Pete is the nerd of the partnership. It’s a good arrangement, and works well…most of the time. Pete’s in his thirties and no longer works for ‘the man’, choosing to start a business and live life a little more day-to-day than paycheck-to-paycheck.
Pete has a podcast that doesn’t include Emma. It’s called Bleepshow and it’s full of plinky plunky electronic music. It makes people smile and dance around the room. Go on, give it a try, you might like it. Dancing is optional.
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