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Hey, it's Ben.

I hope you're having a wonderful end to your week.

And I want to thank you for spending some time to download our podcast.

It does mean a lot, and I'm going to tell you what's coming up.

I'll give you the menu for today's edition of the Ben Mallor show.

I wanted to tell you, though, that we have another podcast, in addition to this one,

when you're done listening to this podcast, do not not listen to this podcast, but when you're done listening to this podcast, we will have the fifth hour with Ben Mallor. It should drop about something like 2 o'clock in the afternoon in the east, 11 in the morning in the west.

Fifth hour will have Benny versus the Penny also picking NFL games and all that good stuff.

We will have that.

But coming up on today's edition of the Ben Mallor show, the authentic original Ben Mallor's show, we will talk about the fallout from Greg Zerline, Greg the leg, and he was bad.

The Rams had a game that they were about to steal and they gave it back against the Seahs.

What does that all mean?

We will discuss.

Also, the Dodgers with lockdown of the Washington Nationals, no Natitude on this particular night,

a groggy Washington Nationals team.

And how about Ronald Acuna Jr.?

The Atlanta Braves?

How lazy can one be called out by a teammate?

We will discuss the Atlanta Star.

And if that was not enough,

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