diff --git a/workflow/process_episode.bash b/workflow/process_episode.bash
index 2b4323f..64c562f 100755
--- a/workflow/process_episode.bash
+++ b/workflow/process_episode.bash
@@ -89,77 +89,31 @@ function program_checks() {
 }
 
 #################################################
-# Program Checks
+# Variable Checks
+
+#album artist assets_csv assets_json comment date duration duration_iso8601 email email_unpadded ep_date episode_summary_json ep_num explicit files_json files_xml genre HOME hostid intro_srt key license license_url outro_flac outro_srt piper_bin piper_voice processing_dir shownotes_edited shownotes_html silence summary synopsis tags theme timestamp_epoc title track working_dir year
 
 function check_variable_is_correct() {
 
-  #echo_debug "Checking variables ${*}. check_variable_is_correct()"
 
   for argument in "$@"
   do
     case "${argument}" in
-      working_dir)
-        if [[ ! -d "${working_dir}" || -z "${working_dir}" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"working dir\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-      ;;
-      ep_num)
-        if [ -z "${ep_num}" ]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"ep_num\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-        if [ "$( echo "${ep_num}" | grep --perl-regexp '^(0{0,3}[1-9]\d{0,2}|[1-9]\d{0,3})$' | wc --lines )" -eq "0" ]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"ep_num\" variable is not a valid number between 1 and 9999."
-        fi
-      ;;
-      piper_bin)
-        if [ -z "${piper_bin}" ]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"ep_num\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-      ;;
-      piper_voice)
-        if [ -z "${ep_num}" ]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"ep_num\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-      ;;
 
