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Welcome to Students Incorporated. I'm your host,

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Mr. Jason. Join me weekly as my team and I produce

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content that's informative, positive, fun, and

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uplifting. This podcast is created and produced

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with the help of students from the International

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Community School of Bangkok. Hey everyone, and

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welcome back to the Season 3 finale. I'm your

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host, Mr. Jason, and today's episode is a special

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one. We're celebrating the voices, ideas and

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growth of our incredible student team as they

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reflect on what this journey has meant to them.

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You'll hear some great stories, honest takeaways

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and reflections on things that have been learned

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along the way. And of course, we'll be wrapping

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things up with the final chapter of Legends of

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the Yucatan. Okay, let's get started by hearing

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our quote of the day, followed by some headline

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news. Our quote of the day comes from Mr. Jason

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Weimer. He's quoted to have said, Well said from

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our leader and teacher. This quote means that

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if you want to do something important or meaningful,

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you need to give it your full effort, both mentally

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and emotionally. Use your brain to think, plan

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and solve problems, and use your heart to care,

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stay passionate, and stay committed. Success

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requires both. And now moving on to some news.

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For our final episode of the season, we asked

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three seniors one day to share one thing that

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was on their mind at that moment. Like, did they

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have any big news? Maybe a problem they were

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trying to solve? Or if they just wanted to share

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something they were thinking about at that moment.

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And here's what we got. First, our veteran Rebecca

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shared this. I have some amazing news to share.

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I just got my F1 student visa. I'm officially

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one step closer to college. Even better, my mom

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got her tourist visa at the same time. She'll

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be able to send me off to Wheaton and I'm so

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excited for this new chapter to start. So congrats,

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Rebecca. I know getting a visa, especially for

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the States, like really hard. So good job. Very

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excited for you to start your new journey at

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Wheaton. Now, next up, we have Maddie from the

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marketing team. He shared this. There was a pretty

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devastating news when I was playing in the community

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basketball league. We played against one of the

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best teams in the league and the game was going

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back and forth. Unfortunately, I twisted my ankle

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during the game when I tried to go out for a

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layup and had playing the rest of the game. However,

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it was a fun game and I'm excited for next week's

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playoffs. We really hope you get well soon, Maddie.

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And finally, our other veteran, Premi, shared

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this. I'm going off to college in the States

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to study English and women's gender sexuality

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this next fall. My news is I can't wait to be

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excited about college once I finally choose where

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to go. It's been crazy, memorable, and rewarding

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to be a part of the Students Incorporated podcast,

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and I'll miss the people, the memories, and all

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the lessons I learned along the way. wait, we'll

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miss you too, Prami. And there you go, some insights

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into the minds of several podcast team members

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on a random middle of the week day. And that

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ends our Headline High School Random Thoughts

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news segment for this last episode. All right.

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Thank you. It's weird to think that after this

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final episode of season three, we won't be sitting

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together like this, hosting and co -hosting together

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for any more episodes. You both are going your

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own ways. College for you, Mia and Frank. You're

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moving on to your senior year and taking different

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classes, right? Well, do you guys have any personal

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thoughts you'd like to share before we jump into

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this first segment with the rest of the crew?

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yeah i i had a really fun year you know being

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in the podcast i feel like i got to learn a lot

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about myself and not only that but also learn

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a lot about you know my friends as well i think

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it's always fun you know coming to class and

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especially getting to meet a lot of really cool

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special guests i think the special guests were

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really like one of the highlights for me like

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by like being in the podcast because you actually

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you know get to talk to a lot of really cool

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like professional people and like they actually

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are like doing this like as their job like businesses

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are and all that so I thought you know just being

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able to talk to someone and really discuss and

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have a proper conversation with them I thought

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that was really cool And yeah, I feel like this

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year passed by really fast. And I swear, I was

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just getting used to talking into the mic. And

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like, you know, now here we are, like after 32

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episodes, like now I'm talking to the mic like

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for the last time. So yeah, just really grateful

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and thankful for the year that we had. You know,

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I'm glad that like all the marketing campaigns

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and everything really ran smoothly. Yeah, I just

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had a really great year and I'm very, very grateful

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to Mr. Jason and the production marketing leaders

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and just this class as a whole. Honestly, I had

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a great time here. It finished way, way quicker

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than I thought. One second, I was recording for

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the first time and show how close I should get

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to the microphone. I was so nervous and anxious.

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I remember studying so much. I had to retake

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five times each one. And then the other second,

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I'm here recording for the last time. and just

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signing off and not coming again. I don't know

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how to feel. It feels nice to be done, but it

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feels weird to be done. So yeah, I don't know.

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Well, it's been an honor to have you guys as

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co -hosts for 32 episodes this season for Season

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3, so I really appreciated that. All right, now

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we're going to move on to our first group of

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students to talk about some reflections that

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they have as well. Okay, for this first segment,

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I wanted the audience to hear from the Season

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3 team, as many as possible. With such a large

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team this year, it was challenging to get all

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their voices on the show. However, I think we

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were able to succeed in getting everybody on

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the mic at some point. Of course, some more than

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others. Anyway, I'm going to be asking different

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team members different questions in the first

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segment and in doing so, allowing them to do

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a little reflecting about their time with the

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show this season. Okay, let's start with this

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first question and then you can just go around

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the table and I'll answer it. Try to keep your

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answers short as we will be rotating through

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a lot of team members and questions for this

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segment. Alright, so the first question is this.

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What are some of your favorite things for this

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season? And why don't you give us your name first

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as well. That sounds perfect. Hi, this is Premi.

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And so my favorite things I would say is having

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a bigger team this year. And while like everything

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comes with, you know, benefits and also challenges,

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but I think it was really fun to be able to expand

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this project and also really think we were able

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to expand the reach of the project. So all the

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memories, having fun while doing work and making

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an impact within the classroom and just getting

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to know more people was super fun. Hi everyone,

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I'm Mia. You might recognize my voice. I'm the

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co -host here on the Students Incorporated podcast

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and I'd say that one of my favorite things this

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year was just how, just like how big the scope.

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our like marketing team really like got our like

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podcast too I feel like we've gotten a lot of

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you know viral videos on Instagram especially

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and I think it was just really cool seeing the

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people like you know commenting and being like

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oh like what school is this like I feel like

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it was just really cool to see how much we could

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scale the Incorporate podcast this year yeah

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Hi, I'm Highlight. I'm the producer. I truly

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enjoyed the cross -department partnerships that

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we witnessed this year. And I also particularly

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enjoyed filming the story where the grift hawks

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were dropping down from the sky and we were playing

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around with Central's fans. And it was truly

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memorable to be a part of the Donut Bash. As

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a marketing coordinator, I'm so happy to be growing

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alongside my team members. I'm also incredibly

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proud of them. We've come a long way. We've made

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mistakes together, fixed messes together, and

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grown together. My favorite thing is seeing everyone

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progress from being a beginner to becoming specialists

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in their areas of work. Throughout the process,

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I've also learned how to be a contemplative,

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communicative, and mature leader. And really

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cool, you guys. We got to take a field trip as

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part of this class. I think it was just so cool.

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And that is one of my favorite memories too.

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Yeah, that was a fun time taking a field trip,

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right? Getting on the bus and then just trying

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not to get hit in the street by all those cars.

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Yeah, that was a good time. Okay, let me move

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on to the second question. So thank you for those

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answers. This one's pretty easy. So the question

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is, what are some things you've learned this

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season? So maybe Mia, we'll start with you. Yeah,

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I've definitely learned to be very flexible.

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I've learned to adapt really well also with this

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class I think because not only do you have to

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know your own role really well but like what

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if you know one of the other like people like

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they're not here in class and then you'd have

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to sub for them so I feel like you really have

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to be on your feet the whole time and like especially

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like hey as a co -host you don't know what your

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guest is about to say back to you so I feel like

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you always have to improvise really well and

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really think on the spot so I think that you

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know it helped a lot with my critical thinking

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skills and also just being really flexible with

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my roles yeah yeah just a quick note um like

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regarding the trip right it was also great to

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learn about like getting on the right bus on

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our trip home and identifying like license plates

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generally but um like in all seriousness I think

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I've learned a lot about adaptability similar

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to Mia and I also learned to share and delegate

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tasks at the start of the class and also towards

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the end through like the end of class meetings

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and consistently updating the agenda Those are

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great lessons. I think something I've learned

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this season is how to be doing a different role.

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How do I work through, you know, fitting and

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kind of taking shape into a new role with a new

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team, but within the same task and under the

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same project. And I think one of the most important

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things I've learned is to be very honest, just

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to be to how to be a leader. I feel like so much

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of it is so theoretical and it is like. idealistic

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right but then I think I've come to learn that

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realistically it looks different how are you

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able to lead so that you can make it fun for

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the class and for your team but also while getting

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everything done and I think that is sometimes

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a line or like where is the line where I say

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okay that's it guys let's do work or you know

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how when or like what's the time where okay you

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can have fun for this a little bit I think like

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learning the line and learning that the team

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like we're all we're all just at the end of the

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day we are all just humans too but then how do

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we together come together to make this project

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and to make it work to make it great and tap

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on while doing it. I learned how to assist my

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team members in the ways they need be an encouragement

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to others and the importance of communication

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and marketing. In my role, I know I need to work

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hard to stay focused and motivate my team members

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to stay on task and be hardworking. Very good.

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Thank you so much for those answers. And yeah,

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we've learned a lot from, well, I learned a lot

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from each new season that we have because each

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team member is different and we all bring different

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talents to the game. And you guys, just like

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the past seasons, you've brought in great talents

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to our team this season. Okay, my final question

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for you guys is this. What are you most proud

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of when it comes to our teamwork this season?

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So Premi, why don't we start with you this time?

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Thank you so much. I can't believe this will

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be like my last speaking part voice ever on the

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students incorporated season. And like for the

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past two seasons too, it's been such a great

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time. And this brings so much nostalgia. In terms

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of what I'm the most proud of when it comes to

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our team, I think I would say the level of growth.

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Firstly, the level of growth, you know, we've

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come like from the beginning, not really knowing

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anything, not knowing how to do our roles we

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were interviewing to get into our roles. And

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then now having come so far, so many episodes

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later, I think we're able to really grasp the

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dynamics of each other and just learn how we

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work together and learn how we can be great together.

