What’s In The 2025 Hugo Voter Packet?

On April 23, the 2025 Hugo Awards voter packet became available for download by WSFS Members of the Seattle 2025 Worldcon. The packet is an electronic collection which helps voters become better informed about the works and creators on the ballot. Works which are included have been made available through the generosity of finalists and their publishers.

The Hugo Voter Packet will be available for download until the voting deadline on July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Voters can make as many changes as they wish to their ballot until the deadline.

The voter packet contains complete texts of many Hugo-nominated works, preview versions of some works, and directions for finding some finalists’ works online. Some items have been made available through NetGalley, which requires a user account for access (registration is free).

The packet contains all of the finalists in these categories: Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Novelette, Best Short Story, Best Related Work, and Best Poem.

As for the other categories:

Best Series. Excerpts (or single works in a series) are provided.

Best Graphic Story or Comic. Complete versions of five finalists and an excerpt of the sixth are provided.

Best Dramatic Presentation: Long Form. Only three finalists provided anything, trailers and images in two cases, and a link to view the entire movie Wicked.

Best Dramatic Presentation: Short Form. Complete episodes of Fallout, plus the two Doctor Who and two Star Trek: Lower Decks finalists are provided. The sixth finalists did not respond.

Best Game or Interactive Work. In addition to other material, four of the finalists have included information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game.

Best Editor: Short Form. Most finalists have accompanied their statements with samples of edited stories. Brozek and Strahan have included complete copies of anthologies.

Best Editor: Long Form. Finalists have submitted statements, and in three cases copies of completed books.

Best Semiprozine. Samples of works from issues.

Best Fanzine. Finalists have provided various articles, excerpt Journey Planet has provided all eligible issues.

Best Fancast. Finalists have provided multiple episodes.

Best Fan Writer. Finalists have provided an introduction and multiple articles.

Best Professional Artist and Best Fan Artist. Sample works provided. In some cases, links to websites, with caution the works included there may have been published outside the eligibility period.

Lodestar Award: Five of six finalists have furnished complete works. The sixth is an excerpt.

As in previous years, WSFS and Seattle 2025 ask that voters honor publishers’ and creators’ request that they reserve these copies for their personal use only, and that they do not share these works with non-members of Seattle 2025.

Only members of Seattle 2025 can access the 2025 Hugo Award Voter packet and vote on the 2025 Hugo Awards. To become a member of Seattle 2025, see the registration page.

If you don’t have access to the Hugo Voter Packet, here is a list of links to read the 2025 Hugo Finalists (or excerpts) which are available for free online.

The detailed Tables of Contents for each category as supplied by the committee follow the jump.

Best Novel

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/AuthorFormatsNotes
Alien Clay by Adrian TchaikovskyePub, PDF 
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyePub, PDF, DocxIncludes instructions on how to obtain audiobook.
Service Model by Adrian TchaikovskyMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John WiswellMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. KingfisherMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettPDF 

Note: Each ePub and PDF file is a complete novel.

Best Novella

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This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/AuthorFormatsNotes
The Brides of High Hill by Nghi VoePub, PDF 
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee MohamedePub, PDF 
Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de BodardePub, PDF 
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia SamatarePub, PDF 
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray NaylerePub, PDF 
What Feasts at Night by T. KingfisherMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.

Note: Each ePub and PDF file is a complete novella.

Best Novelette

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This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/AuthorFormatsNotes
“The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video” by Thomas HaMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.
“By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars” by Premee MohamedePub, PDF 
“The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea” by Naomi KritzerPDF 
“Lake of Souls” by Ann LeckiePDF 
“Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia TriantafyllouMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.
“Signs of Life” by Sarah PinskerMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.

Note: Each ePub and PDF file is a complete novelette.