-      shownotes_html)
-        if [[ ! -s "${shownotes_html}" || -z "${shownotes_html}" ]]
+      album)
+        if [[ -z "${album}" || "${album}" == "null" ]]
         then
-          echo_error "The \"shownotes_html\" variable/file is missing."
+          echo_error "The \"album\" variable is missing."
         fi
-        if [ "$( file --brief --mime-type "${shownotes_html}" | grep --count 'text/html' )" -ne "1" ]
+        if [ "$( echo "${album}" | grep --perl-regexp '^Hacker Public Radio$' | wc --lines )" -eq "0" ]
         then
-          echo_error "The \"shownotes_html\" variable has not a valid \"text/html\" mime type."
+          echo_error "The \"album\" variable is not \"Hacker Public Radio\"."
         fi
       ;;
-      shownotes_edited)
-        if [[ ! -s "${shownotes_edited}" || -z "${shownotes_edited}" ]]
+      artist)
+        if [[ -z "${artist}" || "${artist}" == "null" ]]
         then
-          echo_error "The \"shownotes_edited\" variable/file is missing."
-        fi
-        if [ "$( file --brief --mime-type "${shownotes_edited}" | grep --count 'text/html' )" -ne "1" ]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"shownotes_edited\" variable has not a valid \"text/html\" mime type."
-        fi
-      ;;
-      episode_summary_json)
-        if [[ ! -s "${episode_summary_json}" || -z "${episode_summary_json}" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"episode_summary_json\" variable/file is missing."
-        fi
-        if [ "$( file --brief --mime-type "${episode_summary_json}" | grep --count 'application/json' )" -ne "1" ]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"episode_summary_json\" variable has not a valid \"application/json\" mime type."
-        fi
-        jq '.' "${episode_summary_json}"  >/dev/null 2>&1
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-        then
-          echo_error "The file \"${episode_summary_json}\" is not valid json."
+          echo_error "The \"artist\" variable is missing."
         fi
       ;;
       assets_csv)
@@ -187,6 +141,83 @@ function check_variable_is_correct() {
           echo_error "The file \"${assets_json}\" is not valid json."
         fi
       ;;
+      comment)
+        if [[ -z "${comment}" || "${comment}" == "null" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"comment\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      date)
+        if [[ -z "${date}" || "${date}" == "null" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"date\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      duration)
+        if [[ -z "${duration}" || "${duration}" == "null" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"duration\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+        if [[ -z "${duration}" || "${duration}" -lt "30" || "${duration}" -gt "30000" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "Invalid duration missing or outside range 30 to 30000." >&2
+        fi
+      ;;
+      duration_iso8601)
+        if [[ -z "${duration_iso8601}" || "${duration_iso8601}" == "null" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"duration_iso8601\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      email)
+        if [ -z "${email}" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"email\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      email_unpadded)
+        if [ -z "${email_unpadded}" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"email_unpadded\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      episode_summary_json)
+        if [[ ! -s "${episode_summary_json}" || -z "${episode_summary_json}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"episode_summary_json\" variable/file is missing."
+        fi
+        if [ "$( file --brief --mime-type "${episode_summary_json}" | grep --count 'application/json' )" -ne "1" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"episode_summary_json\" variable has not a valid \"application/json\" mime type."
+        fi
+        jq '.' "${episode_summary_json}"  >/dev/null 2>&1
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The file \"${episode_summary_json}\" is not valid json."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      ep_date)
+        if [ -z "${ep_date}" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"ep_date\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      ep_num)
+        if [ -z "${ep_num}" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"ep_num\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+        if [ "$( echo "${ep_num}" | grep --perl-regexp '^(0{0,3}[1-9]\d{0,2}|[1-9]\d{0,3})$' | wc --lines )" -eq "0" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"ep_num\" variable is not a valid number between 1 and 9999."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      explicit)
+        if [[ -z "${explicit}" || "${explicit}" == "null" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"explicit\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
       files_json)
         if [[ ! -s "${files_json}" || -z "${files_json}" ]]
         then
@@ -217,70 +248,36 @@ function check_variable_is_correct() {
           echo_error "The file \"${files_xml}\" is not valid xml."
         fi
       ;;
-
-
-      album)
-        if [[ -z "${album}" || "${album}" == "null" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"album\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-        if [ "$( echo "${album}" | grep --perl-regexp '^Hacker Public Radio$' | wc --lines )" -eq "0" ]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"album\" variable is not \"Hacker Public Radio\"."
-        fi
-      ;;
-      artist)
-        if [[ -z "${artist}" || "${artist}" == "null" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"artist\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-      ;;
-      comment)
