We're live. Welcome back to the Loopcast. Today's an edition of Tom and Erica try to figure out what's going on in the world. There's always possibility Josh busts in like the Kool-Aid man. So we never quite know when Josh says it's not going to be here. So cross your fingers, you might get Josh today. But it's looking like Tom and Erica. The Loopcast, of course, brought to you by the Loop. Every Catholic. No way to. He did that on purpose. He did it. He did that on purpose. Yes. You are the worst. Josh is here. There's so much coordination that goes into the show, so much. And we talk all morning. Didn't hear a word from Josh. There he is. Welcome to the show. There's time zone

differences. You know, what you know what I'm going to tell you? Well, where are you today? Is that

top secret or what's going on? No, I'm in Denver. It's okay. I travel, you know, for the cause and

suffering through some nasty hotel coffee because I'm not like one of you Gen Z kids is going to like...

Why am I getting astray here?

DoorDash some Starbucks or something. I'm anti-Dore-Dash. And I'm actually kind of anti-well, Starbucks actually, I feel like of all the coffee is most consistent. So I'll give him credit on that one. But, you know, it took me a little. I should have been on here a few minutes ago. but, you know, I had to get the shine as Kevin Lick called it.

Yeah, you got to continue Kevin.

What did you think of Kevin? on here a few minutes ago, but, you know, I had to get the shine as Kevin Lick said all.

Yeah. You got to continue to Kevin. What did? What did you think of Kevin? He did phenomenal,

of course. I mean, I, you know, we, uh, it was nice just to be able to have him on the show.

And there's a lot of people in, you know, D.C. or whatever that have big egos. And I can tell you, I've known Kevin for

15 some years. And he, before he was at Heritage, he started a Catholic political movement.

And it was called Catholic Families for America. And he had enough humility to say, hey, you and Brian are doing a better

job. Just take it over. I'm going to focus on something else. And he went on to, you know,

go to the Texas Policy Institute, I think, wanted to get the college and then he went to the

college and obviously not a heritage. So just like sometimes that happens in your life. You're like,

wait a minute, this doors closing and a good

lord is looking for people who are humble and like they're going to open up another avenue and so they

you know obviously good lord bless kevin uh and we're all better for it and you know it just it takes a lot

to something to say you know what you're doing it better you do it for sure wow that was amazing

total respect yeah some some insiders show i did like product test the joke about

him being bald before the show i didn't want to do that completely live and ambush him and it totally

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