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You're listening to Life Kit from NPR.
Hey, it's Mariel.
Normally, my intros for episodes come together pretty quickly.
But for some reason, I got in my head about this one.
I was trying to drum up an anecdote for you.
A time I was struggling with a big decision.
I was like, do I talk about health stuff?
Nah, too personal for this one.
What about a breakup?
Yeah, let's not dredge all that up.
What about my friend's breakup?
I had someone in mind, but they definitely listened to this podcast and they would know I was talking about them.
So I went over to Tony Cavan's desk.
He's the managing editor of standards and practices at NPR.
Asked him to brainstorm with me.