I am sharing some updates & making an exciting announcement (with Angeleaza!)

<p>What Are You? Biweekly Update + by.WAY Launch Announcement</p>
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<p>[00:00:00] Angeleaza: Hello everyone. As always, I am Angeleaza. </p>
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<p>[00:00:04] However, today I am popping into your feed with a few quick updates [00:00:10] about what are you?! So starting now, what are you? is moving from a weekly release schedule to a bi-weekly release schedule. That means [00:00:20] every other week, which means, there won't be a full episode this week.</p>
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<p>[00:00:25] I know that may be a shift if you are a loyal, what are you? [00:00:30] Listener. But do not worry, because here's what you can count on: </p>
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<p>[00:00:35] - there will be a full new episode next week</p>
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<p>[00:00:38] -and going [00:00:40] forward, you will continue to get a full episode every other week, sometimes more frequently if I'm dropping some bonus content.</p>
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<p>[00:00:49] -Also, in the future weeks without a full episode, I will keep the conversation going. Don't worry, you'll still get content from me. I will be dropping [00:01:00] new written content on just gotta YAP!, which is, if you are unfamiliar, my Substack. </p>
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<p>[00:01:07] So if you're not a subscriber already, [00:01:10] now's the time to follow and subscribe to just gotta YAP!, my newsletter on Substack. You will get articles, you will get thoughts, you will get [00:01:20] words that maybe I'm not saying, but I am certainly writing.</p>
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<p>[00:01:24] So, why is the show moving to a biweekly schedule? Well,. [00:01:30] Basically, in essence, I am making this change so that the show can stay sustainable and so that these conversations can keep happening with the [00:01:40] level of nuance and care that they deserve. I mean, if you've been listening to What Are You for a while, you know that what this [00:01:50] show is all about is finding and holding onto that nuance, nuance of identity, of belonging or not [00:02:00] belonging, fighting against flattening labels, and also, conversations about our personal evolutions.</p>
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<p>[00:02:08] So [00:02:10] I want to keep making space for them, and I wanna maintain the quality of each episode while simultaneously maintaining my overall [00:02:20] quality of life.</p>
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<p>[00:02:21] Which, is a little bit of a segue into something new that I'm launching. Today [00:02:30] I am launching by.WAY, that is by.WAY.</p>
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<p>[00:02:37] So what is by.WAY? by.WAY [00:02:40] is a paid subscription for listeners who want a simple way to support the show while also getting rewarded for being a WAY, or What Are [00:02:50] You? (get it?) Um, for being a WAY VIP. </p>
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<p>[00:02:55] So, for only $3 and 50 cents each month, by.WAY [00:03:00] subscribers will get </p>
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<p>[00:03:01] -early access to episodes that will drop on Wednesday evenings</p>
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<p>[00:03:06] - and ad-free listening because we are [00:03:10] adding some ads to the pod, but they're gonna be short. They're gonna be sweet. Do not worry. </p>
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<p>[00:03:16] So there will still be episodes, [00:03:20] that will be dropping in the public feed on Thursday for non-subscribers. The by.WAY program is simply for the people who have been asking for [00:03:30] a more concrete and more direct way to support and sustain the show and all of the work that goes into creating it. As I say, every [00:03:40] episode, What Are You? is a one woman production. It does take a lot of time. It does take a lot of effort.</p>
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<p>[00:03:46] So how do you become a by.WAY subscriber? You [00:03:50] can join the program online at the website whatareyou.captivate.fm/support. [00:04:00] Again, that is whatareyou.captivate.fm/support and [00:04:10] the subscription is linked on our show page, but I will also be dropping a link into the show notes.</p>
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<p>[00:04:18] That's all to say, thank you [00:04:20] so much for following, for sharing, and for supporting What Are You? and just gotta YAP! in general. </p>
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<p>[00:04:29] And guess [00:04:30] what? I'll be back next week with a full brand new episode and. I have a very special guest. </p>
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<p>[00:04:39] All right [00:04:40] everyone. I hope you have a lovely rest of your week, the rest of your day, rest of your month, and until we meet again next week.</p>
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<p>[00:04:49] [00:04:50] Thank you so much for listening. Bye. </p>