Best Short Story

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This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/AuthorFormatsNotes
“Five Views of the Planet Tartarus” by Rachael K. JonesMP3, WAV, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.
“Marginalia” by Mary Robinette KowalMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.
“Stitched to Skin Like Family Is” by Nghi VoePub, PDF 
“Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady MartineePub, PDF 
“We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read” by Caroline M. YoachimMP3, WAV, ePub, PDF, MobiText and audio versions.
“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. KimMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.

Best Series

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This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/AuthorFormatsNotes
Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca RoanhorseePub, PDFFinal ePub of the first book in the series; pre-publication ePubs of the second and third; final PDFs of all three.
The Burning Kingdoms by Tasha SuriPDFExcerpts of all three books.
InCryptid by Seanan McGuirePDF, DocxLinks to NetGalley* versions of all of the books in the series.
Southern Reach by Jeff VanderMeerePub, PDFAll of the books in the series.
The Stormlight Archive by Brandon SandersonePub, PDF, MP3Text and audio versions of all of the books in the series**.
The Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian TchaikovskyePub, PDF, MP3Text and audio versions of the first book in the series.

* NetGalley is a free service that allows you to read an authorized copy of a work. If you don’t have a NetGalley account, you have to register before you can use the service.

** Some of the ePub files for this finalist are over 50MB; to transfer those large ePub files to a Kindle device or app, you need to use the web version of Send to Kindle.

Best Graphic Story or Comic

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This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox OstertagPDFExcerpt.
The Hunger and the Dusk: Vol. 1 written by G. Willow Wilson, art by Chris WildgoosePDFVolume 1, collecting issues 1– 6.
Monstress, Vol. 9: The Possessed written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana TakedaPDFVolume 9, collecting issues 49–54.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2 by Emil FerrisPDF 
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way written by Ryan North, art by Chris FenoglioPDFThe internal links in the PDF are an important part of the reading experience. Those links work in some PDF viewers, but not on Kindle.
We Called Them Giants written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton CowlesPDF 

Best Related Work

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This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/AuthorsFormatsNotes
“Charting the Cliff: An Investigation into the 2023 Hugo Nomination Statistics” by Camestros Felapton and Heather Rose JonesePub, PDF, DocxIncludes link to online version.
r/Fantasy’s 2024 Bingo Reading Challenge, presented by the r/Fantasy Bingo teamPDF 
“The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel” by Jenny NicholsonDocxIncludes link to online version.
Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt- Right by Jordan S. CarrollePub, PDF, Docx, JPGIncludes author photo and link to online version.
Track Changes by Abigail NussbaumePub, PDF 
“The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion” by Chris M. Barkley and Jason SanfordePub, PDFIncludes links to online versions.

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

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This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
Dune: Part Two, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, directed by Denis Villeneuve No submission received.
Flow, screenplay by Gints Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža, directed by Gints ZilbalodisPDF, Docx, PNGIncludes the screenplay, still images from the movie, and a link to a trailer.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, screenplay by George Miller and Nick Lathouris, directed by George Miller No submission received.
I Saw the TV Glow, screenplay by Jane Schoenbrun, directed by Jane SchoenbrunPDF, JPG, MOVIncludes press notes about the movie, still images from the movie, and a trailer.
Wicked, screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, directed by Jon M. ChuPDF, DocxIncludes the screenplay and a link to watch the movie.
The Wild Robot, screenplay by Chris Sanders and Peter Brown, directed by Chris Sanders No submission received.

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

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This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
Fallout: “The Beginning” written by Gursimran Sandhu, directed by Wayne Che YipPDFIncludes the screenplay, still images from the episode, and a link to a trailer.
Agatha All Along: “Death’s Hand in Mine” written by Gia King & Cameron Squires, directed by Jac Schaeffer No submission received.
Doctor Who: “Dot and Bubble” written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes WilliamsMP4, MOV, PDF, JPG, TIFFIncludes the full episode, still images, the screenplay, and a trailer.
Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Fissure Quest” created by Mike McMahan and written by Lauren McGuire based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry, directed by Brandon WilliamsMP4, PDFIncludes the full episode (with captions), the screenplay, and links to other resources.
Star Trek: Lower Decks: “The New Next Generation” created and written by Mike McMahan, based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry, directed by Megan LloydMP4, PDFIncludes the full episode (with captions), the screenplay, and links to other resources.
Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
Doctor Who: “73 Yards” written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes WilliamsMP4, MOV, PDF, JPGIncludes the full episode, still images, the screenplay, and a trailer.

