Episode 2001: A Podcasting Odyssey

Summary

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Everything Everywhere Daily

Episode 2001: A Podcasting Odyssey

Host: Gary Arndt
Date: December 28, 2025

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Episode Overview

To mark a monumental milestone—over 2000 episodes—Gary Arndt devotes this special and longest-ever show to celebrating the Everything Everywhere Daily audience. Episode 2001 reflects on the podcast’s evolution, the quirks and challenges of running such a prolific show, and most importantly, features heartfelt listener messages from around the world. The episode is a tribute to curiosity, lifelong learning, and the vibrant community built over years of daily episodes covering history, science, geography, culture, and everything in between.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Technical Milestones and Challenges

(03:09–06:55)

• The “E2K Bug”:
  Gary details an unforeseen issue: many podcast players, especially Apple Podcasts, only display the 2000 most recent episodes. This becomes problematic for listeners trying to earn their spot in the Completionist Club.
  Quote:
  “Now that we're past episode 2000, some podcast players have issues when encountering podcasts with more than 2000 episodes… until this episode, episode 2001 goes up, I won’t know whether embedded episodes will function for episode one.” (03:23–04:16)

• Solution Plans:
  Regardless of platform hiccups, Gary promises all episodes will remain accessible, either via the website or alternative methods.

2. Revisiting Old Content

(06:18–07:04)

• Remastering Early Episodes:
  The earliest episodes, recorded with less experience and poorer sound quality, will be periodically remade to meet current standards. Gary notes he won’t release or label them distinctly—they’ll discreetly update in the feed.
  Quote:
  “There are far too many new episodes that I want to do, and the next item on the agenda is…” (06:55)

3. Community Engagement and Acknowledgments

(07:04–08:23)

• Gratitude to Listeners:
  Gary reflects on the surprising size and passion of his audience:
  Quote:
  “When I started this podcast, I had no clue who would be listening… None of you have to listen to this podcast yet you do. Completionist club aside, you don’t get a degree or a certificate for listening.... All of you allow me to have the greatest job in the world where I can learn about whatever I’m interested in and share it with everyone else.” (07:37–08:23)

• Listener Dedication:
  Some listeners have heard every episode multiple times; Gary expresses amazement and deep appreciation.

4. Passing the Mic to Listeners

(08:32–31:25)

Gary turns the episode over to the listeners, featuring an extensive montage of audience-submitted audio messages. This section highlights the diversity and depth of the Everything Everywhere Daily community.

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Notable Listener Quotes & Moments

Personal Impact & Learning

• Melissa’s Reflection on Life-Long Learning:
  “I’m 55 and I feel like time is limited to learn about this amazing world we live in. So thank you for the inspiration to dive deep into new books, new travel, and thanks for the hard work every day.” (09:13)

• Psychologist on Nurturing Curiosity (Anonymous):
  “Given how emotionally draining my work is, I wanted a podcast that was intellect stimulating but not emotionally intense...I thought to myself that I could make listening to all the episodes my New Year’s resolution. Fast forward two years and I still haven’t made it into the completionist club yet. Although I think 2026 will be my year.” (09:56)

• Kevin O’Keefe, Educator:
  “To live, to love, to inspire. I’m an educator, but I cannot tell you when you are curious and you love learning, there’s nothing better than those 15 minutes each day that we all look forward to.” (10:33)

• Alex Landa’s Serendipitous Podcast Discovery:
  “I will never forget for the first time when I was driving to a trade show in Las Vegas...I found your podcast by chance and since then I’m a big fan.” (11:11)

Family, Tradition, and Education

• May Dingman, Homeschooler & Parent:
  “We quickly adopted a new bedtime ritual of listening nightly...Today [my son] is a homeschooler. Not only does he need your episodes to fall asleep, still to this day, we also lean heavily on them as a resource in his education.” (12:23)

• Eliza, Age 12, from France:
  “I’ve been listening to the podcast for four years...Every single episode is so amazing and I love learning about the world, all of the history, the culture, and the scientific facts. I hope you’re able to record another 2,000 episodes.” (22:20)

