I was sitting at my kitchen table. Beans, my tiny cavapoo, was asleep on my lap.

4.29pm. 1 minute until the podcast is due to start.

I go through the usual checks - mic is connected. Camera is on. My hat isn’t crooked. Internet is connected.

Suddenly, my screen goes blank and a pop up appears.. “something something updates restart”

Beans stirs as loud shutdown music plays.

I hate being late. I start to panic. It’s so embarrassing to have a guest left in an online waiting room.

It’s 4.33pm. I manage to get back online and luckily, my guest isn’t there yet.

I quickly check my emails in case she came and went. Nothing, I’m in the clear.

Six minutes later, Marsha logs in.

“Sorry I’m late” she says, “I’ve been listening to your podcast so much that I feel like I know you. I was getting ready, thinking ‘it’s only David, he won’t mind’”

I didn’t mind at all.

This weeks guest is Yes Yes Marsha - she’s a storytelling expert.

You won’t want to miss this one.

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