async userLeadsChannel(
  fid: string,
  farcasterChannelID: string,
): Promise<boolean> {
  const userChannelsPromise = (async () => {
    const ledChannels = await this.fetchLedFarcasterChannels(fid);
    const result = ledChannels.some(
      channel => channel.id === farcasterChannelID,
    );
    if (farcasterChannelID === 'bromero') {
      console.log('user channels result:', result);
      console.log('led channels:', ledChannels);
    }
    return { result, source: 'userChannels' };
  })();

  const channelSearchPromise = (async () => {
    try {
      const channel =
        await this.fetchFarcasterChannelByName(farcasterChannelID);
      const result = channel?.lead.fid === parseInt(fid);
      if (farcasterChannelID === 'bromero') {
        console.log('channel search result:', result);
        console.log('channel details:', channel);
      }
      return { result, source: 'channelSearch' };
    } catch (e) {
      // Wait 5 seconds to give the other promise a chance to settle
      console.log('sleeping');
      await sleep(5000);
      throw e;
    }
  })();

  const { result, source } = await Promise.race([
    userChannelsPromise,
    channelSearchPromise,
  ]);

  console.log(`Promise from ${source} settled first.`);

  return result; // Only return the boolean result
}