On this very special edition of The Assembly Call, our 1,000th episode, we (mostly) set aside discussion about this year's Indiana basketball team and instead spend time hanging out with several guests who have meant a lot to our show over the years -- including Connor from Homefield, Megan the ChatMob Queen, Chronic Hoosier, and Mike DeCourcy. We do get into a little IU hoops talk with Mike, which you'll enjoy.

In addition we answer a bunch of mailbag questions from our community members, and sprinkle some special old audio from when we get started. This includes Coach Tonsoni's first appearance on the show, which you won't want to miss.

But the thing you REALLY don't want to miss is the new song by Bob Thompson, who cooked up something special for our 1,000th episode. We play it about 95ish minutes in, but then close the show with it at the very end. If you're crunched for time and only have a few minutes to spare, at least skip to the very end of the show listen to Bob's masterpiece. It's the clear highlight of the episode. (You can even let him know what you think of it on Twitter: @BobThompson82)

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did. Again, there isn't a ton of basketball talk, but there are a lot of stories, a whole lot of laughter, and some sincere thank you's and descriptions of what the experience over these last 12+ years has meant to us and what we've learned. We feel so fortunate to have found each other and come together to host this show, and we've become even more fortunate to have such an incredibly supportive and generous audience and community.

Thank you!

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