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== Apprentice Selection ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' Very good question. You can confirm. Or deny. Do we know this person. That has been accepted. To be your apprentice.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' We do not.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Interesting.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That was a huge challenge. For me. That was. That weighed on me. A lot. Because. I had lots of. Online friends. Applying. And people that I talk with. All during the day. People. That have done things for the blog. In the past. And having to tell them no. Or not. Or not necessarily no. But that I'm. Choosing someone else. That's hard. That was hard for me. I had real struggles.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I didn't realize how hard. It was going to be. You know. I've got all this. You know. Community. And it wasn't. It wasn't a conscious decision. But I was like. Well do I pick someone that. Everyone knows already. Or to pick someone that no one knows. And have just kind of a whole new lifeblood. And. I didn't make my decision based on that. Based on who I did it. Based on who I thought was going to be the best person. Regardless of whether I had a. A standing relationship with them. You know. Online or not. So. That didn't play into the final decision. But. It was harder. To tell the people that I knew. And who have done nice things for me in the past. That I was choosing someone else. That was. That really really. Weighed on me a lot. And that was a difficult thing. So. I don't look forward to doing that again.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Hopefully. This. You won't have to. And this person will be perfect.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Hope so. Hope so. I'm looking. I'm excited about it. I'm looking forward to it. So. It'll be all good.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Good stuff.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I think we're done.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I think we got it man. I think it's a wrap.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Thanks so much listening to this week's episode of the Pan Addict Podcast. Until next time. I'm Myke and he's Brad. And thanks so much. Alright.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Bye bye.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Bye bye. Bye bye.

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