This was a hard one to get through, really, because I knew that when we shut the mics off, everything would change. Not like in the sense of death or doom and gloom, but yeah. You get it. Like I told Sam, "I love you, kiddo, and we'll always be here for you. Always." She's family. We hope you enjoy the show and we're off for a very much needed Spring Break. Thanks for listening and supporting, folks. It means more than you know! - d ### - Additional announcements and conclusion of business updates - Transition to discussing Sam's departure: last day as full-time producer, previous discussion on BDM show, emotional response to departure - Comment on show preparation and format for the day - Discussion on making life changes and encouragement for responsible decisions - Personal anecdotes about quitting jobs: experiences with difficult bosses, humorous stories about leaving employment - Mention of Buckethead's passing and casual conversation about job changes - Discussion about a former colleague's podcasting journey and changes in attitude towards podcasting - Acknowledgment of Sam's departure and reassurance about her future appearances as a guest - Promotion of Sam's own show, Semantics, and encouragement to support her Patreon and Twitch channel - Humorous banter about watching Sam's content and jokes about her departure - Plans to follow Sam's post-departure activities and discussion about upcoming Semantics guests - Reflection on Sam's long tenure with the show and plans for her final Friday Free Show - Humorous brainstorming about potential show topics involving crime and murder - Mention of contacting an acquaintance for a show segment and playful speculation about potential guests with criminal backgrounds - Reference to a previous show guest known for his past involvement in violent incidents - Light-hearted remarks about safety and joking speculation about potential murderers among the guests - Mention of a previous guest nicknamed "Chesty Puller" who had been involved in lethal encounters - Humorous comment about feeling safe around the guest despite his past actions - Humorous discussion about potential show topics involving crime and murder - Mention of contacting an acquaintance for a show segment and playful speculation about potential guests with criminal backgrounds - Reference to a previous show guest known for his past involvement in violent incidents - Light-hearted remarks about safety and joking speculation about potential murderers among the guests - Introduction of Trivia Drew and anticipation for Samantha-themed trivia - Banter about Drew's trivia preparation and participation - Description of trivia rules and mini-games - Trivia question about Sam's description of Madonna's outfit - Banter about Sam's memory and listening habits - Trivia question about a word flub during a listener's email reading - Playful banter about memory and sobriety - Discussion about Sam's reading of emails and humorous reactions - Introduction of trivia questions and playful banter about Dan's guesses - Banter about Dan's misinterpretation of Sam's word and playful argument about the correct answer - Description of Drew's trivia preparation and anticipation for trivia questions - Introduction of a mini-game involving guessing theme park attractions - Attempts to guess various theme park attractions with comedic banter - Introduction of another mini-game called "Sam Antics" involving challenge cards - Explanation of how the "Sam Antics" mini-game works and anticipation for the challenges - Introduction of challenge cards where guessing the challenge earns a point - Description of Dan's challenge involving finding images related to the hosts - Banter about the found images and reminiscing about silhouette portraits - Introduction of Tom's dance challenge with the aim of guessing the dance - Tom's attempt at the dance challenge and subsequent guessing of the dance - Discussion about the quality of Tom's dance and confusion over t