What's it like?

They're constantly pulling moves out of the playbook.

And when you get right down to it, it's always, always.

It's about power and control, money, money, money, money.

And that's why we have to watch what they're up to

and call them out every time we see it.

And that is, in part, what this podcast is about.

But just before I launch into this week's monologue,

it's a quick reminder about how you can support what we do here.

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Okay, it's time to monologue.

Here's a thought. When you're in your 20s, you worry about what people think of you.

When you're in your 40s, you realise you don't care what people think of you.

Then, when you're in your 60s, you realize no one was thinking about you anyway.

To be clear, I'm only 59, but you catch

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