How is it that you are a professional podcasters, yet you do not have a damn mute switch?

How is that a thing?

In the whole time that I've had this mic setup, which is over a year, at least over maybe longer, this is the first time I've ever needed it.

You say that, but I've definitely caught some coughs and spurts and sneezes and farts and whatnot.

That's never happened. That last one has never happened.

I mean, I wish I had one on deck, but I don't.

Because it's never happened.

So, ladies and gentlemen, we have a special guest this week on Analog.

It is my dear friend, Mike, I'm Deathly Hill, Hurley.

How are you, Mike? I'm deathly ill, Hurley.

I'm fine. How are you?

Now, you're not goofing off. That's really how you sound right now.

Yeah, that's how I sound right now.

Your sinuses are made of concrete. It would appear.

Something like that. As the notes say, I'm slightly sick, because I really only do feel slightly sick.

I sound really bad, but like I feel kind of fine.

Sometimes I just feel a little bit like my head hurts or like I'm sneezing a bunch.

But I sound way worse than I feel.

The main problem which makes me feel bad in the mornings is my jet lag, which I'm currently suffering from because it's only a couple of days after I arrive back from San Francisco.

My real problem today was the fact that I severely overslept.

Oh.

Like severely overslept. Well, when did you intend to get up? 8. Oh. Like severely overslept.

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