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And one last thing I'll say on that is I'm also

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really proud of how far we'll grow. And how far

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we'll continue to grow. Even after this season.

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We now have like marketing too. And now we will

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have the structure of production team leader.

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And marketing team leader. Set into place. So

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that and throughout so many different things.

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That I really do think. And I'm really so excited

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and proud of. How our team. Collective team from

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the very first season. Will continue to grow.

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And thank you so much for this whole journey

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together. Yeah, definitely. Yeah. What are you

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most proud of? I would definitely say like the

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friendships that we've made like in this class.

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I feel like there's a lot of people in here.

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Okay, not a lot of people, but I feel like when,

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you know, coming into marketing class, like you're

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not thinking like, hey, I'm A and you're B and

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that means that we can't work together. Like

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you're thinking like, okay, we're going to be

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professional. We're going to, you know, do our

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role as well. And I think at the end of the day,

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I feel like I'm really proud of just the friendship

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that we've made throughout. this season and I

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feel like we've had to work with so many different

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types of people and I think it really just goes

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to show how like no matter like how much work

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or how much talking or how much like producing

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marketing we have to do like we really do it

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for the love of this class and really like the

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love of marketing and the podcast so I'm just

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really you know proud of the growing passion

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you know that happened over the season so yeah

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I hope in retrospect when it comes to our team

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I think I enjoyed building a lot of team camaraderie

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across different departments also because I think

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through students in group I was able to collaborate

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internally with the production team and also

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the marketing team in terms of the production

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team like proofreading hyper personalized emails

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with Abe and with Elsa and brainstorming interview

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questions with smarty pants too of course like

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our AI or bot and that was actually so like memorable

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for me so I'm proud of that. I'm really proud

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of the dedication, creativity, brainstorming,

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sponsorship outreach, and video editing skills

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that my team has. Everyone is really collaborative

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and there have been no arguments or conflicts

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within the team. And I believe together we'll

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have a great future. And how about you, Mr. Jason?

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What are you most proud of when it comes to our

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teamwork this season? Oh, that's a good question.

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There's a lot of things, especially... Mainly

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because this is season three, so this is my third

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set of students. And with each set of students

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in the class, I get to see them on day one kind

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of freak out a little bit and go, you mean we

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have to produce 32 episodes this year? Because,

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you know, I think, I don't know how many listeners

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know this, but the students are also in. a lot

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of other classes and they're taking high level

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classes, honors classes, AP classes, and then

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they get to come to marketing class and they

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have to work a job. And it's very different than

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the other classes. And so in the marketing class,

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we put people together depending on what they

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have self -selected of what kind of job they'd

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like to do. So producer or co -host or marketing

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director or whatever. And then through that,

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they kind of work out with their team members

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of how do we work together towards this common

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goal of putting 32 episodes out in a school year.

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16 in both, you know, 16 in first semester and

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16 in second semester. And so it's fun to kind

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of watch that happen. And I try to help guide

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and direct and give advice when I can. But also

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the students learn a lot by just figuring it

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out as well. And the teamwork is a huge factor.

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And what they can learn from this class, I feel

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like, will take them into university and into

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their first jobs. Because you have to work with

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people no matter where you go. And if you can

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learn how to do that starting in high school

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or even younger, then it's much more beneficial

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for you. Okay, now we'll move on to our next

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set of students. And I've got two questions to

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ask them. Come on in, guys, and have a seat.

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All right. Thank you very much for coming and

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being back on the podcast. My first question

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for you is, what have been some of your biggest

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challenges for this season? Matty, why don't

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you start us off? I think the biggest challenge

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I face is just finding sponsors in general, especially

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in the second semester. I felt like the clubs

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in our school didn't respond to my messages.

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It was a struggle. And so we decided to find

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sponsors outside of school instead. And so, yeah,

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it was a big problem for us and a big challenge

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that we had to work through. I feel like the

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biggest challenge for me during this year was

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just managing the podcast budget because there's

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so many expenses that we have to use, but we

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also get a decent amount. I feel like the most

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challenging part of that is like, knowing how

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much I could spend on each category and if we

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could go over the certain amount or not going

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over the certain amount. It's like making the

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decision of if like the plan is atypical or not.

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Biggest challenges? I think like of course I

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had some struggles with like me and Esther like

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to figure out how to put all this text into like

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this square here like properly without looking

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like awful. But like That wasn't, that was like

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something we could like easily get used to. I

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think just the biggest challenge was just like

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being overall responsible, which is like, it's

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like, it's different from academic, of course.

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I feel like I've said this before, where just

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being in a more work kind of setting, just being

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like, this is part of something like I, that's

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going to go produce and like show to other people

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outside beyond our school, not just like an academic

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place. I think just having that knowledge, being

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in this kind of environment, it was just very

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like, it was fun. Just strange. I think that's

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just overall just like a challenge I had. Biggest

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challenge probably. Yeah. I would say that the

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biggest challenge for me was probably in the

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beginning of the year. Adjusting to the way that

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the class works because it's so different from

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my other classes. All right. Thank you so much

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for those answers, guys. I've got one more question

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for you. So the second question is, what are

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some key takeaways about this season that you

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could take forward with you into the future?

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Something that may be helpful for you as you

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look at university and even beyond that. Yeah.

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So for me, an important lesson that I learned

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from this class is communication. I feel like

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it's really important to. communicate well not

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just with your sponsors or your partners but

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also with your team with mr jason and just overall

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like communicate with everyone so you guys are

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working on the same page and you know what's

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going on i feel like the most like important

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thing i learned from this class is Being professional.

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This class is different from other classes because

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instead of a more traditional class, we're actually

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running a podcast together and we all have different

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roles. So for example, in my roles, I have to

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give weekly analysis reports. I also have to

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turn things in and communicate with everyone

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like a real work setting. So this class really

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helped me be more professional as I went to college.

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And also in future works. I am a Canva master

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now, but that's an exaggeration, of course, but

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more so just like I've just become much more

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familiar with like Canva or just using Google

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Drive, being familiar with like emails, like

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I'm sending out more emails and stuff like that.

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And again, that goes back to being like, I feel

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more confident if I were to work in say. in similar

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office setting maybe not exactly like this but

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just like being at setting i feel i could be

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more ready for it and also i just i actually

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have gone much better i can but more efficient

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in my usage so yeah um i would take with me um

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a better understanding of how important consistent

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marketing is to promote brands um and also that

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It was really nice to have a glimpse of the real

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world work world before I even step out into

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the world and into college. So I think this experience

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I will definitely take as I look for a job, too.

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All right. Thank you so much for sharing. And

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it's been fun watching you all grow and learn

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in each of your different roles. Good job, you

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guys. And thank you so much for sharing. OK,

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now we'll move on to our next set of students.

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And I've got. Two questions to ask them as well.

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Come on in, guys, and have a seat. All right.

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Thank you. So my first question for you guys

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is, what have you learned from either the marketing

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or production side of producing the podcast this

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season? We'll start with you, Hiwi. So one of

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the things I learned is editing videos and creating

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engaging post stories and reels that get posted.

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every week and um i learned like the skills of

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editing but also how to reach out to a lot of

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audience and how to make them like interact with

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what we're doing and the students incorporated

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um so as the person who's writing the quotes

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and use and like kind of like the script for

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the podcast itself like i guess to like know

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what they want and deliver it in the style that

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they want is one of the important things to know.

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But then aside from that, it's just also things

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such as research or just getting a little bit

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better in writing. I learned that communication

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is actually very important in group work because

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we need to make sure that we're all on the same

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page and make sure that we get the best result.

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uh my name is indy and then i think that what

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i've learned is just how to make a better engagement

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through uh whether it's like eye contacts or

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just the entertaining wise like i feel that those

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key components could really have a very big impact

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on how to make the reels and stuff go viral as

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well Yeah, I like that. And I actually have a

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mix of production and marketing students in here.

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So it's fun to kind of hear from both those different

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departments. My second and final question for

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you guys is, and it kind of is about this idea

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of like in making our podcast, which is a lot

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of time, very informative, fun. So the question

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is, how do you make sure our episodes are both

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fun to listen to and informative? from a marketing

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standpoint and from a production standpoint.

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So Hiwi, go ahead and go first with this one

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too. So viewing from the marketing side, I think

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podcast is a little heavy content for everyone

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to listen. So as a social media role, I try to

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make reels and videos at least engaging and...

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light content so people get an idea of what students

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incorporate podcasts is doing. I mean, from a

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production standpoint, since we're the one making

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the script, we got to choose to take in trends

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or what people like in general. And I guess we

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just format it to go with the flow. As a marketing

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team, I think episode -related contents and reels

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can bring more audience into listening. to the

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podcast so I think we should make like content

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that are related to real so people know what's

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going on yeah so the other standpoint for in

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order for us to make the episode both fun to

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listen to and also informative I would say that

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we have to have a mixture of formal and also

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just like the trend like like the ongoing trend

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because for our reels we try to focus on the

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script that is given to us but then we also add

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in the trends but yeah trends really like trying

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to follow trends and do it in a way that you

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know is appropriate and is doesn't like downgrade

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the content that we're doing and just having

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a fun group of people to work with i think is

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highly important So thank you so much for sharing.

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And it's been fun watching you to be growing

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your roles and responsibilities in this season.

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So thank you again. This PSA feels nostalgic.

