Today I have something special to share with you. For months, Pete and I have been working on something behind the scenes. Recording. Testing. Editing. Rethinking. Asking ourselves whether it was worth adding one more thing to an already full plate. In the end, we decided some conversations are too important to keep having in private. And moments like this demand that we give it our all.

Today, it's finally ready. I'm excited to introduce Rational Response, my new podcast co-hosted by my husband, Pete Reese. Many of you may not know Pete, but you've actually been seeing his work for a long time. He's the editor behind my daily essays, the producer behind my videos, my sounding board, and my closest collaborator throughout this entire journey. While I've been the one writing and speaking publicly, Pete has been working behind the scenes, helping shape nearly everything we create. We've spent countless hours talking through the stories, policies, and larger patterns that I write about each night, and eventually those conversations became something we wanted to share with all of you.

Like me, Pete reached a point where sitting on the sidelines while our country moved in this direction no longer felt like an option. In addition to helping with this work, he's a successful entrepreneur who founded a renewable energy development company and owns a nationwide land development firm. But more importantly, he's someone who cares deeply about protecting democracy and believes that all of us have a responsibility to participate.

Rational Response gives us the opportunity to have longer, deeper conversations than what I can fit into my daily essays. We'll be discussing current events, history, politics, media, and the larger patterns shaping this moment. It creates space for additional context, broader discussions, and conversations that simply don't fit into a written post.

I want to emphasize something important: my daily essays and videos are not going anywhere. They remain the foundation of everything I do. This podcast is an addition to that work, not a replacement for it.

We'll be releasing new episodes multiple times each week here on Substack in both audio and video formats. You'll also be able to watch on my YouTube channel, Heather Delaney Reese.

I hope you'll join us for this first episode. As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and ideas as we continue building this community together. Thank you for being part of this journey.

I'll see you later tonight,Heather

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