Welcome to the Eric Mataxis show.

It's the show you've all been waiting for.

Until now, until literally right now.

Literally right now.

Literally.

Now your host, Eric Mataxis. Hey there, folks. This is the Eric Mataxis show. This is the show where I get to talk about whatever I want with whomever I want. Actually, not with whomever I want because there are a lot of people deceased. There's no way they're coming on the program. There are a lot of people that just don't want to come on the program. We can't reach them. But every now and again, I get to connect with somebody that I want to speak with, and that's the show.

That's it.

Today, I have, I think, rather a special treat.

Very recently, I discovered David Wood.

I believe it was our producer, Chris Himes, that sent me a video.

And to say that I was captivated would be kind of an understatement.

David Wood has a story, unlike any I've ever heard.

And because of the story, I think whatever else David Wood says is particularly compelling.

Just recently he spoke about police violence and how a group of people, for example,

black Americans might come to perceive cops differently than the

rest of us. It was tremendously compelling. But when you hear his story, which I want to talk to him

about right now, it all becomes that much more compelling. So David Wood, forgive the long,

winded introduction. Welcome to the program.

Hey, how's it going, Eric?

It's going swell.

I want to talk to you about your story.

I don't know where to begin.

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