MegaMaker - Thinking about my brain

I'm headed out on (another!) trip, this time for a wedding.

Before I leave, I wanted to send you three things.

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Draft: I'm 44, and my brain is getting worse 🧠🔥

I'm working on this draft for a future newsletter/blog post.

If you want to read it in its current form and give me feedback/comments, it's here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15mrg8c3HGKEJyC9tgSwBVuIvWPYUr9Xw0fEkReRH0Fw/edit#heading=h.kgdbinp41iso

If you have thoughts, please comment on the Google Doc or reply to my email.

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Today is International Podcast Day!

I'm doing a deal for people who want to try Transistor and podcasting:

👉 40% off for 4 months of podcast hosting when you use this link

I'd love to see more people start a podcast!

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SwagFan update

Thanks to everyone who gave such nice feedback about the "pipeline problem," my hiring Ferdinand over the summer, and our project, SwagFan. I just recorded a new video demo:

video preview

We're still working towards a launch, likely sometime after October 18th.

🙏 Thank you so much to the ten people who signed up for early access!

(If you want to try it out, it's a 14-day free trial, then $99 / year; sign up here)

Cheers,
Justin Jackson
@mijustin

PS: If you're a Transistor customer, we're holding a contest for anyone who publishes an episode today.

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