Best Game or Interactive Work

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
Caves of Qud, co-creators Brian Bucklew and Jason GrinblatPDFInformation about the game, links to a tutorial and a deep dive guide, links to other game materials, and information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard produced by BioWarePDFInformation about the game, links to other game materials, and information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom produced by Nintendo No submission received.
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes produced by SimogoDocxInformation about the game, screen snaps from the game, links to other game materials, and information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game.
Tactical Breach Wizards developed by Suspicious DevelopmentsPDFInformation about the game, a link to a trailer, and a link to the free demo on Steam.
1000xRESIST developed by sunset visitor 斜陽過客, published by Fellow TravellerPDF, DocxInformation about the game, links to other game materials, and information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game.

Best Editor Short Form

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

EditorFormatsNotes
Scott H. AndrewsePub, PDF, DocEditorial philosophy and Beneath Ceaseless Skies issues 401 and 417.
Jennifer BrozekePub, PDFEditorial philosophy and the anthology 99 Fleeting Fantasies.
Neil ClarkeePub, PDFEditorial philosophy and multiple edited stories from Clarkesworld.
Jonathan StrahanePub, PDF, DocxList of fiction edited in 2024 and the anthology New Adventures in Space Opera.
Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian ThomasePub, PDF, DocxA compilation of highlights from Uncanny Magazine, and multiple episodes of the magazine’s podcast.
Sheila WilliamsPDFEditorial philosophy and multiple edited stories from Asimov’s.

Best Editor Long Form

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

EditorFormatsNotes
Carl Engle-LairdPDF 
Ali FisherDocx 
Lee HarrisPDF 
David Thomas MooreePub, PDFIncludes sample chapters from multiple edited books.
Diana M. PhoePub, PDF, DocxIncludes pre-publication versions of multiple edited books, and final version of one edited book.
Stephanie SteinePub, PDF, DocxIncludes multiple edited books.

Best Professional Artist

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This folder includes the following finalists:

ArtistFormatsNotes
Micaela AlcainoJPG 
Audrey BenjaminsenDocx, JPG 
Rovina CaiPDF 
Maurizio ManzieriRTF, JPG 
Tran NguyenJPG 
Alyssa WinansPDF 

Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published for the first time in a professional publication during 2024.

Best Semiprozine

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
The Deadlands, publisher Sean Markey; editors E. Catherine Tobler, Nicasio Andres Reed, David Gilmore, Laura Blackwell, Annika Barranti Klein; proofreader Josephine Stewart; columnist Amanda Downum; art and design Cory Skerry, Christine M. Scott; social media Felicia Martínez; assistant Shana Du BoisePub, PDFIssues 33–36.
Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes, assistant editors Premee Mohamed and Kevin Wabaunsee, hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart, producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod teamePub, PDF, Docx, JPGMultiple text stories, and links to audio stories.
FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, publisher and executive editor DaVaun Sanders, poetry editor B. Sharise Moore, art director Christian Ivey, acquiring editors Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Egbiameje Omole, Emmalia Harrington, GenineePub, PDFIssues 29–32.
Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, sponsor coordinator Nelson Rolon  
khōréō, produced by Zhui Ning Chang, Aleksandra Hill, Danai Christopoulou, Isabella Kestermann, Kanika Agrawal, Sachiko Ragosta, Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Melissa Ren, Elaine Ho, Ambi Sun, Cyrus Chin, Nivair H. Gabriel, Jeané Ridges, Lilivette Domínguez, Isaree Thatchaichawalit, Jei D. Marcade, M. L. Krishnan, Ysabella Maglanque, Aaron Voigt, Adialyz Del Valle Berríos, Adil Mian, Akilah White, Alexandra Millatmal, Anselma Widha Prihandita, E. Broderick, K. S. Walker, Katarzyna Nowacka, Katie McIvor, Kelsea Yu, Lynn D. Jung, Madeleine Vigneron, Marie Croke, Merulai Femi, Phoebe Low, S. R. Westvik, Sanjna Bhartiya, Sara Messenger, Sophia Uy, Tina Zhu, Yuvashri Harish, Zohar JacobsePub, PDF, MP3Issues 3.4 and 4.1–4.4, and audio versions of multiple stories.
Strange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial CollectiveePub, PDFMultiple works that appeared in the magazine, as well as links to the podcast.
Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; poetry editor Betsy Aoki; podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven SchapanskyePub, PDFMultiple works that appeared in the magazine, as well as links to the podcast.

Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.

Best Fanzine

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
Ancillary Review of Books, editors Jake Casella Brookins, Zachary Gillan, Lane Gillespie, Misha Grifka Wander, Gareth A. Reeves, Bianca Skrinyár, Cynthia ZhangePub, PDFMultiple articles.
Black Nerd Problems, editors William Evans and Omar HolmonPDFMultiple articles.
The Full Lid, written by Alasdair Stuart and edited by Marguerite KennerPDFIntroduction and multiple issues.
Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice L. Newman, associate writers Cora Buhlert, Jessica Holmes, Kerrie Dougherty, Kris Vyas-Myall, and Natalie Devitt, and the rest of the Journey teamePub, PDFMultiple articles.*
Journey Planet, edited by Allison Hartman Adams, Amanda Wakaruk, Ann Gry, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Sarah Gulde, Chuck Serface, David Ferguson, Olav Rokne, Paul Weimer, Steven H Silver,PDFIssues 79–89.
Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
Christopher J. Garcia and James Bacon  
Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda WakarukPDFMultiple articles.

Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.

* The ePub file for this finalist is over 50MB; to transfer that ePub file to a Kindle device or app, you need to use the web version of Send to Kindle.

Best Fancast

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/CreatorsFormatsNotes
The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, producer Jonathan StrahanMP3, DocxIntroduction and multiple audio episodes.
Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones, presented by Emily Tesh and Rebecca FraimowMP3, PDF, DocxIntroduction and multiple audio episodes, with transcripts.
Hugo, Girl!, presented by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin AndersonMP3, PDFIntroduction and multiple audio episodes, with transcripts.
Hugos There, presented by Seth HeasleyMP3, PDF, TXT, PNGIntroduction and multiple audio episodes, with transcripts and a logo image.
A Meal of Thorns, presented by Jake Casella BrookinsMP3, PDFMultiple audio episodes, with transcripts and show notes.
Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris and Natania BarronMP3, PDFIntroduction and multiple audio episodes, with transcripts.

Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.

Best Fan Writer

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

AuthorFormatsNotes
Camestros FelaptonePub, PDFIntroduction and multiple articles.
Abigail NussbaumePub, PDFIntroduction and multiple articles.
Roseanna PendleburyePub, PDFIntroduction and multiple articles.
Jason SanfordePub, PDFIntroduction and multiple articles.
Alasdair StuartPDFIntroduction and multiple articles.
Örjan WestinePub, PDFIntroduction and multiple stories.

Note: Some finalists have included links to their and others’ websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.

Best Fan Artist

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

ArtistFormatsNotes
Iain J. ClarkPDF 
Sara FelixPDF 
Meg FrankPDF, JPG 
Michelle MorrellPDF 
Alison ScottePub, PDF, PNG 
España SheriffePub, PDF 

Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.

