Introduction

Kali vandegrift porter: I have the privilege today to interact with one of our, oh, deep ply lovely, gifted and, um, shall we say, just compelling presences at the allender center. But i also have to say that rachel, uh is on a lovely trip with her husband, and she was going to join us by, uh, the internet in this little cabin, and the and the cabin, uh uh uh, has foiled us. So kali, i can only say, i am so glad to have you on this pad cast. And i'm so sorry rachel is not here to join us. We are fiercely committed to