Crossing Borders & Cultures

• Malcolm Streitfeld, Autistic Anthropology Student:
  “Everything Everywhere Daily has become a huge part of my life, especially because it fuels my natural curiosity about everything in the world… the host, Gary Arndt, is one of my heroes and I hope one day I can travel the world like him.” (13:27)

• Ricardo from Ecuador:
  Shares how Everything Everywhere Daily became a personal link with his late father, helping them connect over shared episodes.
  “So this podcast was great and short enough not to get bored...That will be a bond that I will have with him and thanks to you.” (15:50)

Quirky Listener Moments

• Josh Gazzo, Four-Time Completionist:
  “I am a proud four time Completionist Club member which...falls under the ‘Seek Professional Help’ badge. I wear it proudly.” (19:33)

  About his favorite episode:
  “I started and finished with my favorite episode, the Cannonball Run. It works on a few levels in that it’s both the beginning and the end of a long journey…” (20:04)

• Most Evil Penguin, Age 14:
  “Much to the annoyance of my parents, this podcast is usually on within five minutes upon me waking up…Thanks to Gary, I get smarter every day and get an opportunity to teach something to the people around me as well.” (26:24)

Trivia & Global Curiosity

• Carl from Australia:
  Shares a fun fact about a coal town named Collie, which is not named after coal:
  “I’m currently in a town...called Collie. It’s a coal mining town...it’s actually named after the river Collie, which was named after a person, Alexander Collie. Nothing to do with coal whatsoever.” (17:46)

• Caleb, High School Senior in Idaho:
  Credits the podcast for boosting his school’s scholastics (trivia) team to first place:
  “I’m on my school’s scholastics team...Right now my team is actually in first place for the first time in our school’s history. And I think you were a pretty big part of that.” (23:03)

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Listener Diversity Snapshot

• Listeners span the globe: from the Olympic Peninsula (Washington, USA), West Australia, Ottawa (Canada), Burgundy (France), Ecuador, Flanders (Belgium), Auckland (New Zealand), San Antonio & Dallas (Texas), Michigan, Idaho, Arkansas, San Diego, and North Africa.
• Ages range: from elementary and middle/high schoolers (Eliza, Will, Soren, Most Evil Penguin), to professionals, educators, parents, and even scientific specialists.
• Uses for the show: bedtime ritual, education supplement, knowledge for trivia teams and pub quizzes, intergenerational bonding, pandemic coping, cross-cultural connection, daily curiosity habit, and more.

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Memorable Quotes

• Gary Arndt (Opening Reflection):
  “I figured if I talked about the subjects that I found interesting, that there would be other people out there that would find them interesting too. Well, it turned out that a lot of people were just as curious about the world as I was.” (06:54)

• Listener from France (Marcus Bridge):
  “This is, bar none, the best podcast on the planet. Highly addictive, endlessly educational, and an absolute joy. Santé from the Burgundy!” (22:56)

• Podcasting Expert Chuck Tomasi:
  “You are in rare space with that many episodes, my friend.” (27:16)

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Community Recommendations & Questions

• Episode Requests:

  • Eminent Domain and its history (Scott Jones, Tampa) (14:20)
  • A Space Odyssey / 2001 (Dan, Ottawa) (16:00)
  • Ecuador and Colombia episodes (Ricardo, Ecuador) (15:50)
  • Space law topics (Alex, San Diego) (29:01)

• Listener Question (Kawanda Santos):
  “Out of all 2,000 episodes, what was your favorite one to research and podcast about?” (16:45)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Technical Issues and Remaster Plans: 03:09–07:04
• Gary’s Reflections & Community Gratitude: 07:04–08:23
• Introduction to Listener Montage: 08:23
• Listener Messages (Highlights): 08:32–31:25
• Executive Producer Credits & Patreon Acknowledgment: 31:26–End

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Episode Tone & Style

Gary’s delivery remains conversational, warm, and self-effacing throughout. The listener messages mirror this, radiating warmth, humor, gratitude, and a genuine love of learning. There is an overarching sense of community, curiosity, and mutual respect—a true celebration not just of podcast longevity, but also of shared intellectual adventure.

