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Up to eight minutes on the upcoming episode now. Not much of a metric since I'm still not sure how long the final episode is going to be, but progress is being made. While part of me feels I may have gotten too ambitious with this one, it is the season finale, so I feel like going big is warranted.

That said, I might shift gears towards late November/December towards something shorter I can release at Christmas, since that seems to be a long-running tradition with my channel. Maybe join the YTPMania Secret Santa. Maybe do another Rome: Total What? video. We'll have to see.

As always, there's the $25 goal for subscribers to see a sneak peek at what I'm cooking up, as well as shoutouts in the next TUP and advance screenings of my future poops.

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<Seriously, who is this guy?>

With over thirty entrants and eighteen countries represented, I can happily say that the Foreign Exchange Collab was a massive success! Thank you so much for checking it out and supporting those who submitted!

After releasing the collab and taking a short break for the remainder of August, I am once again returning to work on TUP. While work has been slow, I at least have cleared my plate of other YTP-related responsibilities and some irl ones. As mentioned previously, I at least have six minutes now which is not bad considering the 25-30 minute length of an average episode, and I have a special sneak peek already set aside in case we hit our milestone goal. Consider supporting if you want to get a taste for the adventure in store for Finn, Jake, and their motley group of """friends"""!

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Good news on the collab front as more and more entrants are getting their entries turned in for the Foreign Exchange Collab prior to the deadline on July 31st. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, a conservative estimate should put the release of the collab at the end of August.

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Happy to announce that my entry for my Foreign Exchange collab is now complete. While it was certainly more time-consuming than I would have liked (8 minutes total!), I'm very pleased with how it turned out and pleased in general with how the collab as a whole is shaping up. See the collab this August!

In the meantime, I'm just planning on a little R&R this weekend to get some wind in my sails to work TUP again. As always, be sure to become a subscriber today to catch the sneak peek for the upcoming episode!

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<Seriously, who is this guy?>

Work continues slowly on TUP (six minutes now!), although it's taken a back seat for managing the Foreign Exchange collab and making an entry for it. Hoping to get the entry done next month alongside a couple IRL personal commitments to free me up to devote my free time entirely to this.

With all that said, I'm pretty excited for how my entry is turning out as well as the entries that have been submitted so far. It's been a challenge with the concept of using foreign sources, but everyone has been doing great so far and I'm very excited to share the collab with you all come August!

As before, if we hit our $16 goal, I will share an exclusive sneak peek of the latest episode of TUP on my Discord server to Finn and Jake subscribers.

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Well, I kicked off my first ever collab. The idea had been rattling around in my head for a while and I figured now would be as good a time as any to make it. The collab is based around exchanging unfamiliar, foreign sources to make great YTPs, and it looks like we'll be able to take full advantage of the concept with over 50 participants and over 20 countries represented. While it's been a ton of work upfront making the announcement video, the Discord server, storyboards, and source lists together for everyone's countries, enthusiasm and excitement are high as we look forward to getting started! Expect the collab to drop late summer 2024!

Unsurprisingly, this has taken some time away from TUP, although that's also partly because I'm still gathering high resolution source material (upgrading from 480p to 1080p). Some small progress has been made though, and once sign-ups close for FE collab, I should have the time and sources to hit the ground running again.