Best Poem

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/AuthorFormatsNotes
Calypso by Oliver K. LangmeadMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions. The audio version is an excerpt.
“Ever Noir” by Mari NessPDFMagazine issue in which the poem was published.
“there are no taxis for the dead” by Angela LiuMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.
“A War of Words” by Marie BrennanePub, PDF 
“We Drink Lava” by Ai JiangMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions.
“Your Visiting Dragon” by Devan BarlowePub, PDF, Docx 

Lodestar Award for Best YA Book

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

Title/AuthorFormatsNotes
The Feast Makers by H.A. ClarkeePub, PDFPre-publication versions.
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay ZhaoMP3, PDF, XLSXText and audio versions.
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan IfuekoMP3, ePub, PDFText and audio excerpts.
Moonstorm by Yoon Ha LeeePub, PDF 
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little BadgerPDFExcerpt.
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah ColeePub, PDFePub is a pre-publication version, PDF is the final version.

Note: Each ePub and PDF file is a complete novel unless marked otherwise.

Astounding Award for Best New Writer

Table of Contents

This folder includes the following finalists:

AuthorFormatsNotes
Moniquill Blackgoose**PDFExcerpt of To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, which includes a NetGalley*** link to request the whole book.
Bethany Jacobs**PDFExcerpts from first two books of a trilogy: These Burning Stars and On Vicious Worlds.
Hannah Kaner**ePub, PDFFirst two books of a trilogy: Godkiller and Sunbringer.
Angela Liu**MP3, ePub, PDFMultiple stories and poems, and audio versions of two stories.
Jared Pechaček*MP3, ePub, PDFText and audio versions of The West Passage.
Tia Tashiro**ePub, PDFMultiple stories.

* First year of eligibility.

** Second year of eligibility.

*** NetGalley is a free service that allows you to read an authorized copy of a work. If you don’t have a NetGalley account, you have to register before you can use the service. For this NetGalley book, you have to explicitly request access; the publisher may take up to three days to approve your request.


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13 thoughts on “What’s In The 2025 Hugo Voter Packet?

  1. I seriously cannot find where they have hidden the Hugo packet.

    Help?

    Have I looked at the link and not seen it?

  2. “Seattle Worldcon 2025 members may access the voter’s packet by logging in as you would to vote. Once you are logged in, click the “Download the packet” link underneath the “Click to Vote” button. Instructions and individual category downloads are available once you click through.”

    https://seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-awards/how-to-vote/

  3. No mention of the Astounding Award authors? Every author provided some material, 4 novels (Blackgoose, Kaner, and Pechacek), 1 novel excerpt (Jacobs), and short stories & poems from Angela Liu and Tia Tashiro.

  4. Thanks for gathering the Packet TOCs together into one list!

    But two of the TOCs are missing: In addition to the Astounding TOC (as noted by David H), this set of TOCs is also missing Graphic Story. If it’s not too complicated (I don’t know what your process is), could you add those?

  5. @Mike Glyer: Thanks for the detailed report!

    @Seattle in 2025: Thanks for not only letting us download things individually, and download all but Best Series in one go, but ALSO letting us get the rest of Best Series and then get “Stormlight” separately! I’m okay with downloading huge things, but I do want to break things up a little. (grins)

    Last but NOT AT ALL least: @Creators, et al.: I’m amazed to see so much audio made available! Thank you SO MUCH; I have more time for audio these days, especially for longer works, so I super appreciate this! <3

    Signed,
    A thankful and excited Hugo voter 🙂

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  7. Can anyone tell me which episodes of Worldbuilding, Coode Street, and Meal of Thorns are included? I like to listen to the episodes they suggest, but it’s SO MUCH EASIER to just go in my podcast app and select them. I really don’t want to pull a big file down just to get the episode titles or numbers.

    Hugo Girl and Hugo’s There very kindly list their included episodes on their web pages, and I had already listened to the complete season of Eight Days.

    But if anyone has the ToC for the others I’d really appreciate it.

  8. Does your podcast app have a search function? They would be episodes released in 2024.

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