Oh, that was a good pop. Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Weekender edition of a Buckrick podcast from Jared A. Sexton here with my good friend, co-host Nick Houseman. Hi, Nick. Hi, Jared. I'm keeping busy. Oh, you didn't ask me, but I'm keeping busy in case you're wondering. You, you jumped the gun. You were ready to go. I'm sorry. It was on my mind. But yes, we were before the show started recording.

What is the secret to maybe getting through a lot of this? And I think keeping active, keeping busy, getting things done, getting a list going. It seems to help the day go by. I mean, I live and die by my to-do list. Do you really? I don't, I used to make lists. I just realized I never finished them and then I just stopped making them.

Oh, you have no idea how much of my life is dictated by sticking to my to-do list. It's a mantra. It's a philosophy of mine, to-do list. Well, well, make sure you have some grace for yourself as well if you don't quite finish those lists no okay you have to complete the

list and there's no grace to be at uh anyway we're here with the weekend or additional the muckreg

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just a quick little note for people who listen to the show. I just did an interview with Parker

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when you get a chance. Nick, we got so much stuff to talk about. There is a looming government

funding crisis. When people are listening to this on Friday, we could very well be on the way toward a

government shutdown that is at midnight between Friday and Saturday. The GOP is pushing an absolutely

ridiculous stopgap funding bill that has gotten through the House. It would fund the government

through September 30th.

Right now, in order to get this budget passed, the Republican Party needs eight Democrats

to go ahead with the plan and to vote with it.

Chuck Schumer has said that they are not going to help.

Many Democrats have been on the record saying that, but at the same time, Nick,

could you believe it?

Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are talking behind the scenes

about possibly going ahead and helping the Republicans pass this bill and keep the government

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