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Megan McCain has entered the chat. Welcome to our special Thursday episode of Citizen McCain.

It is Thursday, September 18th.

As usual, don't forget to raise her digital hand if you have a question for Miranda and I. All right. So everyone's like, Megan, why didn't you, why weren't you doing your show yesterday? What happened? Well, I have photos, I think, Ashley, if you can show them. So I actually have a note, a note from your mom yes i have photo evidence i had the absolute privilege

of receiving the uh... mcgin david adam award which is a amazing uh... israeli organization

um that uh... provides medic medical care ambulances medics basically any kind of medical care that people fighting on the front lines in Israel and in the IDF need.

And I got the champion of Israel Award. And I was traveling. I left Monday after the show. And I received the award Tuesday. And then I had to travel back yesterday. So we didn't have time to do the show.

And thank you so much, Miranda. I have to say they were, um, machine, excuse me, David Adom.

I keep saying it wrong. Um, because, uh, they were like so lovely and so kind and the audience

was so wonderful. And it was like a really, I'm like so wonderful and it was like a really I'm like so honored

and it was a wonderful experience I saw a bunch of my friends that's my friend Ari Ackerman in the

photo and I saw my friend Daniela Greenbaum and I saw Lizzie Savetsky and her wonderful husband

Ira and I saw a bunch of friends and it was a really wonderful just like pallet cleanser to be in a room filled with like love and support and happiness and made me feel so much better than I was on Monday. So that's where I was. And unfortunately, because there's so many crazy people in the planet, I can no longer tell you where I'm going beforehand when I'm going to be off. I have to tell you after. And I'm sorry, it's just the world we're living in. And, oh, I want to say one more thing. And Ashley, I hope you're okay with us. And Miranda, you're okay with this? So we are monitoring our social media DMs a lot more carefully than we used to. I have people working with me on mine. Ashley and our team here are doing them on our show one.

Miranda, you're doing it on yours. If there's anything even remotely violent, remotely crazy, stalkery, insaney, whatever, just know that we are monitoring everything. I feel safe. I feel fine, but I understand why we have this elevated

moment and just know that nothing you're sending any of us is private. I just want to say that.

And on the group chat too, like anything you say if we think it needs to be flagged, I assure you it

will be, as I'm sure every other host, not only on two-way but on the planet is doing

right now so I just again last thing because some people have been getting real crazy in my DMs

it's all being monitored and you don't want to get a call from the FBI so let's keep it nice

all right really quick is our has been here all right I know we just had him on but he's our bestie and we love him. So our old pal Ben Ferguson is back. Hello, with a fabulous background in the forest with the hobbits. Uh-oh. Oh, no, we can't hear you. Hold on, there again. Now you can hear me. Sorry. I said some people get to go to Aspen.

I just get the trees behind me, right?

So, you know, there's living the dream and wishing you were there. All right. So for people that already know but don't know, Ben is a podcast and talk radio host. And he co-hosts The Verdict with Ted Cruz. And he hosts the 47 morning update. you can follow him on X at Ben Ferguson's show.

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