-        if [[ -z "${comment}" || "${comment}" == "null" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"comment\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-      ;;
-      date)
-        if [[ -z "${date}" || "${date}" == "null" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"date\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-      ;;
-      duration)
-        if [[ -z "${duration}" || "${duration}" == "null" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"duration\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-        if [[ -z "${duration}" || "${duration}" -lt "30" || "${duration}" -gt "30000" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "Invalid duration missing or outside range 30 to 30000." >&2
-        fi
-      ;;
-      duration_iso8601)
-        if [[ -z "${duration_iso8601}" || "${duration_iso8601}" == "null" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"duration_iso8601\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-      ;;
-      explicit)
-        if [[ -z "${explicit}" || "${explicit}" == "null" ]]
-        then
-          echo_error "The \"explicit\" variable is missing."
-        fi
-      ;;
       genre)
         if [[ -z "${genre}" || "${genre}" == "null" ]]
         then
           echo_error "The \"genre\" variable is missing."
         fi
       ;;
+      HOME)
+        if [[ ! -d "${HOME}" || -z "${HOME}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"HOME\" variable is missing or file \"${HOME}\" does not exist."
+        fi
+      ;;
       hostid)
         if [[ -z "${hostid}" || "${hostid}" == "null" ]]
         then
           echo_error "The \"hostid\" variable is missing."
         fi
       ;;
+      intro_srt)
+        if [[ ! -d "${intro_srt}" || -z "${intro_srt}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"intro_srt\" variable is missing or file \"${intro_srt}\" does not exist."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      key)
+        if [ -z "${key}" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"key\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
       license)
         if [[ -z "${license}" || "${license}" == "null" ]]
         then
@@ -293,6 +290,62 @@ function check_variable_is_correct() {
           echo_error "The \"license_url\" variable is missing."
         fi
       ;;
+      outro_flac)
+        if [[ ! -d "${outro_flac}" || -z "${outro_flac}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"outro_flac\" variable is missing or file \"${outro_flac}\" does not exist."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      outro_srt)
+        if [[ ! -d "${outro_srt}" || -z "${outro_srt}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"outro_srt\" variable is missing or file \"${outro_srt}\" does not exist."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      piper_bin)
+        if [ -z "${piper_bin}" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"ep_num\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      piper_voice)
+        if [ -z "${ep_num}" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"ep_num\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      processing_dir)
+        if [[ ! -d "${processing_dir}" || -z "${processing_dir}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"processing_dir\" variable is missing or is not a directory."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      shownotes_edited)
+        if [[ ! -s "${shownotes_edited}" || -z "${shownotes_edited}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"shownotes_edited\" variable/file is missing."
+        fi
+#         if [ "$( file --brief --mime-type "${shownotes_edited}" | grep --count 'text/html' )" -ne "1" ]
+#         then
+#           echo_error "The \"shownotes_edited\" variable has not a valid \"text/html\" mime type \"${shownotes_edited}\"."
+#         fi
+      ;;
+      shownotes_html)
+        if [[ ! -s "${shownotes_html}" || -z "${shownotes_html}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"shownotes_html\" variable/file is missing."
+        fi
+#         if [ "$( file --brief --mime-type "${shownotes_html}" | grep --count 'text/html' )" -ne "1" ]
+#         then
+#           echo_error "The \"shownotes_html\" variable has not a valid \"text/html\" mime type. \"${shownotes_html}\""
+#         fi
+      ;;
+      silence)
+        if [[ ! -d "${silence}" || -z "${silence}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"silence\" variable is missing or file \"${silence}\" does not exist."
+        fi
+      ;;
       summary)
         if [[ -z "${summary}" || "${summary}" == "null" ]]
         then
@@ -311,6 +364,18 @@ function check_variable_is_correct() {
           echo_error "The \"tags\" variable is missing."
         fi
       ;;
+      theme)
+        if [[ ! -d "${theme}" || -z "${theme}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"theme\" variable is missing or file \"${theme}\" does not exist."
+        fi
+      ;;
+      timestamp_epoc)
+        if [ -z "${timestamp_epoc}" ]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"timestamp_epoc\" variable is missing."
+        fi
+      ;;
       title)
         if [[ -z "${title}" || "${title}" == "null" ]]
         then
@@ -323,12 +388,19 @@ function check_variable_is_correct() {
           echo_error "The \"track\" variable is missing."
         fi
       ;;
+      working_dir)
+        if [[ ! -d "${working_dir}" || -z "${working_dir}" ]]
+        then
+          echo_error "The \"working_dir\" variable is missing or is not a directory."
+        fi
+      ;;
       year)
         if [[ -z "${year}" || "${year}" == "null" ]]
         then
           echo_error "The \"year\" variable is missing."
         fi
       ;;
+
       *)
         echo_error "An unknown variable \"${argument}\" was provided."
       ;;
@@ -340,9 +412,11 @@ function check_variable_is_correct() {
 #################################################
 # Get the next show in the queue
 
