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Hello and welcome to the Bullwark podcast. I'm your host Tim Miller. I am here on a Tuesday with a editor-at-large Bill Crystal. It feels unnatural.

I know. I'm going to spend it all day thinking today's Monday and missing appointments and going to the wrong places and stuff. And I'll blame you for having to switch to the normal Monday to Tuesday.

You know, when you get older, Tim, you get a little set in your ways.

It's very hard to make these last minute adjustments and audibles.

Yeah.

You have the same lunch every day.

Right.

4.30 p.m. dinner.

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