Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in

Now I know how Michael Corleone feels. After yesterday's post about shifting the podcast format around in a major way, I received this email:

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I guess it's back to more frequent podcasting. :-) So, here's what we're going to do--we'll continue with the educational series, but perhaps in shorter chunks with less "glitz." (After all, you're tuning in for the info, not the pretty music intro and outro.) That will at least cut down on some of the post-production that usually takes place. Thanks for your continued support as I work my way through this maze!