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It's our last PSA of the season and the last

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PSA for a lot of our seniors ever on the Students

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Incorporated podcast. Maybe you don't know what

00:25:41.670 --> 00:25:44.549
PSA stands for. Well, PSA stands for Public Service

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Announcement. We've had a wonderful season with

00:25:46.829 --> 00:25:49.690
episodes from topics from abstract art to I,

00:25:49.849 --> 00:25:53.410
T, V, or M employee styles, and of course, the

00:25:53.410 --> 00:25:56.269
legends of the Yucatan. As per usual, the Students

00:25:56.269 --> 00:25:58.609
Incorporated podcast will take a break that aligns

00:25:58.609 --> 00:26:00.950
with ICS's school break and will resume with

00:26:00.950 --> 00:26:03.569
season four in late August. Are you ready for

00:26:03.569 --> 00:26:06.250
our 97th episode? If you miss us, you can always

00:26:06.250 --> 00:26:08.670
go back and listen or re -listen to our completed

00:26:08.670 --> 00:26:11.450
seasons one, two, and three. And we'll catch

00:26:11.450 --> 00:26:13.390
you again for season four to begin in August

00:26:13.390 --> 00:26:30.599
2025, just a short three months away. And we

00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:32.880
are back with our second segment and we will

00:26:32.880 --> 00:26:35.740
continue with part 10, the final chapter of our

00:26:35.740 --> 00:26:38.539
story, Legends of the Yucatan. Part 10 is titled

00:26:38.539 --> 00:26:41.880
The Return. If you missed parts 1 through 9,

00:26:42.000 --> 00:26:44.019
you can get caught up by listening to episodes

00:26:44.019 --> 00:26:48.140
87 through 95. Legends of the Yucatan is a sequel

00:26:48.140 --> 00:26:50.819
to our Season 2 story, The Secrets of El Dorado,

00:26:50.880 --> 00:26:54.180
we released last year during Episodes 55 -64

00:26:54.180 --> 00:26:57.480
in audio narration. It's also available in book

00:26:57.480 --> 00:27:00.619
form as a downloadable PDF from our website or

00:27:00.619 --> 00:27:03.619
in paperback version on Amazon .com. Just visit

00:27:03.619 --> 00:27:06.279
studentsincorporated .com to find out more. Now

00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:08.380
moving on, Camden will give us a quick recap

00:27:08.380 --> 00:27:11.500
before we jump into Part 10. Recapping Part 9,

00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:14.200
The Safe House. Professor Hawthorne, Miranda,

00:27:14.500 --> 00:27:17.039
and David go to Quebec to look for the mask.

00:27:17.460 --> 00:27:19.819
They find a trap door which hides the golden

00:27:19.819 --> 00:27:22.640
mask. As they were leaving the building, they

00:27:22.640 --> 00:27:24.579
saw the cartel members driving towards them.

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And without further ado, let's jump back into

00:27:27.359 --> 00:27:29.319
our story where we join our eclectic group of

00:27:29.319 --> 00:27:37.829
characters in their continuing adventure. Now

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back at their hotel in Merida, Hawthorne along

00:27:39.930 --> 00:27:42.769
with David and Miranda get out of the taxi. They

00:27:42.769 --> 00:27:45.569
feel a sense of relief. The past few hours had

00:27:45.569 --> 00:27:48.849
been stressful, yet exciting. They had found

00:27:48.849 --> 00:27:51.309
the golden mask hidden in a crawlspace at the

00:27:51.309 --> 00:27:54.430
not -so -famous Hacienda Tebeck, which supposedly

00:27:54.430 --> 00:27:57.289
is a safehouse the cartel uses from time to time.

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Their faithful and resourceful taxi driver proved

00:28:00.609 --> 00:28:03.490
to be a valuable ally in their silent and stealthy

00:28:03.490 --> 00:28:05.930
escape from the gun -toting and trigger -happy

00:28:05.930 --> 00:28:08.650
cartel members. However, it was only a matter

00:28:08.650 --> 00:28:11.230
of time before word spread of their group's presence

00:28:11.230 --> 00:28:14.390
in Merida. The city of Merida was known as a

00:28:14.390 --> 00:28:17.509
safe and cartel -free city, but this could be

00:28:17.509 --> 00:28:20.230
a different situation for them. The Mexican media

00:28:20.230 --> 00:28:22.730
had kept David and Miranda's story front and

00:28:22.730 --> 00:28:25.549
center for many months. Not just the story of

00:28:25.549 --> 00:28:27.670
the artifact discoveries, but their personal

00:28:27.670 --> 00:28:30.970
story of becoming close. The media and public

00:28:30.970 --> 00:28:33.650
were more fascinated about their growing relationship

00:28:33.650 --> 00:28:36.619
than the artifacts themselves. They had been

00:28:36.619 --> 00:28:39.400
portrayed and branded by the media as Mexico's

00:28:39.400 --> 00:28:42.299
very own modern -day Indiana Jones couple, and

00:28:42.299 --> 00:28:45.359
the public loved it. David and Miranda's presence

00:28:45.359 --> 00:28:48.519
in Merida did not go unnoticed. There were already

00:28:48.519 --> 00:28:51.200
several videos posted online of them, a few from

00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:53.880
their time at Chichen Itza earlier in that day,

00:28:53.920 --> 00:28:56.940
and a longer video of them at the bus depot in

00:28:56.940 --> 00:28:59.920
Merida as they had confronted Maria and her niece

00:28:59.920 --> 00:29:02.700
Renata. Not wanting to get caught up in more

00:29:02.700 --> 00:29:05.180
media coverage in Merida, Which could attract

00:29:05.180 --> 00:29:07.579
even more attention, David told Hawthorne that

00:29:07.579 --> 00:29:09.960
he and Miranda were going to have the taxi driver

00:29:09.960 --> 00:29:12.839
take them back down to Chichen Itza that night.

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There was a small private locally owned hostel

00:29:15.779 --> 00:29:18.559
close to the park. They would stay there and

00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:21.259
then at first light would gain access back to

00:29:21.259 --> 00:29:24.240
El Castillo to return the mask. Then, if they

00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:26.660
were successful, they would travel together down

00:29:26.660 --> 00:29:30.359
to Calakmul and return the J -Jar together. Neither

00:29:30.359 --> 00:29:32.619
one of them wanted to return to Mexico City without

00:29:32.619 --> 00:29:34.900
first returning the artifacts they had taken

00:29:34.900 --> 00:29:38.119
months ago. The legends of the Yucatan seem to

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be true. Unfortunate events and bad luck would

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follow those who possessed the artifacts until

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they had been returned to their rightful resting

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place. Hawthorne waits in the lobby of the hotel

00:29:48.819 --> 00:29:51.420
while Miranda goes back up to her room to retrieve

00:29:51.420 --> 00:29:55.099
the bag that the jade jar was in. David was pacing

00:29:55.099 --> 00:29:57.500
back and forth in the lobby, waiting as well.

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The large black bag containing the golden mask

00:29:59.930 --> 00:30:02.710
was resting on a chair next to him. Hawthorne

00:30:02.710 --> 00:30:04.690
could tell that David was anxious about getting

00:30:04.690 --> 00:30:07.609
back on the road and far away from Merida as

00:30:07.609 --> 00:30:10.630
possible before daybreak. The cartel would be

00:30:10.630 --> 00:30:13.109
looking for the people who stole back both the

00:30:13.109 --> 00:30:15.890
jade jar and the golden mask. Professor Hawthorne

00:30:15.890 --> 00:30:18.170
secretly wished he could be part of the trip

00:30:18.170 --> 00:30:20.609
to return both artifacts, but he knew this was

00:30:20.609 --> 00:30:23.250
an adventure that David and Miranda needed to

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do together, without anyone else. Hawthorne watched

00:30:26.759 --> 00:30:29.319
as Miranda entered the lobby. Having fetched

00:30:29.319 --> 00:30:32.480
the jade jar from her and Ava's room, all three

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of them were silent. Hawthorne nodded his head

00:30:35.279 --> 00:30:38.240
at both Miranda and David, gave them a thumbs

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up, and then watched as they got back into the

00:30:40.519 --> 00:30:43.359
waiting taxi. It then drove off into the night.

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It was early morning and Prof. Amanda picked

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up her phone and tapped the green connect button.

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She anxiously rubbed her forehead while she waited

00:30:56.779 --> 00:30:58.920
for Professor Hawthorne to answer his phone.

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She had stayed up late last night in an effort

00:31:02.000 --> 00:31:04.940
to confirm the group's return plane tickets from

00:31:04.940 --> 00:31:08.000
Mexico City back to Sacramento. She was also

00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:10.359
coordinating the group's bus ride from the Sacramento

00:31:10.359 --> 00:31:14.559
airport back to El Dorado College. She knew the

00:31:14.559 --> 00:31:16.839
trip had been quite eventful as she had gotten

00:31:16.839 --> 00:31:19.579
periodic text updates from Professor Hawthorne

00:31:19.579 --> 00:31:22.240
each time there was a deviation in the original

00:31:22.240 --> 00:31:25.460
schedule and plan. Prop Amanda had also been

00:31:25.460 --> 00:31:28.099
practicing her public relations skills as she

00:31:28.099 --> 00:31:30.579
communicated with the students' parents about

00:31:30.579 --> 00:31:33.920
how the trip had been going. She had also reassured

00:31:33.920 --> 00:31:36.160
the parents of the students who were on the trip

00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:39.220
that everyone was safe and sound and would be

00:31:39.220 --> 00:31:43.049
coming home soon. All of a sudden, Amanda's phone

00:31:43.049 --> 00:31:45.670
connected and she saw Professor Hawthorne's face

00:31:45.670 --> 00:31:48.890
staring back at her. He was smiling even though

00:31:48.890 --> 00:31:52.569
his eyes looked tired. Amanda then said, Professor

00:31:52.569 --> 00:31:55.750
Hawthorne, it's good to finally talk face to

00:31:55.750 --> 00:31:59.029
face. Well, at least virtually. Regarding your

00:31:59.029 --> 00:32:02.430
texts from earlier yesterday, I was able to rebook

00:32:02.430 --> 00:32:05.190
all the students, including Lily, on an earlier

00:32:05.190 --> 00:32:08.710
flight tomorrow out of Mexico City back to Sacramento.

00:32:09.309 --> 00:32:12.109
Then, for your return ticket, I was able to get

00:32:12.109 --> 00:32:14.829
you on the same flight, but just one day later,

00:32:14.950 --> 00:32:18.269
as you had requested. Also, I understand Ava

00:32:18.269 --> 00:32:20.849
will be handling her own booking, as she is going

00:32:20.849 --> 00:32:23.609
to stay down there and work on her stories. So,

00:32:23.769 --> 00:32:27.309
the students will be back here in Coloma in a

00:32:27.309 --> 00:32:30.730
little over 24 hours, and you about 48 hours.

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I'm sure you're all ready to get back. As the

00:32:34.109 --> 00:32:36.950
professor holds back a yawn, he replies, Thank

00:32:36.950 --> 00:32:40.369
you so much. You're the best. He continues, as

00:32:40.369 --> 00:32:42.250
you can tell, I haven't had my morning coffee

00:32:42.250 --> 00:32:44.210
yet, and it was quite the long day yesterday.

