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Hello and welcome. It's our number one, hour number one of our radio program.

Now before I tell you what's coming up this hour, a programming note,

the fifth hour podcast will be made available today as well.

It might be available already depending on when you download this podcast.

And we have a conversation every week on the fifth hour podcast.

Now we've had a CEO of a major league baseball team.

We've had a Super Bowl hero, Plaxico Burris on there.

We've had radio legends like Tony Bruno and Jerry Callan and Mike North and others that have appeared on our podcast.

So this week we're doing something different for the first time in the history of our on our podcast. So this week, we're doing something different.

For the first time in the history of our standalone weekend podcast, a listener,

a fellow member of the Mallor Militia will make a podcast appearance.

We'll explain what that's all about.

But here in our number one of the radio show, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo called

out for a rhubarb with one of his players.

Did he cross the line?

Inquiring minds would like to know we take a look at that.

And in the B block of this hour, the latest on Deshawn Watson.

Deshaun Watson.

He's in a typhoon right now of lawsuits.

We'll get to that and more.

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