In honor of the New Year, Ryan recounts the wonderful tale of a figure who made a great impact on him in life. Written & Performed by Ryan Sandoval Music by Erik Jourgensen https://www.erikjourgensen.com/ Listen to Erik's new podcast The Glow: https://erikjourgensen.bandcamp.com/album/the-glow-podcast Additional Music: Calliope by moebiusbean Old Piano by DeVern "Powerhouse" by the Raymond Scott Quintette "Entry of the Gladiators" by Julius Fucik -------------Deadline for the T-Shirt Sweepstakes is MIDNIGHT PST, February 10th------------------------ Subscribe to our website newsletter for details on how to enter: https://www.patterspod.com/subscribe Did you know we're on substack now?  SUBSTACK.COM/@PATTERSPOD And we do also have a patreon: https://www.patreon.com/patterspod Follow us here & support us today by sharing and becoming a patron: XWITTER: @patterspod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/patterspod.bsky.social Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/patterspod TikTok: @patterspod WEBSITE: http://patterspod.com TRANSCRIPTS: http://patterspod.com/transcripts PATREON: http://patreon.com/patterspod