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Joining us for the very first time, I've been following his work for years.

At times, he can be a bit controversial.

Brendan O'Connell.

Welcome to the podcast, Brendan.

Good evening. Thanks. Astero. I'm sorry. Sorry, I laughed. Muches graces. Great to be with you here in Mexico,

beautiful, sunny Mexico. And yes, I can be a bit of a loud mouth and I've got a tongue on me,

but I'm curbing it. I'm getting there. I'm slowly. I wear a bit of a loud mouth and I've got a tongue on me, but I'm curbing it.

I'm getting there. I'm slowly. I wear a button-up shirt now and I will not swear, not once,

I promise. Well, you know, you'll be you. I don't like cursing, but I'm not going to, I'm not going to, there'll be no cursing. But both of us are down here in the FEMA region 12 of the Mexican sector of the North American Technator, as Heck said last week, called it the Greater North America.

But I'm sure there are people out there viewing or listening who aren't quite familiar with you and your work.

I've watched your stuff for years.

And you know, you've been doing hardcore reporting and you've had some trials, tribulations,

censorship to say the least. And, you know, whatever you want to tell us about, some of the

stuff you've gone through your, your background and the work that you've been doing.

Thanks for the intro. Yeah, my name is Brendan Lee O'Connell, O C O-O-N-E-W-L.

I was born in 1970 in a country town called No Angor Up. And if you can spell that, good luck.

I think that's harder than your name to pronounce. But my hometown was Perth, Western

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