Brian Harner Phonecall 09/26/2020 - 1/3

This is a phonecall I had with Brian Harner very early in the morning on September 26 2020. It resulted from a delay in the completion of the holy grail project, and my desire to ask whether anything could be done to change this.
I recorded this phonecall with my laptop, and unfortunately the microphone in my laptop is dysfunctional. I used the Graphic Equalizer and Compressor tools in VLC Media to improve the sound quality somewhat, but it seems there is only so much I can do. Using the Graphic Equalizer, I turned down the higher frequency sounds and enabled "2 pass."
Around the 90-minute mark I moved the phone much closer to the laptop. You will notice a drastic change in volume.
I am looking to spend time listening to this recording and turn it into a transcript. If you have any tips on improving the sound quality further, let me know.