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Summary

Episode 2001 stands as a loving tribute to Everything Everywhere Daily’s global community. Marked by listener stories and thanks, Gary’s own reflections underscore the rare value of learning for its own sake. From technical hurdles to triumphs of trivia, family bonds to professional inspiration, the podcast’s impact is clear: a small, daily window to the richness of the world, and a reminder that curiosity bridges all divides.

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End of Summary

Transcript

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In particular Apple Podcasts, which is far and away the most popular podcast player for people who listen to this show, it will only serve up the 2000 most recent episodes of a podcast. Obviously, if you're using Apple Podcast, which statistically speaking, 50% of you are, this is going to be a problem if you are trying to listen to every episode. I understand why Apple does this, because most shows with this many episodes are usually news shows that don't have evergreen content, and the more episodes a show has, the larger the RSS file becomes. So until this episode, episode 2001 goes up, I won't know whether embedded episodes will function for episode one. If they do, everything will still be available on the website, and if not, I'll find some way to make the earlier episodes available as they're not going anywhere. I'll let you know of the solution soon, but suffice it to say, all episodes will be available somehow. Next order of business is that some of the very early episodes, the ones I recorded during the first six months of the show, I am going to be redoing. The sound quality of those early episodes was poor, to be generous, and the content was pretty scant. So I'm going to be redoing both the scripts and the recording to bring these episodes up to par. I'm not going to be labeling these any different. They're just going to appear in the feed, and I'm not going to do them all at once. There are far too many new episodes that I want to do, and the next item on the agenda is that I've been talking about doing various things like selling merchandise for years, and I've never done anything about it. And the reason why everything gets put off is that my top priority every day is getting the next show out the door. Well, now that I finally have some help with script writing a few times a week, I'll be able to work more on these other projects and I've actually started and I'll have some more information for you shortly. So with all of that out of the way, 2000 episodes is a lot of episodes. If you only take the content from each episode, average 12 minutes per episode, multiply that by 2000, you get over 16 and a half days of straight audio content. I estimate that I have written over 3 million words writing scripts for every episode. If you multiply the number of times episodes have been downloaded, which is over 55 million. At this point, that is 1,255 years of audio content. When I started this podcast, I had no clue who would be listening. I figured if I talked about the subjects that I found interesting, that there would be other people out there that would find them interesting too. Well, it turned out that a lot of people were just as curious about the world as I was. I don't think that we are the majority, but it turns out there are a lot more of us than I thought. None of you have to listen to this podcast yet you do. Completionist club aside, you don't get a degree or a certificate for listening. Many people, dare I say most people attend college for a degree and don't really care about learning. They take blow off classes and take useless majors in order to take the easiest path. But all of you are willing to take the time to learn without any expectation or reward other than knowledge itself. And whether or not you know it, that is a very rare thing in this world. I want to give a big thanks to all of you who listen every day. I am amazed that there are people who not only listen to every show, but but in some cases, have listened to every show, two, three, and in some rare cases, even four times. All of you allow me to have the greatest job in the world where I can learn about whatever I'm interested in and share it with everyone else. Now, I promised that I would give this episode over to you, the listeners, and I got to admit I was surprised by the response I got. So the rest of this episode will be your messages that you shared with me. Thank you all very, very much for your support over the last 2000 episodes and I'll talk to you tomorrow.

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Gary. To quote a famous philosopher adapted to this situation.

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As my old pappy used.

