Hello and welcome to the Slow Home Podcast. This is episode number 56 and I am Brooke McAllery. Nice to have you here. How are you Benjamin?

I'm very hot. How are you?

I'm good. Also hot of course, but... It's 30 something degrees and has been 30 something degrees for as long

as i can remember it's it is very warm it's like i don't know do they call it the indian summer

is that what they call it when summer is late finishing it's uh i mean weather talk is always

really fascinating for people who aren't sitting here with us.

So let's talk about it some more.

It's just so frustrating because we can't put a fan on all the air conditioning because it's going to make noise.

That's right.

That's what we suffer for for the benefit of our listeners.

This podcast is literally made at least 70% of sweat.

Oh my God.

Sorry, that's pretty gross.

What's not made of sweat is the guest in today's.

I don't think that's, I think that might be correct.

I don't believe he's made of 70% sad.

That is the worst segue I've ever done.

But this is me trying to keep the ball rolling.

Get off the topic.

What James Warman is not is made entirely of sweat.

But, but... Actually, this is a really interesting conversation that I mean, like they all are,

but on the face of it, James may not necessarily sound like a typical guess that I would have

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