Hey everyone, John Hylman here and welcome to Hell in High Water, my podcast from the

ReCount and IHurt Radio with big ups to the one and only Rizza for our dope theme music.

Last week in an emotional ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, Joe Biden honored the

various police forces that responded to the insurrection at the Capitol in January by

signing a bill into law awarding those officers congressional gold medals.

As I watched the coverage of that ceremony on TV, I kept thinking about the man who wasn't

there.

A former longtime cable host I would have loved to hear from about the courage of those

cops and what took place at the Capitol in January 6th because that former broadcaster

was once a Capitol Hill police officer himself.

And because his historical knowledge about and reverence for the institution of Congress

and the peaceful transfer of power that were both threatened that day, what it made his

perspective particularly valuable in explaining why the ceremony in the Rose Garden was so moving

and so necessary as the country continues to grapple with the meaning and implications

of the insurrection.

But the truth is I've been missing the voice of that former broadcaster all throughout the

dark and dangerous period we've all been living through since the birth of the big

lie about the 2020 election, the voice that for more than 20 years was among the most

recognizable on television.

Bringing out more or less every weeknight on MSNBC sounding something like this.

Chris Matthews is one of the few guests we could have on this podcast who really does

need no introduction.

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