 I want to take a moment to talk about something I care about, a functioning democracy. Maybe you've noticed this too, but there's been a lot of bad news on that front recently. I know it can be tempting to tune it all out, but it's so important that we stay engaged. The good news is that there are tangible ways we can all help fix things. Here's one way. A bunch of us in the podcast community have partnered with the grassroots organization Represent Us. It's a non-partisan organization spreading the word about efforts to protect our election and pass laws that will make our government truly of, by, and for the people. We're doing this because America faces urgent anti-democratic threats. 19 states passed laws last year that make it harder to vote. Election workers are quitting in droves because of threats and harassment. There's a coordinated campaign to put people in charge of our elections who don't believe in democracy. But there are things we can do together to ensure free and fair elections. If you care about the state of our democracy like we do, it's time for all of us, independents, progressives, conservatives, to put our country over party and take a stand. Head to represent.us slash podcast to learn more. That's represent.us slash podcast.