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To say, remember, the first 2000 are always the hardest. Well done and keep playing. Cheers. So, jk, this is still your fault. You recommended everything everywhere daily like it was just a quick daily listen. And now I'm dropping fun facts in meetings like it's a personality trait. Congratulations, gary, on episode 2000. And JK, I'm sending you the bill for my newly inflated confidence. Hey, Gary, Melissa here. Thank you for the podcast. It's amazing every day to get a little bit of science or history. I'm 55 and I feel like time is limited to learn about this amazing world we live in. So thank you for the inspiration to dive deep into new books, new travel, and thanks for the hard work every day. Hi Gary. I am a psychologist and in January 2023, I was looking for a podcast that I could listen to in the car with my young children. Given how emotionally draining my work is, I wanted a podcast that was intellect stimulating but not emotionally intense. I found everything everywhere daily, which has helped me keep my sanity since it was January when I found it. I thought to myself that I could make listening to all the episodes my New Year's resolution. Fast forward two years and I still haven't made it into the completionist club yet. Although I think 2026 will be my year. Thank you for making a podcast that is engaging but not draining, Gary. Kevin O', Keefe, longtime listener, first time caller. Congratulations on the 2000s episode, Gary. Not to be over the top here, but you think about what makes life worth living. To live, to love, to inspire. I'm an educator, but I cannot tell you when you are curious and you love learning. There's nothing better than those 15 minutes each day that we all look forward to. Something new, to learn something new, to become knowledgeable about. Continue the great work. And by the way, DEZ Bryant, he did catch that ball. Hey Gary, how are you? Alex Landa here, Landa's popcorn. Your friend from Michigan. Congratulations for the 2000 episode. So happy for you. I'm very grateful for all the amazing knowledge I learned from the show. I will never forget for the first time when I was driving to a trade show in Las Vegas. So bored on the desert road on the way there and I found your podcast by chance and I start listening to it and since then I'm a big fan. Been to your party. Love it. Love the show. You're a great guy. Thank you for everything. Looking forward for more episodes. Hey Gary. This is May Dingman, proudly broadcasting from the Olympic Peninsula clubhouse. My son and I stumbled across your podcast back in 2020 when he was only five years old. We quickly adopted a new bedtime ritual of listening nightly. Today he is a homeschooler. Not only does he need your episodes to fall asleep, still to this day, we also lean heavily on them as a resource in his education. I am finding that it doubly fulfills my thirst for knowledge. Filling in those gaps from my public school time learning is a lifelong quest. We are forever grateful to you, Gary. Congratulations on Tuesday. Thousand episodes and may we look forward to thousands more. Hello, my name is Malcolm Streitfeld. I'm autistic and I have been listening to everything Everywhere Daily since June 12, 2023 with the Gunung Pradesh episode. I am an anthropology major at Rhode Island College and a environmental studies minor. I discovered this podcast accidentally while while looking for While looking for more ways to get engaged with that type of media. I was just kind of randomly browsing the Apple store when I accidentally came across this one and I had never heard of Gunang Pradesh, so it interested me, so I decided to check it out. Since then, Everything Everywhere Daily has become a huge part of my life, especially because it fuels my natural curiosity about everything in the world. And the host, Gary Arden, is one of my heroes and I hope one day I can travel the world like him. And I always look forward to writing poetry on what I hear every morning. So thank you. I'll send congratulations once you hit 20,000. Just kidding. Great job. I was just searching up great podcasts and found Everything Everywhere daily. Here's to 2,000 more. Gary. Hey Gary, this is Scott Jones from Tampa. I think an interesting episode would be Eminent Domain. It's history and how it's viewed in the United States in major Supreme Court cases. Thanks. Love your show. I don't remember when I discovered your podcast, Gary, but I'm glad that I did every single day. Refreshing, invigorating, full of knowledge, and never pretentious. You're the podcast that I compare all other podcasts too. Thank you for what you do and I wish you another 2,000 episodes on your podcast. Congratulations and thank you. Hi Gary, I'm Ron Johnson. When I was in college, they said it was impossible to study Everything Everywhere, and if I wanted to learn about anything very well, I'd have to devote four years to it. Now here you are, offering detailed information on just about anything I'd like to learn every morning before breakfast. Thank you Gary, for doing the impossible every day. I first started listening to Everything Everywhere two or three years ago when I was a middle school social studies teacher. I would Google podcast about the subjects I was teaching and invariably Gary would have a podcast on that subject. So I used Everything Everywhere to educate not only myself, but also my students. When I heard about the Completionist Club, of course I had to go back to the beginning and listen to all of the episodes, and my life has been richer and fuller because of it. I've learned about things that sometimes I didn't even know existed. And even when they're complicated subjects like science or math, which are not my forte, I still listen to all of it and I still pick up some nugget of wisdom. So thank you Gary, for all that you do. I am happy to be a part of the Facebook community also and be Company was such curious and eager to learn. Like minded people. Great job. Keep it up please. Hi Gary, my name is Dan Levesque. I'm from Ottawa, Canada and a member of the Completionist Club. For your 2000 first episode, I would suggest that you talk about obviously the movie A Space Odyssey 2001 by Stanley Kubrick. Happy holidays. I don't know how I first came across everything everywhere daily. It was early 2022. What I do remember is just being super connected to the podcast. Finally a little bit of knowledge I could take every day. That wasn't too much, wasn't too little, but was just the right amount of information to learn about a new subject. And I could always dive deeper to learn more. Hey Gary. And hello podcast. My name is Kawanda Santos and I was first introduced to this podcast by my girlfriend. She's a huge fan of this podcast, Shout Out Kylie. I just want to know, out of all 2,000 episodes, what was your favorite one to research and podcast about? Thank you. Hola, Gari. Greetings here from Ecuador. This is Ricardo. Just wanted to congratulate you on the podcast. Not yet a completionist, I wanted to tell you a quick story. Unfortunately, my father passed several months ago, but this podcast was a huge link between us. I would share episodes that I knew he would like. He was a history buff, geography, just general knowledge. So this podcast was great and short enough to not getting bored. So thank you for that. That will be a bond that I will have with him and thanks to you. So keep doing your thing. Give us some Ecuador Colombia episodes. I know you've traveled a lot, so thanks a lot. Take care. G', day, Gary. It's Carl from the Perth Completionist Club. I'm sure you're the king of pub trivia, so I thought I'd share a little bit of trivia for you that.

