...what you get is the first draft--mistakes and all.

I could lie and tell you that I've been a huge fan forever,

but part of the reason I'm doing this is to be more honest with myself and others.

I heard part of your podcast...

I was instantly hooked!

I like to listen when I paint.

Some days I need music and others I need the voices of strangers talking...

What I love most about the show...

your genuine interest...

you are SO engaged in what they say...

...for that one hour, that one person is the most important person in your universe.

You make them feel important...validate their lives and struggles.

It's contagious.

Your fascination and interest in these people.

...you so often cut to the heart of what these people REALLY have to say.

...what I would say if I was talking to you.

There are two topics that recur in your conversations...

creativity and death.

I understand both very well.

I have a lot to say about both.

A lot that I keep to myself.

#52Letters