-function get_ep_num_from_hpr_hub() {
+function get_next_show_from_hpr_hub() {
 
-  echo_debug "Processing the next HPR Show in the queue. get_ep_num_from_hpr_hub()"
+  echo_debug "Processing the next HPR Show in the queue. get_next_show_from_hpr_hub()"
+  
+  check_variable_is_correct processing_dir HOME
 
   if [ "$( curl --silent --netrc-file ${HOME}/.netrc --write-out '%{http_code}' https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/cms/status.php --output "${processing_dir}/status.csv" )" != 200 ]
   then
@@ -354,7 +428,7 @@ function get_ep_num_from_hpr_hub() {
     echo_error "Failed to retrieve \"${processing_dir}/status.csv\" from server."
   fi
 
-  response=$( cat "${processing_dir}/status.csv" | grep ',SHOW_SUBMITTED,' | head -1 | sed 's/,/ /g' )
+  response=$( cat "${processing_dir}/status.csv" | grep ',SHOW_SUBMITTED,' | sort -t ',' -k 2 | head -1 | sed 's/,/ /g' )
   if [ -z "${response}" ]
   then
     echo_debug "Getting a list of all the reservations."
@@ -373,6 +447,8 @@ function get_ep_num_from_hpr_hub() {
   source_dir="hpr:${hpr_upload_dir}"
   dest_dir="${timestamp_epoc}_${ep_num}_${ep_date}_${key}"
   working_dir="${processing_dir}/${dest_dir}"
+  
+  check_variable_is_correct timestamp_epoc ep_num ep_date key email email_unpadded
 
   echo_debug "Downloading hpr${ep_num} from ${email_unpadded}"
   echo_debug ""
@@ -449,7 +525,7 @@ function get_working_dir() {
 
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]
   then
-    get_ep_num_from_hpr_hub
+    get_next_show_from_hpr_hub
   fi
 
   check_variable_is_correct working_dir
@@ -548,8 +624,6 @@ function get_episode_metadata() {
       if [[ $argument =~ ^[^=]+=.*$ ]]
       then
         this_key="${argument%=*}"
-        echo "${this_key}"
-        echo "${episode_variables[*]}"
         if [ "$( echo "${episode_variables[*]}" | grep --count "${this_key}" )" -eq "0" ]
         then
           echo_debug "Skipping replacing \"${this_key}\".";
@@ -1059,7 +1133,6 @@ function post_show_to_hpr_db() {
     echo_error "The Episode hpr${ep_num} has not been posted"
   fi
 
-  xdg-open https://archive.org/details/hpr${ep_num}
 }
 
 #################################################
@@ -1677,7 +1750,7 @@ function copy_derived_files_to_borg() {
   # Try and change the online db status to MEDIA_TRANSCODED
   if [ "$( curl --silent --netrc-file ${HOME}/.netrc --write-out '%{http_code}' "https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/cms/status.php?ep_num=${ep_num}&status=MEDIA_TRANSCODED" )" != 200 ]
   then
-    echo_error "Could not change the status of \"${ep_num}\" to \"MEDIA_TRANSCODED\""
+    echo_debug "Could not change the status of \"${ep_num}\" to \"MEDIA_TRANSCODED\""
   fi
 
   # Get the current status
@@ -1691,7 +1764,7 @@ function copy_derived_files_to_borg() {
   if [ -z "${response}" ]
   then
     grep --perl-regexp ",${ep_num},.*MEDIA_TRANSCODED," "${processing_dir}/status.csv"
-    echo_error "The show \"${ep_num}\" hasn't the correct status of \"MEDIA_TRANSCODED\" in the database."
+    echo_debug "The show \"${ep_num}\" hasn't the correct status of \"MEDIA_TRANSCODED\" in the database."
   fi
 
   echo_debug "The show \"${ep_num}\" has the correct status of \"MEDIA_TRANSCODED\" in the database."
@@ -1743,7 +1816,6 @@ function create_item_on_the_internet_archive() {
     echo_debug "The episode has been posted to the Internet Archive"
   fi
 
-  xdg-open https://archive.org/details/hpr${ep_num}
   wait_for_the_internet_archive_to_process
 
 }
@@ -1762,7 +1834,12 @@ function upload_files_to_the_internet_archive() {
   then
     files_xml="${working_dir}/hpr${ep_num}_files.xml"
   fi
-
+  if [ -s "${files_xml}" ]
+  then
+    echo_debug "Removing stale \"files_xml\" file \"${files_xml}\"."
+    rm -v "${files_xml}"
+  fi
+  
   echo_debug "Getting the \"files_xml\" file from the IA."
   if [ "$( curl --silent --netrc --location --write-out '%{http_code}' https://archive.org/download/hpr${ep_num}/hpr${ep_num}_files.xml --output "${files_xml}" )" != 200 ]
   then
@@ -1776,13 +1853,16 @@ function upload_files_to_the_internet_archive() {
     files_json="${working_dir}/hpr${ep_num}_files.json"
   fi
 