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Sure nobody else cares about.

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I'm currently in a town in the West Australian coal fields called Collie. It's a coal mining town, obviously, but it's actually named after the river Collie, which was named after a person, Alexander Collie. Nothing to do with coal whatsoever. Anyway, cheers for 2,000 episodes, mate. Have a good one.

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Hi Gary, this is Josh from Dallas, Texas, and a card carrying member of the Dallas chapter of the Completionist Club. I actually discovered your podcast back in 2022 from an ad from my podcast app, Overcast, and I've been an avid listener ever since. You and I may not agree on which football team is the best in the world, but we can both agree that learning can be fun. Keep up the good work and I hope that we have a great year coming up in 2026.

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Hello Gary, I'm Sebastian Solis. I live in San Antonio, Texas and I first came across your podcast when my mom introduced me to it. We first listened to the episode about Canadian geography last year. I liked it, it was really funny and I used to be part of the Completionist Club but I fell back. But I'm trying really hard to get back in. I love your podcast and I'd really like it if you put this on the 2000 first episode. Please give give my warmest regards to everybody who is part of the Completionist Club and yeah, I really like your podcast. Never Stop doing it. Hi Gary, this is Josh Gazzo here in Virginia's Blue Ridge. I started listening to everything everywhere daily sometime in 2021. I am a hospital based physician and through the darker days of the pandemic. Your podcast helped expand my curiosity through those challenging times and helped me remember that there was still a big wide world outside. I am a proud four time Completionist Club member which based on your most recent classification, falls under the Quote Seek Professional Help end quote badge. I wear it proudly for my third and fourth trips through the catalog.

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I started and finished with my favorite.

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Episode, the Cannonball Run. It works on a few levels in.

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That it's both the beginning and the end of a long journey, as well.

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As the unique circumstances associated with the pandemic that mean the current records for the coast to coast race may never be broken.

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Thank you for all you do and here's to many, many more episodes.

