{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":0.313,"endTime":0.953,"body":"Hey everyone."},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":1.073,"endTime":3.193,"body":"Welcome back to the travel mug podcast."},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":4.073,"endTime":4.903,"body":"This is it."},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":5.053,"endTime":9.673,"body":"This is our last episode of"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":5.053,"endTime":9.673,"body":"2024 and it's just going to"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":9.673,"endTime":11.583,"body":"be a really short few minutes."},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":11.583,"endTime":15.123,"body":"We just really want to say"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":11.583,"endTime":15.123,"body":"thank you for our best year yet."},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":15.423,"endTime":16.553,"body":"Um, amazing."},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":16.568,"endTime":19.848,"body":"And then sort of talk about"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":16.568,"endTime":19.848,"body":"what's in store for 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you"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":417.024,"endTime":424.319,"body":"so much for Being here, uh, we really"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":417.024,"endTime":424.319,"body":"appreciate every single one of you who"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":424.329,"endTime":428.519,"body":"has listened to us and interacted with"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":424.329,"endTime":428.519,"body":"us on social media or sent us a message."},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":428.519,"endTime":432.559,"body":"And we hope that you have"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":428.519,"endTime":432.559,"body":"a very happy new year."},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":432.589,"endTime":437.669,"body":"And we are looking forward to providing"},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":432.589,"endTime":437.669,"body":"you with more fun episodes in 2025."},{"speaker":"Jenn","startTime":437.669,"endTime":439.129,"body":"Bye."},{"speaker":"Meggan","startTime":439.369,"endTime":440.154,"body":"Bye everyone."}]}