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Welcome to the show friends and neighbors thanks for tuning in. We have two

developments that we'd like to tell you about that occurred outside of the studio

only one of which is tangentially related to today's episode. First is that it is my

trusty co-host Noel Brown's birthday today. I'm sorry I was running in place

birthday resolution with my new Adidas track shoes. Right yeah oh that so happy

birthday Noel. I'm Ben let's say hello to our super producer Casey Paggram and the second

development which is I guess at best tangentially related to today's episode is that for the first

time in years I bought a pair of tennis shoes. You sure did and Ben thank you for the birthday wish

as I was the endorphins were flowing through me so much I didn't even respond politely and I

do apologize. Let's talk about your shoes yours are tigers though right? Right right lions and

tigers and bears and poomas and Adidas yes yes that is the tangential relationship today so one

of the most well-known popular tennis shoe brands is Nike today right? Very true very very true

just do it but other brands are still in the international sphere and very very well known

like Adidas and poomas. That's right and I don't know we can just spoil this part of the story in

advance Nike kind of blew up as a result of Adidas and poomas kind of being distracted with

sort of the topic of today's episode and not really paying attention to this impending shoe

McGueden that Nike brought on. Yeah absolutely absolutely because well like have you ever owned a

pair of Adidas or a pooma shoe? I have an Adidas hoodie that I'm quite fond of and I think I've

owned a pooma pair of pooma shoes don't think I've ever owned any Adidas shoes but fan of the

hoodies. I think I've only owned a track suit from Adidas it was a different life. I could never

I could not make sure you're a track suit. It was it was for a show it was unrelated okay for a show

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