00:32:44.750 --> 00:32:47.609
I will be able to fill you in with all the details

00:32:47.609 --> 00:32:50.910
when I get back. It's been quite a trip. On this

00:32:50.910 --> 00:32:53.509
end of things, we're flying out of Merida, where

00:32:53.509 --> 00:32:56.369
we're at right now, back to Mexico City in about

00:32:56.369 --> 00:32:59.609
two hours. We should be back on UNAM's campus

00:32:59.609 --> 00:33:02.849
by early afternoon today. Yeah, I want to hear

00:33:02.849 --> 00:33:05.190
all about it. It sounds like you may be busy

00:33:05.190 --> 00:33:07.700
this summer, writing another book. I mean, these

00:33:07.700 --> 00:33:10.680
weird and, I might say, amazing things just keep

00:33:10.680 --> 00:33:14.319
happening to you, Amanda replies. Well, I don't

00:33:14.319 --> 00:33:16.180
want to make this a habit, you know, finding

00:33:16.180 --> 00:33:18.539
myself in the middle of, well, whatever this

00:33:18.539 --> 00:33:21.799
is called, weird or amazing. The professor continues,

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I'm getting too old for this. Amanda laughs a

00:33:25.329 --> 00:33:28.309
bit and then says, well, you can send me next

00:33:28.309 --> 00:33:31.970
time. I'll be happy to join your little adventures.

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She continues, text me or call me if anything

00:33:35.029 --> 00:33:39.130
needs changed on my end. I've got to go and get

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ready for my classes today. See you soon. The

00:33:47.410 --> 00:33:50.869
flight back to Mexico City from Rita was uneventful.

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A Yunnan bus picked them up at the airport and

00:33:53.960 --> 00:33:56.000
then took them back to the dorms they were staying

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in on campus. The students were quiet the entire

00:33:59.140 --> 00:34:01.460
trip back. Maybe they were tired or just ready

00:34:01.460 --> 00:34:04.140
to get back to Coloma. Either way, Hawthorne

00:34:04.140 --> 00:34:06.759
welcomed the peace and quiet. He was also thankful

00:34:06.759 --> 00:34:09.380
for Lily's leadership with the students. She

00:34:09.380 --> 00:34:11.360
had really stepped up on this trip and it showed.

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Because the students only had one more night

00:34:13.719 --> 00:34:16.139
in Mexico City before their return flight back

00:34:16.139 --> 00:34:18.360
to California the next morning, Hawthorne let

00:34:18.360 --> 00:34:20.840
them have free time on campus for their final

00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:23.260
afternoon and evening. However, they did have

00:34:23.260 --> 00:34:26.199
to be back in their dorms by 10 p .m. They had

00:34:26.199 --> 00:34:28.480
an early flight the next morning and he didn't

00:34:28.480 --> 00:34:30.920
want any of them to be missing it. Professor

00:34:30.920 --> 00:34:33.300
Hawthorne wanted to see Anthony Garcia one more

00:34:33.300 --> 00:34:35.800
time before he left, so he coordinated with Tommy

00:34:35.800 --> 00:34:37.920
to meet up after the students had left the next

00:34:37.920 --> 00:34:40.590
morning. Then Hawthorne and Tommy would go see

00:34:40.590 --> 00:34:43.469
Anthony together again, but this wouldn't happen

00:34:43.469 --> 00:34:46.170
until the next day. So Hawthorne had some free

00:34:46.170 --> 00:34:48.670
time, which got him thinking about a few missing

00:34:48.670 --> 00:34:51.869
pieces to the heist puzzle. He still had unanswered

00:34:51.869 --> 00:34:54.030
questions that bothered him, so he picked up

00:34:54.030 --> 00:34:56.590
his phone and sent a text to Ava. Ava, back at

00:34:56.590 --> 00:34:58.670
the dorm having some free time of her own and

00:34:58.670 --> 00:35:00.969
trying to get caught up with some work, got a

00:35:00.969 --> 00:35:03.150
text from Professor Hawthorne which read, Are

00:35:03.150 --> 00:35:05.710
you free? If so, let's meet up in the student

00:35:05.710 --> 00:35:08.530
center at the cafe and chat. I've got some ideas

00:35:08.530 --> 00:35:11.090
to run by you and about some things that don't

00:35:11.090 --> 00:35:14.610
seem to add up. Let me know. Thanks. Ava texts

00:35:14.610 --> 00:35:17.090
back and it reads, sure, I can meet you in about

00:35:17.090 --> 00:35:19.230
an hour. That's okay. I know what you mean. There

00:35:19.230 --> 00:35:21.809
are a few things I'm confused about still with

00:35:21.809 --> 00:35:24.449
this entire situation. I've got a call scheduled

00:35:24.449 --> 00:35:26.510
with a mutual friend first. See you in an hour.

00:35:26.889 --> 00:35:29.670
Ava had already scheduled a call with her source

00:35:29.670 --> 00:35:32.710
at the FBI, Agent Carson. She and Hawthorne met

00:35:32.710 --> 00:35:35.980
Agent Carson. A few years back, he helped make

00:35:35.980 --> 00:35:39.099
some high -profile arrests back in Coloma. He

00:35:39.099 --> 00:35:41.340
was an ideal agent, reliable, honest, and helpful.

00:35:41.820 --> 00:35:44.019
Since the El Dorado incident and investigation,

00:35:44.559 --> 00:35:47.119
he had been promoted to special agent in charge,

00:35:47.280 --> 00:35:49.940
and he had told Ava that if she ever needed anything,

00:35:50.079 --> 00:35:52.079
to just contact him and he'd be happy to help.

00:35:52.380 --> 00:35:55.039
So she did. She got on a call with Agent Carson.

00:35:55.550 --> 00:35:58.030
and for the next 45 minutes plus was able to

00:35:58.030 --> 00:36:00.210
get some very valuable information that might

00:36:00.210 --> 00:36:02.989
help fill in the gaps and answer some more questions

00:36:02.989 --> 00:36:05.789
about what was going on with the cartels, gangs,

00:36:05.949 --> 00:36:08.110
and some of the bigger players in Mexico City,

00:36:08.230 --> 00:36:11.530
including dirty politicians and business tycoons.

00:36:11.869 --> 00:36:14.650
Of course, none of what they talked about could

00:36:14.650 --> 00:36:16.769
be published officially because it was off the

00:36:16.769 --> 00:36:19.289
record, but Eva did learn some new details she

00:36:19.289 --> 00:36:21.489
and Hawthorne could discuss. After a lengthy

00:36:21.489 --> 00:36:24.309
conversation with Agent Carson, Ava headed over

00:36:24.309 --> 00:36:26.650
to the cafe at the student union to meet up with

00:36:26.650 --> 00:36:28.949
Hawthorne with some new revelations to share.

00:36:34.250 --> 00:36:36.429
Hawthorne had taken it upon himself to order

00:36:36.429 --> 00:36:39.409
two Italian sodas and some nachos prior to Ava

00:36:39.409 --> 00:36:42.130
arriving at the cafe. He was reviewing some of

00:36:42.130 --> 00:36:45.170
the past few days' events in his head and trying

00:36:45.170 --> 00:36:47.510
to think about some of the things that didn't

00:36:47.510 --> 00:36:50.460
seem to add up. He wasn't trying to play detective,

00:36:50.579 --> 00:36:52.559
but there were some things that were bothering

00:36:52.559 --> 00:36:54.880
him, so he thought he'd talk through them with

00:36:54.880 --> 00:36:57.260
Ava. And with her experience and connections,

00:36:57.500 --> 00:36:59.820
maybe some of the questions could be answered,

00:36:59.920 --> 00:37:02.960
or at least investigated. So as he sat there

00:37:02.960 --> 00:37:05.400
munching on some nachos and fresh salsa, Ava

00:37:05.400 --> 00:37:08.460
came in and sat down. Hawthorne then said, I

00:37:08.460 --> 00:37:10.199
know you've got a few tight deadlines you're

00:37:10.199 --> 00:37:12.199
trying to meet this week, but maybe we can talk

00:37:12.199 --> 00:37:13.920
through some of the things about the last few

00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:17.190
days that seem not to add up. Yep, I've always

00:37:17.190 --> 00:37:19.590
got deadlines, but the series of stories I'm

00:37:19.590 --> 00:37:21.769
working on related to the heist the other day,

00:37:21.849 --> 00:37:24.030
the arrests of the three gang members, and the

00:37:24.030 --> 00:37:26.050
carto's involvement with wanting to artifacts

00:37:26.050 --> 00:37:29.550
are on top of my agenda. True pies, and then

00:37:29.550 --> 00:37:32.409
ads. You go first, and then maybe my conversation

00:37:32.409 --> 00:37:34.710
with Agent Carson will help piece some of this

00:37:34.710 --> 00:37:37.769
together. Hawthorne then throws out some questions

00:37:37.769 --> 00:37:40.989
to see if Ava has any thoughts to add. He then

00:37:40.989 --> 00:37:43.849
says, So we know there's a bigger player in the

00:37:43.849 --> 00:37:46.789
game, bigger than the three family members who've

00:37:46.789 --> 00:37:48.849
been arrested already, and I don't think it's

00:37:48.849 --> 00:37:51.949
just the cartel. I think Carlos, his aunt and

00:37:51.949 --> 00:37:54.889
sister, and the cartel are just middlemen. So

00:37:54.889 --> 00:37:57.190
who's the bigger player? The one who ordered

00:37:57.190 --> 00:37:59.130
the heist of the artifacts in the first place?

00:37:59.289 --> 00:38:02.170
That's my first question. Hawthorne then adds,

00:38:02.349 --> 00:38:05.409
my next questions are, how did the thieves gain

00:38:05.409 --> 00:38:08.590
access to the museum the night of the gala? The

00:38:08.590 --> 00:38:10.710
security was really tight that night, so who

00:38:10.710 --> 00:38:13.030
helped them? Are the police still investigating

00:38:13.030 --> 00:38:15.670
that or do they think that they have their culprits

00:38:15.670 --> 00:38:18.610
already? And finally, is this all connected to

00:38:18.610 --> 00:38:20.869
the public controversy surrounding the big oil

00:38:20.869 --> 00:38:23.909
company and the local indigenous landowners around

00:38:23.909 --> 00:38:27.809
Calakmul where the Jajar was found? Hawthorne

00:38:27.809 --> 00:38:30.170
watches as Ava nods her head in agreement with

00:38:30.170 --> 00:38:32.610
all his questions and then he adds one more and

00:38:32.610 --> 00:38:35.190
says, And finally, do you believe in the legends?

