 1,000 unique listeners before the podcast fully launches....which will be in a couple of weeks.

So far I’m about one third of the way there….but if you each shared this with at least two people who you thought would enjoy listening, I’m pretty sure that goal would be in sight.

As a producer, it’s hard not to feel guilty about asking for help, and then again for more help. Because the truth is that, even when we work alone a story like this is not made alone….it’s made up of many many voices, who all contribute immensely to the narrative.

When we were on the ship, one of the most valuable things I learned was a system of communicating called 4Mat. It’s used in many disciplines to engage with an audience (or students, or investors) and the idea is that you engage in a way that connects with all types of learners.

Here's how I translated the idea: Say the same thing four different ways to make sure you connect with those folks who are analytical, those who are practical, those who are theoretical....and those who need to connect before they can understand.

We got a chance to put these new skills to the test by delivering our own story in something called Symposium @ Sea (last week we heard about Dr. Sarah Lucas’ stirring talk).

Now here I was, with a bunch of scientists, trying to figure out how I could explain to *how* I make stories (up until then, I might have said I just sit down and do it, but that wasn’t going to cut it).

As I sat up late at night worrying how I was going to do this. How could I communicate, in an engaging way, that this entire project wouldn’t exist without all the generous souls who spoke bravely, who shared thoughts with me, or who contributed to the group conversation, while we were on the ship?

Finally, I came up with a solution. I would provide an example of how it is that I do this...by getting the women in the room to help me make up a story on the spot.
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The story is hilarious...and it sort of makes sense, but it’s not going to win any awards!
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But the point I wanted to make to them, which I will say here again, is that making this story is an act of doing it together.

And I couldn’t do it without all of them, and this podcast wouldn't exist without all their voices, even the ones you can't hear.

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Sending audio love,

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