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Hey Gary, thank you for all your great episodes. Whether I'm traveling or in conversation with friends or colleagues, your little tidbits of information have always given me such an advantage. Plus you got me interested in topics I would otherwise never think about. You inspire me and through me, my students, to stay curious. So thanks a lot. Keep up the good work and I'll keep listening from Holland for another 2,000 or 4,000 episodes. Hey Gary, this is Bob. I live in Rogers, Arkansas. I heard about your podcast when I was listening to a podcast from your good buddy Chris Christensen. So he said he was hooked. I started listening. Now I'm hooked up. So I have. I'm not a member of the Completionist Club, but I've probably listened to over 90% of your podcast and I just enjoy it so much. So Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and good luck with the third millennium of the podcast. Goodbye. Hi, my name is eliza and I'm 12 years old. I've been listening to the podcast for four years. I love listening to the podcast with my mom, my dad, and my little sister Nellie, who is nine. It is so awesome that you've been able to record 2,000 episodes. Every single episode is so amazing and I love worrying about the world, about all of the history, the culture and the scientific facts. I hope you're able to record another 2,000 episodes. Thank you for making such an amazing podcast that I hope everyone in the world is able to enjoy a toast from France. Hi Gary, Markus Bridge here. I'm not entirely sure how I found Everything Everywhere Daily, probably Mike Duncan's Revolutions, but I am so glad I did believe I might be the first member of the Completionist club in France. Department 71, we'll set you up an official clubhouse at the close de Voucho. On your first visit, a coveted d' Estourn awaits you. This is, bar none, the best podcast on the planet. Highly addictive, endlessly educational, and an absolute joy. Sante from the Burgundy Hi Gary, My name is Caleb. I'm a high school senior. I live in Northern Idaho and I wanted to let you know what a big fan I am of the show. I've been listening for a couple years now and I usually listen. I mow lawns in my neighborhood and I pick up leaves in the fall and I snow blow in the winter and that's always my favorite time to turn on the show. I'm sorry if I'm a little out of breath right now. I was on a run with my dog because that's another time that I usually listen and just wanted you to know that the random knowledge has also been very, very helpful. I'm on my school's scholastics team. I'm on Varsity one and it's basically like a knowledgeable trivia competition. And Idaho, we don't have our own league, so we go over to Spokane, across the border in Washington to show all the big city schools and private schools what's what. And right now my team is actually in first place for the first time in our school's history. And I think you were a pretty big part of that. So just wanted to let you tell you thank you. Lots of love from North Idaho. Yeah, thanks man. Merry Christmas, Marty. Ryan Franklin, Massachusetts, USA thank you, Gary. Everything Everywhere Daily is my favorite podcast. I love the wide variety of topics covered. Keep up the great work. Thanks. Hi, my name is Will Casey, though it might appear as Emily Casey. I am 13 years old. I'm from Roanoke, Virginia and I discovered this podcast from my neighbor and dad and I hope to soon be in the Completionist club. Hi, I'm Soren from Canada and I came across your podcast from hearing an ad for it on my other podcast. I really like listening to it every day and learning about the world. Thank you. Please keep making it. Hi Gary David from Flanders here. We love your show here back over in Belgium.

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I have been listening to your show.

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For a few years by now and convinced my wife who's from Costa Rica to also listen to you. We are a very proud part of your curiosity of listeners. Keep on the wonderful work. Thank you. Bye. Hi Gary Ross from West Seattle. Congratulations on your milestone and just thank you for all that you do with research and sharing information and I think this is so important to make our way world a better place. Hi Gary, My name is Luke Walrath. I'm originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, joined the Completionist Club in Whitefish, Montana and now live in Los Angeles, California. I once snuck into the packers locker room to meet Brett Favre and Reggie White and your podcast is the highlight of my day. Congratulations on 2000. Stay curious. Hi Gary, this is Jacob from San Antonio, Texas. I discovered your podcast last year from my brother's endorsement.

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I was reluctant to start a new show in my podcast lineup, but after.

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A few episodes I was hooked. Next thing I know I beat my brother to the Completionist Club. We love the work you do. Keep it up.

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Looking forward to the next 1,000 episodes and beyond.

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Hi Gary, this is Dan in San Diego. Congratulations on episode 2000. The earliest show that I have saved is on the anacoma desert in 2022.

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But I'm sure that I started listening before then. I'll probably heard about your show from Chris Christensen on the Amateur Traveler.

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Well, if you keep producing, I'll keep listening.

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Bye.