00:38:35.920 --> 00:38:38.139
You have to admit, a lot of weird things have

00:38:38.139 --> 00:38:40.440
happened since those artifacts were removed from

00:38:40.440 --> 00:38:43.420
their resting place. Ava, having waited until

00:38:43.420 --> 00:38:45.599
Hawthorne finished with his last question, takes

00:38:45.599 --> 00:38:49.000
a sip out of her drink and then says, Yeah, I've

00:38:49.000 --> 00:38:51.179
had some of those same questions circling around

00:38:51.179 --> 00:38:53.519
my head for the last two days, she continues.

00:38:54.019 --> 00:38:56.539
I just got off a call with Agent Carson, off

00:38:56.539 --> 00:38:58.760
the record, of course, right before I came over

00:38:58.760 --> 00:39:00.880
here to meet you. And here are some of the things

00:39:00.880 --> 00:39:03.400
he told me. You ready for this? Hawthorne now

00:39:03.400 --> 00:39:05.599
with a mouthful of chips and salsa nodded his

00:39:05.599 --> 00:39:07.920
head yes and motioned with his hands to go on.

00:39:08.260 --> 00:39:11.019
Ava continues, Agent Carson revealed that there's

00:39:11.019 --> 00:39:13.579
a connection between the large oil company, a

00:39:13.579 --> 00:39:15.920
prominent politician, and a higher -up person

00:39:15.920 --> 00:39:18.280
at the museum where the artifacts were stolen.

00:39:18.519 --> 00:39:21.440
He also said that the FBI is aware of the criminal

00:39:21.440 --> 00:39:24.480
activity but has no jurisdiction. They were only

00:39:24.480 --> 00:39:26.679
able to share intelligence with their counterparts

00:39:26.679 --> 00:39:29.840
in Mexico City. The Federal Investigative Agency,

00:39:30.199 --> 00:39:33.559
when asked, which hasn't happened very much.

00:39:34.099 --> 00:39:36.619
Ava then adds, our conversation was a lot longer

00:39:36.619 --> 00:39:38.860
than this, but this is essentially what Agent

00:39:38.860 --> 00:39:41.500
Carson could tell me. He didn't have names, but

00:39:41.500 --> 00:39:43.760
said there is electronic proof that backs up

00:39:43.760 --> 00:39:47.059
these connections. Okay, good, Hawthorne replies.

00:39:47.219 --> 00:39:49.679
So we're not going crazy thinking that there's

00:39:49.679 --> 00:39:52.880
a larger thing going on here. He then says, maybe

00:39:52.880 --> 00:39:55.480
the Mexican feds are working on the leads and

00:39:55.480 --> 00:39:58.599
connections as we speak. But corruption can run

00:39:58.599 --> 00:40:01.179
deep here, and they are content with the arrest

00:40:01.179 --> 00:40:04.239
of Carlos, his sister, and his aunt. Case closed.

00:40:05.179 --> 00:40:08.739
Yeah, either way, I've still got some work to

00:40:08.739 --> 00:40:11.880
do. So says my editor and my own curiosity, Ava

00:40:11.880 --> 00:40:14.440
says. I'm going to spend the day tomorrow visiting

00:40:14.440 --> 00:40:17.219
some of the local newspapers and trying to meet

00:40:17.219 --> 00:40:19.980
with some of the reporters. Maybe I can uncover

00:40:19.980 --> 00:40:23.179
some non -published intel they'll want to share

00:40:23.179 --> 00:40:26.119
with me about some of these revelations. Good

00:40:26.119 --> 00:40:28.679
idea, Hawthorne says. Tommy and I are going to

00:40:28.679 --> 00:40:31.360
go see Anthony tomorrow after we see the students

00:40:31.360 --> 00:40:34.159
and Lily off at the airport. He's back from the

00:40:34.159 --> 00:40:37.179
hospital and at home resting. Maybe he's got

00:40:37.179 --> 00:40:39.820
some information that could help. Ava will quickly

00:40:39.820 --> 00:40:42.679
finish her drink and some nachos before getting

00:40:42.679 --> 00:40:45.280
up and then says, Okay, I've got a call with

00:40:45.280 --> 00:40:47.199
my editor in an hour and I've got to move out

00:40:47.199 --> 00:40:49.119
of the dorm room and check into the hotel before

00:40:49.119 --> 00:40:51.710
that call. Not sure I'll see you again before

00:40:51.710 --> 00:40:54.449
you head back to Coloma. If not, safe travels.

00:40:54.510 --> 00:40:56.750
Let's keep in touch and see how this thing pans

00:40:56.750 --> 00:40:59.730
out. Just like old times again. Yep, just like

00:40:59.730 --> 00:41:02.150
old times again. Hawthorne replies and then waves

00:41:02.150 --> 00:41:04.610
at Ava as she leaves the cafe and then exits

00:41:04.610 --> 00:41:12.090
the Student Union building. The following day,

00:41:12.130 --> 00:41:14.329
after accompanying the students and Lily to the

00:41:14.329 --> 00:41:16.250
airport for their flight back to Sacramento,

00:41:16.530 --> 00:41:19.250
then on to Coloma, Hawthorne, along with Tommy,

00:41:19.409 --> 00:41:22.570
go visit Anthony Garcia at his home in the suburbs

00:41:22.570 --> 00:41:25.769
of one of Mexico City's most affluent neighborhoods.

00:41:26.170 --> 00:41:28.809
By this time, it's late morning and Tommy drove

00:41:28.809 --> 00:41:31.789
since it was only the two of them. As Tommy drove

00:41:31.789 --> 00:41:34.050
the car through the main gate to Anthony's property

00:41:34.050 --> 00:41:37.030
and then up the long driveway, Hawthorne said,

00:41:37.150 --> 00:41:39.909
wow, working for the museum sure has its perks.

00:41:40.699 --> 00:41:42.980
Hawthorne also eyed the three very nice vehicles

00:41:42.980 --> 00:41:45.699
parked in the driveway, a newer model Mercedes,

00:41:46.159 --> 00:41:48.980
a mean -looking sports car, and a black Land

00:41:48.980 --> 00:41:52.599
Rover SUV. Hawthorne looked over at Tommy, shaking

00:41:52.599 --> 00:41:54.840
his head without saying a word. Tommy parked

00:41:54.840 --> 00:41:57.019
his car carefully next to the very expensive

00:41:57.019 --> 00:42:00.260
Aston Martin Vanquish Coupe, a beautiful piece

00:42:00.260 --> 00:42:03.159
of British engineering and design. Tommy had

00:42:03.159 --> 00:42:05.079
seen this model before, and a model of the car

00:42:05.079 --> 00:42:07.960
being advertised at one of the luxury... car

00:42:07.960 --> 00:42:10.500
dealers in Mexico City over the past few months.

00:42:10.800 --> 00:42:13.019
Some call it a sports car and some call it a

00:42:13.019 --> 00:42:16.559
sporty sedan. Either way, it was cool. The car

00:42:16.559 --> 00:42:19.199
was brand new, it was a deep red color and it

00:42:19.199 --> 00:42:22.480
looked mean, cool and fast, basically the envy

00:42:22.480 --> 00:42:25.480
of any car enthusiast. Tommy knew this car was

00:42:25.480 --> 00:42:27.940
the talk of the town, at least among those who

00:42:27.940 --> 00:42:30.699
could afford it, which wasn't him. Cars like

00:42:30.699 --> 00:42:34.079
this cost upward of 500 ,000 USD fully loaded,

00:42:34.260 --> 00:42:36.280
at least that's what the dealers were selling

00:42:36.280 --> 00:42:38.860
them for. It's definitely what makes a statement

00:42:38.860 --> 00:42:41.659
when it's on the road. Like, get out of my way,

00:42:41.679 --> 00:42:44.019
I'm the new kid on the block, and I'm rich and

00:42:44.019 --> 00:42:47.619
fast. Tommy curses under his breath, looks over

00:42:47.619 --> 00:42:50.159
Hawthorne and says, looks like our friend Anthony

00:42:50.159 --> 00:42:52.780
has a side hustle that pays really, really well.

00:42:53.340 --> 00:42:55.539
Hmm, my thoughts exactly, Hawthorne replies.

00:42:55.860 --> 00:42:58.139
As Hawthorne and Tommy get out of their car and

00:42:58.139 --> 00:43:00.579
start walking up toward the front door, the front

00:43:00.579 --> 00:43:03.079
door opens abruptly and two guys walk out rather

00:43:03.079 --> 00:43:06.179
quickly. They seem to be in a hurry and angry.

00:43:06.650 --> 00:43:08.730
They pass by Hawthorne and Tommy, not giving

00:43:08.730 --> 00:43:11.710
them a hello or even a quick glance. They get

00:43:11.710 --> 00:43:15.289
into the black SUV and drive off. Hawthorne then

00:43:15.289 --> 00:43:17.710
asks Tommy as they approach the open front door,

00:43:17.869 --> 00:43:20.590
You did tell Anthony we were coming for a visit

00:43:20.590 --> 00:43:23.489
today, right? Tommy stopped and looked over at

00:43:23.489 --> 00:43:25.829
Hawthorne and then replied, I knew there was

00:43:25.829 --> 00:43:28.389
something I was forgetting to do yesterday. Tommy

00:43:28.389 --> 00:43:30.849
looks up at the open front door and then says,

00:43:31.030 --> 00:43:33.849
Maybe we should leave. What if Anthony isn't

00:43:33.849 --> 00:43:36.360
even here? So you've never been here before?

00:43:36.559 --> 00:43:39.159
Hawthorne asked Tommy. No, I haven't. This is

00:43:39.159 --> 00:43:41.900
my first time after all these years knowing Anthony.

00:43:42.179 --> 00:43:45.019
I've had no reason to come before, as most of

00:43:45.019 --> 00:43:47.199
our interactions have either been at the museum

00:43:47.199 --> 00:43:51.760
or at the university. Tommy responds. As Tommy

00:43:51.760 --> 00:43:54.000
and Hawthorne are still standing there, looking

00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:57.519
at the front open door. Tommy adds, those two

00:43:57.519 --> 00:44:00.500
guys that just left in the SUV, well, I don't

00:44:00.500 --> 00:44:02.960
like to profile people, but they did look a little

00:44:02.960 --> 00:44:05.719
suspicious. Suspicious how, Hawthorne responds.

