I Finally Get It: The People I Meet

Something clicked for me this week.

I spend a lot of time driving around Philadelphia, and every day people get into my car carrying lives, experiences, struggles, successes, ideas, and stories that I know absolutely nothing about when the ride begins.

Sometimes all it takes is a conversation.

In this episode, I talk about a realization I’ve been slowly working toward: Electric Pete may be less about me having something to say and more about discovering the people I meet and helping some of them tell their stories.

A recent encounter brought that idea into focus. One ride became a conversation. That conversation became an invitation to sit down behind the microphone. And suddenly, The People I Meet meant something different to me.

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