# 399. How Do I Start?

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Podcast: [The Long and The Short Of It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-and-the-short-of-it-1149937)
Published: 2026-05-19T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/
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## Resource

Almost four hundred episodes later, Jen and Pete throw it back (in a way) to Episode 1, asking: How do I start?

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