-  if [ ! -s "${files_json}" ]
+  if [ -s "${files_json}" ]
   then
-    echo_debug "Getting the \"files_json\" file from the HPR site."
-    if [ "$( curl --silent --netrc --write-out '%{http_code}'  https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/cms/assets.php?id=${ep_num} --output "${files_json}" )" != 200 ]
-    then
-      echo_error "The Episode hpr${ep_num} has not been posted"
-    fi
+    echo_debug "Removing stale \"files_json\" file \"${files_json}\"."
+    rm -v "${files_json}"
+  fi
+  
+  echo_debug "Getting the \"files_json\" file from the HPR site."
+  if [ "$( curl --silent --netrc --write-out '%{http_code}'  https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/cms/assets.php?id=${ep_num} --output "${files_json}" )" != 200 ]
+  then
+    echo_error "The Episode hpr${ep_num} has not been posted"
   fi
   check_variable_is_correct files_json
 
@@ -1882,57 +1962,62 @@ fi
 # - is the show posted etc, shownotes_edited.html
 # - do the assets match hpr${ep_num}_assets.json
 # - 
-# # 
-# # program_checks              # We know that all the programs and variables are set
-# # 
-# # get_working_dir $@          # We have a working directory and a valid json file
-# # 
-# # get_episode_metadata $@     # We have all the metadata we need to process the show.
-# # 
-# # extract_images_brute_force  # We have extracted the images by brute force
-# # 
-# # media_checks                #
-# # 
-# # generate_initial_report     # Generate Initial Report for review by the Janitors
-# # 
-# # manual_shownotes_review     # Janitors review audio and shownote. Skips if done.
-# # 
-# # post_show_to_hpr_db         # Posts the episode to HPR. Skips if it is already posted.
-# # 
-# # ########################################################################################
-# # # Using DB info from here
-# # 
-# # get_variables_from_episode_summary_json          # Get the episode from HPR.
-# # 
-# # create_tts_summary          # Generate text to speech summary
-# # 
-# # generate_intro              # Generate Intro from the intro theme with overlay of a lead in silence then the tts summary
-# # 
-# # generate_parent_audio       # Combines the intro, the episode, and the outro to a final cut.
-# # 
-# # generate_derived_media      # Generate the flac wav mp3 ogg opus files
-# # 
-# # generate_show_transcript
-# # 
-# # generate_final_report
-# # 
-# # manual_final_review
-# # 
-# # register_assets
-# # 
-# # copy_files_to_origin_server
-# # 
-# # check_variable_is_correct working_dir ep_num shownotes_edited
-# # 
-# # copy_derived_files_to_borg
-# # 
-# # create_item_on_the_internet_archive
+
+program_checks              # We know that all the programs and variables are set
+
+get_working_dir $@          # We have a working directory and a valid json file
+
+get_episode_metadata $@     # We have all the metadata we need to process the show.
+
+extract_images_brute_force  # We have extracted the images by brute force
+
+media_checks                #
+
+generate_initial_report     # Generate Initial Report for review by the Janitors
+
+manual_shownotes_review     # Janitors review audio and shownote. Skips if done.
+
+post_show_to_hpr_db         # Posts the episode to HPR. Skips if it is already posted.
+
+# #######################################################################################
+# Using DB info from here
+
+get_variables_from_episode_summary_json          # Get the episode from HPR.
+
+create_tts_summary          # Generate text to speech summary
+
+generate_intro              # Generate Intro from the intro theme with overlay of a lead in silence then the tts summary
+
+generate_parent_audio       # Combines the intro, the episode, and the outro to a final cut.
+
+generate_derived_media      # Generate the flac wav mp3 ogg opus files
+
+generate_show_transcript
+
+generate_final_report
+
+manual_final_review
+
+register_assets
+
+copy_files_to_origin_server
+
+check_variable_is_correct working_dir ep_num shownotes_edited
+
+copy_derived_files_to_borg
+
+create_item_on_the_internet_archive
 
 upload_files_to_the_internet_archive
 
-hpr-check-ccdn-links
+hpr-check-ccdn-links ${ep_num}
 
 echo_debug "The End"
+
+xdg-open https://archive.org/details/hpr${ep_num}
+
+xdg-open https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr${ep_num}/index.html
+
 exit 0
 
 #   if ${force_overwrite}