From the free press, this is Honestly and I'm Barry Weiss.
The very first episode of this show aired in May 2021.
It wasn't with a celebrity or a statesman.
It was with a man named Majdi Wadi, a Palestinian-American business owner based in Minneapolis,
whose livelihood had been decimated
because his daughter had tweeted some terrible things as a teenager.
I remember from that conversation, Majdi told me, this is not America.
I have the right to say what I believe and what I don't believe and I have the right to agree or disagree with you.
In America, we judge people as individuals.
It was exactly the kind of story that has animated this show and the free press from the very beginning.
A story that complicated what had been a two-dimensional headline and that served to remind us of our most basic values,
values that over the past few years too many seem to have forgotten.
Since that conversation with Majdi Wadi, we have made nearly 400 episodes of Honestly.
We've covered everything from big ideas to difficult debates,
from politics and culture to technology, religion and war.
We've been with you through moments of global crisis, elections and domestic upheaval.
And we've tried to bring you serious thinking,
real disagreement and voices that you just weren't hearing anywhere else.
If I sound Moshi right now, it's because I love making this show, and I'm not done making it.
But as you may have heard, if you have an internet connection,