Episode 0 Show Notes: pythonoutloud.com/0

It's important to set realistic goals, right? So why wait to publish the acceptance speech we'd give for our Lifetime Achievement Award?

[pause for audience applause]

KC: Thank you! Thank you! Wow... {{years_podcasting}} year{{years_podcasting|pluralize}} and {{episodes_podcasted}} episode{{episodes_podcasted|pluralize}} later, and here we are! We're over-filled with emotions right now.

[pause for audience to say "awwww..."]

IL: And we want to start by thanking you, our loyal listeners. We started with Episode 0, where we introduced ourselves, explained the name "Python Out Loud", and shared our Python aha-moments. And yes, as you can see, Kevin is still wearing the exact same pajamas as when we recorded Episode 0.

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KC: By recording from Nagano, Japan, and Portland, Oregon, who knew we'd be the very first trans-pacific Python podcast?

[off-key violin string pulled]

IL: Hey, Kevin, the orchestra is getting restless, so let's wrap this up by thanking everyone who's inspired us and helped us along the way.

[queue futuristic finger-mounted projection unit, powered by AI, biometrics, and clean energy]

IL: First, thanks to all of the amazing Python and software-development podcasts who helped inspired us to start our own. These include, in alphabetical order...

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KC: And thank you, especially, to Michael Kennedy for his Python Jumpstart by Building 10 Apps course, which started our first collaborative project in Python. And thanks for giving us Talk Python courses to give away on Twitter, where people followed us in droves to find out how to win!

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IL: And thanks to Nadav Samet for making the Python Challenge!

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KC: And thank you to the musicians whose work we've enjoyed incorporating into the show, including the song "Happy Ukulele" by Scott Holmes and the songs "Manhattan By Moonlight" and "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere.

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IL: And, finally, thank you to our family and friends. We literally couldn't do this without you ---

[large holographic hook snatches us from stage]

Episode 0: mic_test (not just another hello-world episode)