The The Welcome to the first thought police of the new year, 2024, hard to believe.

Kevin's here, Kevin's very good afternoon to you.

I'm a very happy new year, Mike, although we wished each other a happy year year.

We did do that. Almost on the... on the... Mike although we wished each other a happy year

almost on the strike of 12 midnight.

Well in fact on the strike of 12.

On the 12.

Several hours thereafter but I should say as well,

apologies still for my slightly dodgy sounding throat

which I still which I had which I had the last time we did a podcast that was just before

Christmas because I've now had it for about two weeks.

What do they say it is?

They think it's laryngitis basically, which is effectively a virus, which you can't treat.

It's got to wait, you just got to wait it out.

There's nothing you can really take for it.

I went to see a doctor, you know, last week,

and she was just like, I've had a look, there's no bacterial problem,

there's no infection.

You just need to rest your voice, I went well I can't rest my

fucking voice that's what I do for a living.

You got a great job for resting in voice.

She's like well can you rest your voice until you go back to work and I said

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