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This is Armstrong and Getty Extra Large. Well, this is always fun. We look forward to it like a kid looks forward to Christmas, talking to Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia group about the top risks of the year in 2026, looks to be Harry indeed. Welcome, Ian. How are you? Hey, good to talk to you guys. Happy

here. First of all, to Joe, I like this list, too. But you look forward to it like you did as a kid to Christmas. That seems a little weird. It's marketing. I verbally. Secondly, before we get into the list, you know, I was going to ask about this. Coal all the time. And, you know, And we love fossil fuels in this country.

So, yeah, it's not beyond me with a couple of drinks in me to beat up a mall Santa out of resentment for, you know, my disappointments. Before we get to the very cerebral list, I've wanted to ask somebody about this. They do this on network television all the time, and I saw it happen to you a couple of times, where they tease you and you're sitting on a couch or a green room or something like that, and they say, coming up next segment, we'll have Ian Bremmer. And then they put the camera on you. Is that as uncomfortable as it looks like, am I supposed to smile or wave or give a thumbs up? Or what am I supposed to do here? It was most recent on CBS morning news with, you know, Gailail and company and it was a shockingly long tease

and and when I say shockingly long tease I mean there was no fluffing involved in this right

it's just me looking down the can and I don't know I mean I gave it my best stare I I thought it was, I don't know if you guys were turned on.

No, it's tough.

It's a tough situation. I don't know what you're supposed to do, but you handle it very well. Orricidian, work it, work it. Yeah, TV people are good at that. We're ugly audio guys. And so occasionally, though, we've been in TV settings where they say, all right, say that line, then smile.

Hold it, hold it, hold it.

And we're like, and, we've been in TV settings where they say, all right, say that line, then smile.

Hold it, hold it, hold it.

And we're like, and, you know, the smile turns into a grimace, turns into some weird, you know, I've taken a blow to the head expression.

But, yeah, terrible.

Anyway.

So we are super into AI stuff around here.

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