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Hello, My name is Most evil penguin. I'm 14 years old, living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Much to the annoyance of my parents, this podcast is usually on within five minutes upon me waking up. Finding other curious people has been amazing. And now thanks to Gary, I get to listen to a wide variety of topics each day. I've never liked choosing just one interest, so getting a chance to dive a little into so many topics is amazing and often fuels further research and curiosity. Thanks to Gary, I get smarter every day and get an opportunity to teach something to the people around me as well. Thanks, Gary.

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Hello, Gary, Chuck Tomasi here from Phoenix, Arizona. Formerly from your neighborhood in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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Now I've been podcasting since 2004 and co author of Podcasting for Dummies, and I am sending my congratulations on reaching 2,000 episodes. You are in rare space with that.

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Many episodes, my friend.

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I started listening to Everything Everywhere Daily about three years ago when my wife introduced me to your show and I haven't stopped listening since. It's one of the first things I listen to each morning. We do get back to Appleton from time to time, and the next time we do, I'll be sure to let.

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You know we're coming.

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I'd love to buy you a beverage of your choice. Again, congratulations and keep up the great work. Hi Gary, my name is Jay Welsh and I live in Chicagoland. I've been listening to the Everything Everywhere podcast for probably about two and a half three years and was lucky enough to join the Completionist Club July 15th of 2025. I believe it was the episode on Wilhelm Canaris. Keep up the great work. I love the podcast. It's like I always listen to in the morning right around the time I'm having a cup of coffee and it's just part of my day, every day. Be well and keep up the great work. Hi Gary, I'm Elizabeth Brennan from Houston, Texas. I started listening about three years ago because Spotify recommended it and now I listen every morning before my kids wake up. Thanks for all you do. Hey Gary, this is Alex from sunny San Diego. I heard about your podcast through an ad on another show, so I'm still working my way to the Completion Club. As an aside, I keep a blog on Space Law as a side hobby, so I always look forward to any episodes you do related to outer space. Keep up the stellar work. Hey Gary, this is Rob, an American diplomat calling in from North Africa to congratulate you on reaching 2,000 episodes. I began listening about three years ago after going down a Google rabbit hole on podcasts that would help me to learn something new every day. And ever since then, Everything Everywhere Daily has been a part of my daily routine. So congratulations on 2000 and happy holidays. Hey Gary, Daniel Rosenberg here from Austin, Texas. I first found your show back in late 2023 while looking for something to listen to with my son during bedtime. And once I started listening to some.

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Of the episodes, I knew I had.

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To join the Completionist Club, which I did earlier this year. My favorite episode is the one on the Leonid's meteor shower in particular because it occurs on November 17th, which is my wife's birthday.

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So now we have one more thing.

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To look forward to every year, really appreciate all the good work. Thank you. Keep it up Good evening. My name is Glenn Fallow from Auckland, New Zealand. I would like to take this opportunity to wish Gary and the Everything Everywhere Daily listenership a wonderful and amazing 2026. I first came across the podcast during our first COVID lockdown in 2020 and my favorite episodes would have to be the episode on Polynesian Explorers, an episode which is close to my heart and also the language of Shakespeare. And just as an aside, thanks to Gary, I have now settled on a team to support in the NFL. Cheers. Hey Gary, I'm a pretty much completionist dendrochronologist from the Ozark Plateau. Let me thank you on behalf of the scientific community and your excellent use of Earth Systems Science principles to underpin hundreds of your episodes. I enjoy when you link episodes together as a continual line of learning. One interesting link is between the dendrochronology of bald cypress trees and the disappearance of the Roanoke colonists. My father used bald cypress tree rings to reconstruct severe drought during the time the colonists were left to fend for themselves. First heard about the podcast on the Amateur Traveler. Thanks, Gary.

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The executive producer of Everything Everywhere Daily is Charles Daniel. The associate producers are Austin Otkin and Cameron Kiefer. My big thanks go to everyone who supports the show over on Patreon. Your support helps make this podcast possible, and I also want to remind everyone about the community groups on Facebook and Discord. That's where everything happens that's outside the podcast, and links to those are available in the show notes. As always, if you leave a review on any major podcast app or in the above community groups, you too can have it read on the show.