Welcome everyone to today's edition of the Best of the Left Podcast.

A little bit different than usual. I am calling in sick today.

I think you can probably tell why. I have moved past the point of being able to tell what my voice

sounds like, so I assume it's bad, but I can't hear well enough to get a real clear idea of what I

sound like. So I'm calling in sick. I'm deciding not to release the partially produced episode I've

been working on. That'll come out next week. It's a good one. So get excited for that for next week.

But for now, I have a bonus episode for you. Not a rerun, as you may have been expecting. I have a

bonus episode from a couple of weeks ago. There was the the joy of tax episode discussing all of the

benefits of high taxation and the government programs. Those taxes can fund. And this is the bonus

episode that went along with that. And I think there's a lot of good stuff in there, including a

bonus clip, but mostly a lot of my own commentary on the topic. And of course, I sound a lot better

in the recording than I do right now. So without further ado, the Nordic Theory of Love.

Welcome everyone. Thanks for listening and supporting the show as always. Today's bonus episode

may be a little different than usual, a little bit more talking. So if you like that, then

get excited. I do have a bonus clip for you, but I didn't even think I was going to when I sat down.

I thought like, I'm probably just going to play some voice mails and chat a bit. But I did find

an extra clip. And what's strange about it is it is not an extra clip like from my research for

this show. So I'll explain that in a minute. But this show that I did, like the reason why I didn't

think I was going to have any bonus material is because I love the topic of taxing rich people

and paying for excellent government programs so much that all of the content I have on those topics,

I very much hope to use in the future. So, you know, hey, maybe some of it is going to end up

on the cutting room floor eventually. But for now, I think of it as all like pristine, beautiful

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