A Long Overdue Update

Hey everyone,

I know it has been a while since I checked in with you all. You'd think I would report to my literal patrons on what I am doing with their hard-earned cash, but alas, here I am.

So, since the release of my last video in November, I have been having some feelings. Most specifically, the new job and abrupt end to doing something so core to me put me in a massive depression. I struggled to do even simple things. I found my evenings made up of waiting for a normal time to go to bed.

At that time, I did begin work on the next Step Back video, but not really to the extent I was happy with.

But luckily, thanks to family support, my therapist, and the adjustment of my meds, I have been pulling out of this funk. And just in time, as my federally funded job is looking more and more likely, I will be laid off sometime in the next year or so. Basically, it's a matter of waiting to see if Carney does it next fiscal year or if Pollievre goes all Maple DOGE on me. Nothing is confirmed yet, but the signs are there. Call it a deep suspicion.

This means I have been slowly planning what comes next. I have entertained everything from Continuing Education to starting a political party. I don't have much to report on what's next, but I am trying to get back part of my life as a content creator but with a more intentional business strategy.

Now, for progress on content creation. I am making decent progress on the next Step Back video on Hindutva. I am working to arrange some interviews with experts and have done the bulk of the primary research before diving into scriptwriting. I will likely hire an editor again, so the process will move pretty fast once it's written and recorded.

I have also written almost all of a podcast season for It's Probably Not Aliens. I just have one more to finish, and we'll be back at the microphones.

It feels so good to be doing this stuff again. It reminds me that this is what I was put on this earth to do and that I can never give it up, even when I need to cut back to pay the bills massively. I want to express my deep gratitude to you guys for keeping this alive and sticking with me. Your wait will be worth it.