I have been a loyal, but shadow-lurking listener way back since the first Duel of the Fates episodes. This podcast has been my constant companion through thick and thin, with humor, music, movie culture, retro-geek silliness, masterful audio mash-ups, and tons of community cohesion. I am a long distance runner and have taken this podcast for humorous company on multiple marathons; epic runs through the mountains of northern Japan; the lonely frigid, deeps hills of northern England (hello, Hadrian's Wall); the dark, scary, rainy farmlands and forests of Germany; and all over the USA. The variety, creativity, and just plain silly fun exhibited by the Dead Pan community makes this podcast my all time favorite. Dead Pan is the way! Smurf it to me, baby!