My heart is full today, full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love

for our country, and full of resolve.

The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for. But hear me when I say,

hear me when I say, the light of America's promise will always burn bright.

Hi, I'm Anna Marie Cox, and welcome to another day with Anna Marie Cox.

Because we expected to be doing a countdown in negative numbers today, And that's not what happened.

And we're just going to do some processing today.

That's what today shows about.

And I can't think of another person I would want to talk to you more this morning than

Josh Gondelman, who is a professional comedian,

but that's not why he's here.

He's here because he's one of the

kindest people I know,

and he has a kind of side hustle.

It's not a hustle exactly.

How would you describe it, Josh?

Your motivational speaking. Oh, gosh. No's not a hustle exactly. How would you describe it, Josh? Your motivational speaking.

Oh, gosh. No. I do the pep talks. You know, I do the newsletter, but it's more of a compulsion than a hustle. I don't.

I didn't mean it like as a hustle. I kind of just meant it as like that is something that you're known for in addition to being a comedian.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And I don't think today's a day for pep talks exactly.

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