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A silly question for Andy - who would you rather sing lullabies to you? Rukmini Callimachi or Michael Barbaro?

What more can we as listeners do to support great journalism and storytelling like this? Beyond telling friends to rate it well, subscribing to the NYT, turning off ad-blockers, and fangirling on social media, that is.

The audio format and well-edited and recordings of The Daily and Caliphate are very ... grounding for me... as I white-knuckle through reading what's on the Interwebs and god forbid, the pundits talking over each other on cable TV.

I'm struck by how compelling the audio is given how HUMAN and yet, badass the entire production team is. Did you decide beforehand to showcase these elements (Rukmini being afraid of ISIS knocking at her door, Rukmini finding the humor in ISIS fat-shaming her, etc.) or was that just organic in that you guys are real and cool in addition to being complete badasses?

Understood. Wishing you a restful vacation and thank you all so much for enriching my understanding, compassion and knowledge through this awesome podcast!

How do we reach people like Huzayfeh's friend who maybe wanted to leave ISIS but felt like he had no family or friends to return to? Are there groups that we can donate to or support to let them know that there are alternatives and/or ways out?