00:44:06.360 --> 00:44:08.719
Well, it's a common knowledge that cartel members

00:44:08.719 --> 00:44:11.179
like to flaunt their design clothing, accessories,

00:44:11.500 --> 00:44:15.360
and vehicles. At least in Mexico, they do. And

00:44:15.360 --> 00:44:17.840
the police don't do anything about it. And those

00:44:17.840 --> 00:44:20.179
two guys that just left were decked out in designer

00:44:20.179 --> 00:44:23.539
clothing and had very expensive watches, Tommy

00:44:23.539 --> 00:44:26.199
replied. At that moment, both Hawthorne and Tommy

00:44:26.199 --> 00:44:28.539
looked up at the open front door and there stood

00:44:28.539 --> 00:44:30.780
Anthony, just standing there and staring back

00:44:30.780 --> 00:44:33.579
at them. Hawthorne didn't know what to say, so

00:44:33.579 --> 00:44:35.980
he just blurted out, Hey there, we wanted to

00:44:35.980 --> 00:44:38.159
come see how you were feeling. Sorry we didn't

00:44:38.159 --> 00:44:40.159
contact you ahead of time. However, that was

00:44:40.159 --> 00:44:42.539
our intention to do so. Just one of us forgot.

00:44:43.019 --> 00:44:45.139
Anthony paused for a moment, then said, Hmm.

00:44:45.619 --> 00:44:47.579
I really wish you had contacted me first before

00:44:47.579 --> 00:44:50.039
coming here. You put me in a very difficult position

00:44:50.039 --> 00:44:53.900
now. Why is that? Tommy responded. However, both

00:44:53.900 --> 00:44:56.440
Tommy and Hawthorne secretly knew why Anthony

00:44:56.440 --> 00:44:59.510
had said that. And both Tommy and Hawthorne knew

00:44:59.510 --> 00:45:01.510
something was wrong with the entire situation.

00:45:02.130 --> 00:45:04.510
We'd be happy to come back at a more convenient

00:45:04.510 --> 00:45:07.570
time later today, Hawthorne then added. I leave

00:45:07.570 --> 00:45:09.570
tomorrow to head back to the U .S. and I wanted

00:45:09.570 --> 00:45:12.670
to see how you were doing. At that moment, two

00:45:12.670 --> 00:45:14.949
different men came out the front door, passing

00:45:14.949 --> 00:45:17.590
on either side of Anthony, and walked straight

00:45:17.590 --> 00:45:20.829
forward toward Hawthorne and Tommy. These two

00:45:20.829 --> 00:45:23.010
men were armed, their guns holstered in their

00:45:23.010 --> 00:45:25.409
belts. They looked serious and not friendly.

00:45:26.000 --> 00:45:28.420
One of the men was wearing a cowboy hat and wearing

00:45:28.420 --> 00:45:31.059
designer cowboy boots, and the other guy was

00:45:31.059 --> 00:45:33.300
wearing a designer Gucci jacket and sporting

00:45:33.300 --> 00:45:36.300
an L .A. Dodgers baseball hat that still had

00:45:36.300 --> 00:45:40.079
the sales tag hanging from it. Oh, Anthony, Tommy

00:45:40.079 --> 00:45:42.860
said, shaking his head. He then looked over at

00:45:42.860 --> 00:45:45.719
Harpoon and said quietly, You may miss your flight

00:45:45.719 --> 00:45:53.769
tomorrow, Professor. As Hawthorne sat on the

00:45:53.769 --> 00:45:56.630
clean, white, and very large, comfortable sofa

00:45:56.630 --> 00:45:59.030
in one of the many sitting rooms in Anthony's

00:45:59.030 --> 00:46:01.690
big house, Hawthorne was feeling a little anxious

00:46:01.690 --> 00:46:03.710
as to what Anthony was going to do with them.

00:46:04.309 --> 00:46:06.869
Things finally made sense, Hawthorne thought.

00:46:07.269 --> 00:46:10.429
Anthony was the inside guy. But was he the big

00:46:10.429 --> 00:46:14.150
boss? This was the larger question now. Hawthorne

00:46:14.150 --> 00:46:16.530
felt that Anthony was just one of the many middlemen

00:46:16.530 --> 00:46:19.630
getting paid off somehow by the real shot callers

00:46:19.630 --> 00:46:22.389
at the top. Maybe Anthony was just under the

00:46:22.389 --> 00:46:26.010
top guy, or two rungs down. Either way, the two

00:46:26.010 --> 00:46:28.289
very nicely dressed cartel members were taking

00:46:28.289 --> 00:46:31.210
orders from Anthony. Hawthorne knew the cartels

00:46:31.210 --> 00:46:33.449
could be cruel and he was starting to think of

00:46:33.449 --> 00:46:35.670
worst case scenarios now that he and Tommy had

00:46:35.670 --> 00:46:38.489
accidentally stumbled into the middle of Anthony's

00:46:38.489 --> 00:46:41.170
secret life. As far as Hawthorne could tell,

00:46:41.269 --> 00:46:43.829
the only people on the property were him, Tommy,

00:46:44.010 --> 00:46:46.550
the nicely dressed cowboy and baseball player,

00:46:46.690 --> 00:46:48.809
and Anthony who was in the other room on the

00:46:48.809 --> 00:46:51.570
phone. Both Hawthorne and Tommy stayed quiet,

00:46:51.710 --> 00:46:53.769
just sitting there. Neither one of them wanted

00:46:53.769 --> 00:46:56.309
to escalate the situation by asking a stupid

00:46:56.309 --> 00:46:58.989
question or making a dumb statement. So they

00:46:58.989 --> 00:47:00.949
just sat there looking at the other two guys,

00:47:01.070 --> 00:47:03.710
who were looking back at them. Anthony got off

00:47:03.710 --> 00:47:05.550
the phone, slammed it to the ground, breaking

00:47:05.550 --> 00:47:07.650
it, and then walked back into the living room

00:47:07.650 --> 00:47:09.449
where Professor Hawthorne and Professor Tommy

00:47:09.449 --> 00:47:11.670
were sitting. He just looked at both of them

00:47:11.670 --> 00:47:14.590
for a few seconds and said, Well, I'm in a really

00:47:14.590 --> 00:47:17.230
bad situation here. He then said, My boss wants

00:47:17.230 --> 00:47:19.829
you gone, but I like you guys. Both of you. So

00:47:19.829 --> 00:47:21.829
there are two ways this can go down. You want

00:47:21.829 --> 00:47:27.829
to hear them? Anthony replies and says, Either

00:47:27.829 --> 00:47:29.849
I cut you both in this deal or you keep your

00:47:29.849 --> 00:47:31.690
mouth shut. Take the money and go about your

00:47:31.690 --> 00:47:34.409
daily lives as normal. Or my very unforgiving

00:47:34.409 --> 00:47:36.650
boss makes you disappear. And believe me, they

00:47:36.650 --> 00:47:39.409
are good at making people disappear. Anthony

00:47:39.409 --> 00:47:41.510
goes on and adds, If you take the deal, which

00:47:41.510 --> 00:47:44.070
I hope you do, just know that if you don't keep

00:47:44.070 --> 00:47:46.570
your end of the bargain, not only are you at

00:47:46.570 --> 00:47:48.929
risk, but you put your family at risk as well.

00:47:49.440 --> 00:47:51.099
They're good at finding you and they're good

00:47:51.099 --> 00:47:53.219
at finding your family members. They've been

00:47:53.219 --> 00:47:55.039
doing this for a long time now and they're good

00:47:55.039 --> 00:47:58.980
at it. Tommy speaks up first and then says, Well,

00:47:59.099 --> 00:48:01.820
my friend, I think there's a third option you

00:48:01.820 --> 00:48:04.400
didn't mention. Please enlighten me, Anthony

00:48:04.400 --> 00:48:07.360
replies. You turn yourself in and let us go,

00:48:07.559 --> 00:48:10.159
Tommy says. Anthony laughs and then responds,

00:48:10.460 --> 00:48:12.340
I don't think so. You're living in a different

00:48:12.340 --> 00:48:15.099
world, my friend. Anthony then says, Just take

00:48:15.099 --> 00:48:17.340
the money, the deal. Walk away and go live your

00:48:17.340 --> 00:48:20.019
life and keep your mouth shut. Tommy then asked,

00:48:20.139 --> 00:48:23.179
so you figured your injury at the museum event

00:48:23.179 --> 00:48:25.539
the other night? Anthony paused for a moment,

00:48:25.619 --> 00:48:28.159
then answered, well, that was a bit of a mishap

00:48:28.159 --> 00:48:30.380
on my guys. They weren't supposed to hit me that

00:48:30.380 --> 00:48:32.900
hard. Either way, it made everything that much

00:48:32.900 --> 00:48:35.820
more believable. Hawthorne then says, yep, it

00:48:35.820 --> 00:48:38.599
was believable. Hawthorne then continues and

00:48:38.599 --> 00:48:41.539
says, back to the money thing. So how much money

00:48:41.539 --> 00:48:44.000
are you talking about? I mean, paying someone

00:48:44.000 --> 00:48:46.579
off sure has suited you, from what we can tell.

00:48:46.800 --> 00:48:50.199
So how much money are you offering us? Hawthorne

00:48:50.199 --> 00:48:52.000
knew that at the end of the day, money talked

00:48:52.000 --> 00:48:54.860
and it was usually a matter of how much. Hawthorne

00:48:54.860 --> 00:48:56.980
wanted to change the subject and talk about the

00:48:56.980 --> 00:48:59.920
how much, as it would probably and hopefully

00:48:59.920 --> 00:49:02.599
diffuse the situation a bit. Maybe give Anthony

00:49:02.599 --> 00:49:05.199
the idea he and Tommy were serious about the

00:49:05.199 --> 00:49:08.179
offer. Hawthorne then says, I'm not sure about

00:49:08.179 --> 00:49:10.579
Tommy here, but I'd be interested in this deal.

