Tangle - Covid strikes at Tangle.

Episode Date: December 15, 2021

Trevor is on the mic today to pass along a note from Isaac, and give you the quick hits of the day.You can read today's podcast here.You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here.Our newsletter is written by Isaac Saul, edited by Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, Ari Weitzman, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.The podcast is edited by Trevor Eichhorn, and music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tanglenews/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, and welcome to the Tangle podcast. I don't remember the rest of the logline. Sorry, Isaac. For those of you who haven't noticed, I am not Isaac Saul, the creator and showrunner of the Tangle Extended Universe. I'm Trevor. I produce and edit the pod, tagging in for Isaac today for reasons that will become clear to you momentarily.

Also feeling a tad under the weather myself, awaiting results on that sweet, sweet COVID test. We're dropping like flies here at Tangle HQ, not to be glib, but without further ado, Isaac has written a little something in lieu of being able to get to the office and record a pod today. And he has passed the note along for me to read to you. So here is a word from Isaac Saul, creator of Tangle.

Hey everyone. Well, it might be happening. This morning I woke up with cold-like symptoms and took one of the Abbott rapid antigen tests I had lying around the house, and that pesky little positive line turned a dark purple almost immediately. I took a second one two hours later and got the same result. Predictably, this news has dynamited my morning. I'm hitting up some friends I've seen in the last few days to let them know, and now scrambling to move my office back into my home and make arrangements to isolate myself from my wife who tested negative, I'm planning to go get a PCR test later today which is known to be more reliable, so my fingers are crossed for a false positive.

That being said, it's a particularly upsetting moment because after a long year of trying to avoid the virus and so many efforts to take proper precautions, the positive test result came just days before I was set to travel for the holidays and see so many friends and family. Those plans have been the light at the end of the tunnel for months,

and now they're in doubt, which is crushing. Even more frustrating is that I just got my booster shot on Saturday. No, the vaccine doesn't give you COVID-19, which could mean I was just a week or two late in avoiding this altogether. It's also a reminder of how insidious this virus is. We're still living in a world where I'm now resigned to partitioning my home in two and living in one room for the next few days. More than 800,000 people have now died of or with COVID-19, a number once unfathomable. I remember the horror when former President Trump predicted 250,000 might die. I have long done my best not to add to the COVID-19 shock, awe, sensationalism,

and fear-mongering, but this virus sucks, and it's still here, and I can't believe we're still having to deal with it. The way a positive test like this upends your life, the contact tracing, reorganization, planning, isolating, fears of long-haul symptoms, and the need to go ensure the test is actually positive. It turns out it's all quite time consuming. I'm grateful on days like today that I'm my own boss, but also regret that I don't have someone who can tag in and write the newsletter for me. I'm grateful I'm vaccinated too, which has calmed my nerves and given me some extra assurances that the odds of getting really sick are extremely low.

Unfortunately, given what I've said about all the responsibilities a positive result creates, we're taking off today, but have some quick hits below. Assuming my symptoms don't worsen in the next 24 hours, we'll be back tomorrow with your regular programming. Your well wishes, good juju, prayers, and positive vibes are very much appreciated. Stay safe. Best, Isaac and the Tangle team. Uh, P.S. Feel free to take this moment to pity subscribe to Tangle and or spread the word to your friends. All right, there's your word from Isaac.

Send him your best as he is quarantined in his home. Now, I know you're all clamoring for the news, so a couple of quick hits. 1. Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, pled guilty to separate federal charges that he violated Floyd's civil rights. 2. The CDC issued a warning today that the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly through the U.S. and could cause a wave of positive tests in January. Or December, for that matter. 3. The United Nations nuclear watchdog and Iran have reached an agreement to reinstall cameras damaged at the Iranian site that manufactures centrifuge parts, though a debate remains on

what footage inspectors can access. Four, President Biden is traveling to Kentucky today. The state hit hardest by a series of tornadoes and storms last week. Five, text messages from Fox News hosts and Donald Trump Jr. that were sent to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the January 6th riots are intensifying scrutiny of the day's events. and the terrifying scrutiny of the day's events. That'll do it for today's podcast. Again, you're listening to the voice of Trevor, producer and editor of The Tangle Pod.

Isaac and I so appreciate your flexibility, your understanding in one of the many difficult times that we've had regarding the COVID-19 virus in the last couple of years. I hope you all have a good day. Stay safe, stay cozy, stay healthy, and spread some holiday cheer. Take care, y'all. We'll hopefully see you tomorrow. Our newsletter is written by Isaac Saul, edited by Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, Ari Weitzman, and produced in conjunction with Tangle's social media manager, Magdalena Bokova, who also helped create our logo.

The podcast is edited by Trevor Eichhorn, and music for the podcast was produced by Diet75. For more from Tangle, subscribe to our newsletter or check out our content archives at www.readtangle.com. Based on Charles Yu's award-winning book, Interior Chinatown follows the story of Willis Wu. We'll see you next time.