Hey, hey, and welcome in to the House of L podcast. I'm Lauren Tomes. I appreciate you listening.

We are brought you by the fine folks. Remmy Martin. Remi Martin, this is my city.

Glad that you're hanging out. I know it's been a minute since I have done a video, been taking a little bit of time during the time where I can take some time to do all sorts

stuff.

But in the next few weeks, things will start to rant back up on and I'll throw more content

on here.

I've been primarily bears here, but I'll throw more different ideas and see what sticks here on the

podcast. And those of you are listening on Apple or Spotify, we thank you for your support and

continued support. And if you want to go back, if you're on YouTube and not on Spotify,

I did a whole thing about playing chess on there earlier in the week. So if you want to go back if you're on youtube and not on spotify did a whole thing about playing chess

on there earlier in the week so if you want to go check that out wherever you get podcasts on

spotify or or on apple or some of the other spaces that deliver it those are the two biggest

ones you can go listen to it. Same thing, House of Elle,

whether it's video or audio only. I wanted to spend some time rebooting conversation on the stadium

stuff. And I know that you're tired of it. And I'm to a degree tired of it too. I do as someone who minored in political science in college and growing up here in Chicago,

the child of two members of the Chicago Teachers Union and having their friends and godparents who work for the board of education.

I've been fascinated by how a lot of the political underworkings of the city go in the county and

the state. It's interesting. It's interesting theater. Unfortunately, it impacts

our lives in a way that doesn't make it as easy to study without having some feelings about

all of it. And I want to quickly start there and just say that what's happened with the Bears and their stadium ideas

and proposals feels like he could have been avoided and I'll get to the the bear's part in this but politically and this is a populist view and i i know that before i speak on it i know that that's what this is i understand frustration that voters whatever, however you designate yourself

inside of this discussion are with the political process.

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