00:49:11.050 --> 00:49:13.489
I, for one, value my life and the lives of my

00:49:13.489 --> 00:49:16.090
family members, and I'm pretty good at keeping

00:49:16.090 --> 00:49:18.590
secrets. I mean, I assume you're not going to

00:49:18.590 --> 00:49:20.349
take Tommy's suggestion about turning yourself

00:49:20.349 --> 00:49:23.090
in. Anthony smells a bit then says, Alright,

00:49:23.250 --> 00:49:25.030
what about you, Tommy? We've known each other

00:49:25.030 --> 00:49:27.389
for some time now, and the quote -unquote amount

00:49:27.389 --> 00:49:29.090
would be larger than what I would normally offer

00:49:29.090 --> 00:49:31.610
to the local politician and police chief. So,

00:49:31.690 --> 00:49:34.469
what say you, Tommy? Tommy knew Hawthorne well

00:49:34.469 --> 00:49:36.610
enough to know that Hawthorne was just stalling

00:49:36.610 --> 00:49:38.849
and trying to get Anthony in a lighter mood by

00:49:38.849 --> 00:49:42.059
agreeing to take the deal. However, Tommy knew

00:49:42.059 --> 00:49:44.719
that his next word needed to be careful and measured

00:49:44.719 --> 00:49:47.460
so as to sound convincing enough to buy some

00:49:47.460 --> 00:49:50.920
more time. Tommy also knew, as did Hawthorne,

00:49:51.019 --> 00:49:53.559
that taking a pay off now had no guarantee of

00:49:53.559 --> 00:49:56.119
their future safety or the safety of their family

00:49:56.119 --> 00:49:59.119
members. The cartel never kept that word and

00:49:59.119 --> 00:50:01.679
Tommy assumed that Anthony and Anthony's boss

00:50:01.679 --> 00:50:03.760
had no intention of keeping their words either.

00:50:03.980 --> 00:50:06.559
It wasn't the idea of if these guys would come

00:50:06.559 --> 00:50:08.780
after them sometime in the future, but it was

00:50:08.780 --> 00:50:10.849
more like... When would these guys come after

00:50:10.849 --> 00:50:13.489
them? Tommy knew that even if they did take the

00:50:13.489 --> 00:50:15.849
money and felt that they had made a deal that

00:50:15.849 --> 00:50:18.090
he and Hawthorne would be disposed of before

00:50:18.090 --> 00:50:20.269
the end of the week, maybe even by the end of

00:50:20.269 --> 00:50:23.510
the day. So it was a loose, loose situation he

00:50:23.510 --> 00:50:26.369
and Hawthorne was in. Yeah, I took the deal too.

00:50:26.750 --> 00:50:29.610
I know you're not a killer, Anthony, so I want

00:50:29.610 --> 00:50:32.230
a lot of money. Our payoff needs to be significant

00:50:32.230 --> 00:50:34.829
enough so me and my friend here can afford a

00:50:34.829 --> 00:50:37.809
car, a house, just like you have. Hawthorne listened

00:50:37.809 --> 00:50:40.150
to Tommy's response and thought to himself, wow,

00:50:40.269 --> 00:50:42.989
that was a pretty bold ask. Hawthorne liked Tommy's

00:50:42.989 --> 00:50:45.730
bold stance, so he nodded his head in agreement

00:50:45.730 --> 00:50:48.489
to what Tommy had just said. Hawthorne then said,

00:50:48.610 --> 00:50:51.070
yeah, that's just about right. Anthony put on

00:50:51.070 --> 00:50:52.989
a fake smile and said, wait here, I'll be right

00:50:52.989 --> 00:50:55.590
back. As soon as Anthony left the room, Hawthorne

00:50:55.590 --> 00:50:58.190
noticed some movement out the back window located

00:50:58.190 --> 00:51:01.579
behind the two guys guarding him and Tommy. Hawthorne

00:51:01.579 --> 00:51:04.179
could tell it was a person or maybe several people

00:51:04.179 --> 00:51:06.420
moving around the trees and bushes in the backyard.

00:51:07.420 --> 00:51:09.780
They were there for a brief second and then they

00:51:09.780 --> 00:51:12.280
were gone. Hawthorne knew he couldn't alert Tommy

00:51:12.280 --> 00:51:14.679
about what he was seeing in the backyard as both

00:51:14.679 --> 00:51:17.239
guys guarding them, the cowboy and Mr. Baseball,

00:51:17.320 --> 00:51:19.900
were just sitting there staring at them. So Hawthorne

00:51:19.900 --> 00:51:22.659
looked up at the cowboy, smiled and said, I like

00:51:22.659 --> 00:51:26.210
your boots. Is that ostrich? The guy smiled back

00:51:26.210 --> 00:51:28.750
and nodded his head yes. Hawthorne was unsure

00:51:28.750 --> 00:51:30.789
if the guy actually understood what he was saying

00:51:30.789 --> 00:51:34.449
or was just being polite. Cool, Hawthorne said.

00:51:34.610 --> 00:51:37.570
He continued. I've got a pair of Stetson Caymans

00:51:37.570 --> 00:51:40.730
back home. You know, John B. Stetson boots. Each

00:51:40.730 --> 00:51:43.429
pair is made by hand. I've had them for years.

00:51:43.710 --> 00:51:45.889
They get more comfortable the more I wear them.

00:51:46.090 --> 00:51:49.469
They make quality cowboy hats as well. You look

00:51:49.469 --> 00:51:51.429
like the kind of guy who'd appreciate a nice

00:51:51.429 --> 00:51:54.210
quality cowboy hat as well. Stetson hats are

00:51:54.210 --> 00:51:57.510
all made by hand too. Great craftsmanship. The

00:51:57.510 --> 00:51:59.889
guy smiled again and nodded his head. Hawthorne

00:51:59.889 --> 00:52:02.369
was trying to keep the guy's attention away from

00:52:02.369 --> 00:52:04.789
what was going on in the backyard. Tommy had

00:52:04.789 --> 00:52:06.929
known James Hawthorne long enough to understand

00:52:06.929 --> 00:52:09.309
that James was trying to keep the Cowboys' attention

00:52:09.309 --> 00:52:12.269
by talking about something he'd appreciate. So

00:52:12.269 --> 00:52:15.230
Tommy joined in on the game, looked up at Mr.

00:52:15.409 --> 00:52:18.190
Baseball in the Gucci jacket and asked, Have

00:52:18.190 --> 00:52:20.429
you ever been to a Dodgers game in Los Angeles?

00:52:20.920 --> 00:52:23.460
The guy, surprised by Tommy's question in English,

00:52:23.639 --> 00:52:26.480
just nodded his head, no, and looked down at

00:52:26.480 --> 00:52:29.139
the marble floor. Tommy couldn't tell if he was

00:52:29.139 --> 00:52:31.599
embarrassed by the question or didn't understand

00:52:31.599 --> 00:52:34.760
English. Either way, Tommy was going to give

00:52:34.760 --> 00:52:37.699
him some more info about baseball. Well, my friend

00:52:37.699 --> 00:52:40.340
James here took me to Dodgers game a long, long

00:52:40.340 --> 00:52:43.039
time ago. We sat up high in the stadium, ate

00:52:43.039 --> 00:52:46.199
hot dogs, drank Cokes, and sang the classic American

00:52:46.199 --> 00:52:48.699
baseball song when it came on the loudspeaker.

00:52:49.150 --> 00:52:51.369
You know, the sound that goes like... At that

00:52:51.369 --> 00:52:53.730
moment, Hawthorne joined in with Tommy and they

00:52:53.730 --> 00:52:58.250
both sang... Take me out to the ball game. Take

00:52:58.250 --> 00:53:02.050
me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and

00:53:02.050 --> 00:53:06.130
Cracker Jack. I don't care if I ever get back.

00:53:06.369 --> 00:53:08.489
At that moment, there were several loud bangs

00:53:08.489 --> 00:53:12.050
outside. Then the back door, which led to the

00:53:12.050 --> 00:53:14.329
living room, where they were all sitting, burst

00:53:14.329 --> 00:53:17.909
open. Within seconds, the room was full of six

00:53:17.909 --> 00:53:21.250
elite Mexican SWAT team members, guns drawn and

00:53:21.250 --> 00:53:24.110
shouting commands in Spanish and English. The

00:53:24.110 --> 00:53:26.409
cowboy and Mr. Baseball had no time to react.

00:53:26.650 --> 00:53:29.050
They were both thrown to the floor, knees jammed

00:53:29.050 --> 00:53:31.449
in their backs, and then zip -tied all in one

00:53:31.449 --> 00:53:34.369
motion. It was almost magical to watch a well

00:53:34.369 --> 00:53:36.869
-trained SWAT team in action. Hawthorne thought

00:53:36.869 --> 00:53:39.510
to himself as he witnessed it all happen in front

00:53:39.510 --> 00:53:41.989
of him. Thank goodness there wasn't a gunfight.

00:53:42.699 --> 00:53:44.980
The other SWAT team, another six -member team,

00:53:45.139 --> 00:53:47.420
the team who had come in through the front entrance,

00:53:47.539 --> 00:53:49.940
cleared the rest of the property. Hawthorne and

00:53:49.940 --> 00:53:52.539
Tommy stayed put on the big white sofa in the

00:53:52.539 --> 00:53:55.460
living room. They hadn't moved. They really couldn't

00:53:55.460 --> 00:53:58.059
move as one SWAT team member had stood by them,

00:53:58.199 --> 00:54:00.820
watching them the entire time, making sure they

00:54:00.820 --> 00:54:03.159
didn't get in the way or didn't get hurt. The

00:54:03.159 --> 00:54:05.400
entire house and property was a crime scene and

00:54:05.400 --> 00:54:07.340
Hawthorne knew that he and Tommy wouldn't be

00:54:07.340 --> 00:54:09.719
allowed to just wander around the property now

00:54:09.719 --> 00:54:12.260
that they were free. All of a sudden Hawthorne

00:54:12.260 --> 00:54:14.239
heard a familiar voice coming around the corner

00:54:14.239 --> 00:54:16.880
from the kitchen area. Anthony had not known

00:54:16.880 --> 00:54:19.440
what hit him. One moment he's on the phone, his

00:54:19.440 --> 00:54:21.360
other phone, the one that he hadn't broken yet,

00:54:21.480 --> 00:54:24.059
with the big boss. Then seconds later he's grabbed,

00:54:24.219 --> 00:54:26.860
taken down to the floor, zip tied, and hooded.

00:54:27.119 --> 00:54:30.099
The tackle to the floor didn't hurt. No, it was

00:54:30.099 --> 00:54:31.780
the tight zip ties around his wrist that hurt

00:54:31.780 --> 00:54:34.519
the most. Then everything went dark as two guys

00:54:34.519 --> 00:54:36.619
in all black pulled him up to his knees, then

00:54:36.619 --> 00:54:39.360
put a black hood over his head. They picked him

00:54:39.360 --> 00:54:42.000
up to his feet. then directed him to start walking.

