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Produced by the I-Lap at WBUR Boston.

So we can better, better, better, better!

Oh, hey, didn't see you there because this is a podcast. It's your old friend,

Amary Severtzinn, and I know, I know, we're in the endless thread James Bond,

villain layer, cooking up some new podcast episodes. Ben's got a welder mask on.

I'm pouring beakers into other beakers. Small explosions are happening. We're getting there.

You're gonna hear all this stuff in like a month, but in the meantime,

we're playing you some of the old hits. The home runs, if you will. Are you catching what I'm pitching?

Yes, we're listening back to our old baseball episode from last year to celebrate the start of the new season.

So, while you await our return, like Red Sox and Cracker Jacks, here's one of our classics.

What's up, Snoop Severtzinn?

Hey, Ben. What's that?

It's the response you deserve.

Do you know why I'm calling you Snoop Severtzinn?

For my wrapping skills.

No, definitely not. You've never heard them.

All right. So, Snoop Severtzinn is the Snoop Dog style nickname I made up for you.

Snoop has a lot of nicknames. It turns out Snoop Doggy Dog. We know that one.

You've also got big Snoop Dog. That's with four Gs because it ain't nothing but a G thing, baby.

Snoop Lion, I know that one.

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