Hello and welcome to the political orphanage. When other programs are looking for people to blame, we're looking for solutions.

And possibly buried treasure.

I'm honestly not sure how to reference you.

Are you Lord Matt Ridley, Viscount Ridley, Air Doctor, member of the House of

Lord? I don't know, what do I call you?

I've got a doctrine, I've got a Viscount Sea, I've got a barony, I've got a doctrine I've got a vichancy I've got a barony I've inherited these weird and irrelevant hereditary

titles but for the purposes of what the readers of my books I'm playing Matt Ridley.

Okay.

And please call me Matt.

For my purposes, this is the closest to a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta I have ever been.

So I'm thrilled that I can share it with you.

I'm the thriller of the Queen's Navy.

No, sadly not.

Well, who knows, maybe when the next book comes out,

you'll get a promotion and they'll make you Lord of the Admiralty as well.

So I should know.

We're going to talk about the Rational Optimist today, which is a book that's been out for a few years.

But this is actually kind of a two-parter because you have a book coming out.

I believe it's how the title how innovation happens what

what it I've not ready yet how innovation works and so you and I are kind of

pre- Gaming we're doing a literary tailgating party for your forthcoming book that we will

revisit when you're over in the States.

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