00:54:42.780 --> 00:54:44.940
Anthony yelled out, Wait a minute! You have no

00:54:44.940 --> 00:54:46.699
idea what you're doing? Do you know who I work

00:54:46.699 --> 00:54:49.539
for? There was no answer from the SWAT team captain.

00:54:50.860 --> 00:54:53.079
Hawthorne watched as the hooded and zip -tied

00:54:53.079 --> 00:54:55.480
Anthony was manhandled and pushed out the front

00:54:55.480 --> 00:54:57.920
door of the house, presumably to the police SWAT

00:54:57.920 --> 00:55:00.119
van where the other two guys had been taken.

00:55:00.539 --> 00:55:03.219
The house went eerily quiet as each of the remaining

00:55:03.219 --> 00:55:06.000
SWAT team members exited, all but one member

00:55:06.000 --> 00:55:08.949
who shouted, All clear! who was now accompanied

00:55:08.949 --> 00:55:11.610
by two plainclothes officers wearing badges on

00:55:11.610 --> 00:55:14.110
their belts. One of the plainclothes officers

00:55:14.110 --> 00:55:16.570
looked at both Hawthorne and Tommy and told them

00:55:16.570 --> 00:55:18.369
that they were free to go and that they'd be

00:55:18.369 --> 00:55:21.090
in touch. As Hawthorne and Tommy walked out the

00:55:21.090 --> 00:55:23.510
front door out of the house toward Tommy's parked

00:55:23.510 --> 00:55:25.670
car, which was still parked next to the very

00:55:25.670 --> 00:55:28.610
nice and expensive Austin Martin Vanquish, Hawthorne

00:55:28.610 --> 00:55:30.809
looked at Tommy and asked, How in the world did

00:55:30.809 --> 00:55:32.769
you remember that baseball song? I mean, that

00:55:32.769 --> 00:55:35.750
one surprised me, man. As they both stood there.

00:55:36.139 --> 00:55:38.840
looking at the Aston Martin before getting into

00:55:38.840 --> 00:55:41.800
Tommy's car. Tommy answers, hollering and says,

00:55:42.039 --> 00:55:44.860
I don't know how I remember that song. I guess

00:55:44.860 --> 00:55:47.000
maybe because it was such a memorable experience

00:55:47.000 --> 00:55:50.539
for me. I mean, that was my first time ever seeing

00:55:50.539 --> 00:55:53.340
an American baseball game, live and in person

00:55:53.340 --> 00:55:56.159
and in all places. The famous Dodger Stadium,

00:55:56.460 --> 00:55:59.079
the details are hard to forget. I think I sang

00:55:59.079 --> 00:56:02.039
a song a hundred times on my way home after seeing

00:56:02.039 --> 00:56:05.489
that game with you. Hawthorne smiled at Tommy's

00:56:05.489 --> 00:56:08.010
comment, opened the passenger side door on Tommy's

00:56:08.010 --> 00:56:10.590
car, and then said, I guess I'll be making my

00:56:10.590 --> 00:56:13.269
flight home tomorrow morning after all. Hawthorne

00:56:13.269 --> 00:56:15.449
then asks a question as Tommy backs up the car

00:56:15.449 --> 00:56:18.670
and then drives past two SWAT team vans and several

00:56:18.670 --> 00:56:21.989
federal police cars. Hawthorne says, If the legends

00:56:21.989 --> 00:56:24.630
are true about bad luck following those who stole

00:56:24.630 --> 00:56:26.969
the artifacts, do you think the opposite is true?

00:56:27.130 --> 00:56:29.670
Good luck will follow those who are helping return

00:56:29.670 --> 00:56:32.489
the artifacts? Tommy looks over at Hawthorne.

00:56:33.000 --> 00:56:35.820
for a moment as he turns the corner out of the

00:56:35.820 --> 00:56:39.639
driver and onto the main road and says, I'd sure

00:56:39.639 --> 00:56:41.780
like to think so after what just happened back

00:56:41.780 --> 00:56:44.699
there. Tommy and Hawthorne then both look out

00:56:44.699 --> 00:56:47.380
the front windshield, put their sunglasses on,

00:56:47.460 --> 00:56:55.590
and drove off. A few days later, Hawthorne is

00:56:55.590 --> 00:56:57.670
back in his office at the college in Coloma.

00:56:57.750 --> 00:57:00.110
He's sitting there just looking at his email

00:57:00.110 --> 00:57:02.630
inbox. He's wondering where he should start.

00:57:02.949 --> 00:57:05.550
So many emails to go through, he thinks to himself.

00:57:06.530 --> 00:57:08.489
Hawthorne scrolls a bit through the email inbox

00:57:08.489 --> 00:57:10.869
and sees an email from Ava, dated yesterday.

00:57:11.570 --> 00:57:15.650
He clicks it, opens it, and then reads. Hey there,

00:57:15.750 --> 00:57:18.210
professor. Glad you made it back safe and sound.

00:57:18.309 --> 00:57:20.469
Sounds like you and Tommy had quite the incident

00:57:20.469 --> 00:57:23.429
at Anthony's place. I had several conversations

00:57:23.429 --> 00:57:25.809
with Tommy since you left, and he's filled me

00:57:25.809 --> 00:57:27.750
in on some of the details you learned about Mr.

00:57:27.909 --> 00:57:31.469
Garcia. I mean Anthony Garcia. Pretty wild and

00:57:31.469 --> 00:57:34.070
disappointing. Anyway, I thought you'd find this

00:57:34.070 --> 00:57:36.849
fascinating, as I have done some extensive digging

00:57:36.849 --> 00:57:39.710
into Mr. Garcia's life. Anthony, along with some

00:57:39.710 --> 00:57:42.269
of his family members, own shares in the large

00:57:42.269 --> 00:57:45.070
oil company, the same oil company that is vying

00:57:45.070 --> 00:57:48.090
for that now -illegal contract in the Calakmul

00:57:48.090 --> 00:57:50.989
region in the south of Yucatan, where the J -Jar

00:57:50.989 --> 00:57:54.199
was found. Also, I received a random text from

00:57:54.199 --> 00:57:56.739
Miranda and she said that David and her had been

00:57:56.739 --> 00:57:59.599
successful at returning the gold mask back to

00:57:59.599 --> 00:58:02.400
its original resting place. She also mentioned

00:58:02.400 --> 00:58:04.460
that she and David had a meeting set up with

00:58:04.460 --> 00:58:07.539
several village leaders around Calakmul to discuss

00:58:07.539 --> 00:58:10.059
the return of the J -Jar. So that looks super

00:58:10.059 --> 00:58:13.400
promising. And one more thing, and sorry this

00:58:13.400 --> 00:58:16.909
email is really long. I was the one who tipped

00:58:16.909 --> 00:58:19.389
off the Mexican feds to Anthony's involvements.

00:58:19.510 --> 00:58:22.869
I didn't know or if they were going to raid his

00:58:22.869 --> 00:58:25.090
place, but they did tell me that they were going

00:58:25.090 --> 00:58:28.329
to act on my intelligence. My FBI source, you

00:58:28.329 --> 00:58:30.429
know, Agent Carson, gave me the information about

00:58:30.429 --> 00:58:32.889
Mr. Garcia and several of his family members

00:58:32.889 --> 00:58:35.590
holding lucrative board seats and owning a lot

00:58:35.590 --> 00:58:39.130
of shares in the oil company. Anyway, I thought

00:58:39.130 --> 00:58:41.110
you'd find this information interesting and hope

00:58:41.110 --> 00:58:43.389
it answers some more of your questions. Okay,

00:58:43.449 --> 00:58:46.239
see you again soon. Your always investigating

00:58:46.239 --> 00:58:49.780
friend, Ava. After reading the email, Hawthorne

00:58:49.780 --> 00:58:52.320
packs up his bag, takes the stairs down to the

00:58:52.320 --> 00:58:55.000
first floor instead of the elevator, exits the

00:58:55.000 --> 00:58:57.539
front main building doors, gets in his car and

00:58:57.539 --> 00:59:00.380
drives off. He calls his wife while driving home,

00:59:00.500 --> 00:59:08.559
hands free of course. Mrs. Hawthorne had just

00:59:08.559 --> 00:59:10.780
returned home from one of the many early summer

00:59:10.780 --> 00:59:13.619
conference events held in Coloma. She was one

00:59:13.619 --> 00:59:16.940
of the guest speakers. Her phone rings. She sees

00:59:16.940 --> 00:59:19.860
that it's James. She answers and says, are you

00:59:19.860 --> 00:59:22.260
done at work yet? She doesn't wait for an answer

00:59:22.260 --> 00:59:24.739
and then says, the college semester is over.

00:59:24.860 --> 00:59:27.219
You're back from your Mexico trip and my conference

00:59:27.219 --> 00:59:29.679
is over. I think it's time to celebrate a bit.

00:59:29.980 --> 00:59:32.340
I booked us a table at the new restaurant in

00:59:32.340 --> 00:59:34.219
town. You know, the one that your friend Ethan

00:59:34.219 --> 00:59:36.579
just bought and renovated. I hear he hired the

00:59:36.579 --> 00:59:39.559
best chef in the county. She heard James mumble

00:59:39.559 --> 00:59:41.960
something back, which sounded like, sure, that

00:59:41.960 --> 00:59:44.969
sounds like fun. She then says, oh, and by the

00:59:44.969 --> 00:59:47.449
way, it's okay if you want to write another book

00:59:47.449 --> 00:59:50.929
this summer, but on one condition. The next time

00:59:50.929 --> 01:00:05.969
you have an adventure, I'm coming with you. And

01:00:05.969 --> 01:00:08.349
that ends part 10. Thanks for sticking around

01:00:08.349 --> 01:00:11.170
and stay tuned for season 4 coming August 2025.

01:00:22.920 --> 01:00:25.099
And that brings us to the end of Season 3. What

01:00:25.099 --> 01:00:27.320
a journey it's been. To all of our student hosts,

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01:00:32.420 --> 01:00:34.340
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01:00:34.739 --> 01:00:36.860
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voices that made it happen. But don't worry,

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01:00:41.719 --> 01:00:44.940
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