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I was born after the Voyager missions, and even though I was aware of other missions (to Saturn, to Mars), this is the first one to give me a tremendous sense of awe about how big the solar system is and about our ability to explore it. So thanks! :)

My question is this: my first daughter is being born in September, and I'm wondering what you think the first mission will be that will give her the same sense of wonder? What's coming down the pipe in the next 15-20 years or so?

Hi, Nathan! My fiancée and I are big fans of your show; we watch every week! Our favorite episodes are where you expose how big-hearted regular people are, even faced with tough situations--like last season's episode where the gas-rebate people started opening up to each other on the hike/camping trip, or last week's episode where the actress let you down oh so gently. It's great to see!

That being said, we were worried a little bit about last week's episode, where people were spending upwards of $100 on junk; it seemed like these people were being "used" in a way that people aren't usually treated on your show. I hesitate to ask this, since finding out behind-the-scenes stuff can sometimes ruin the illusion, but: did these people ever get their money back? Or were they ever "let in" on it before the show went to air?

Keep being awesome!

Hey, Ron: will you adopt me? I'm 29 but I'm house-trained.