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Hello. Hey John.

Hi, Merlin.

How's it going?

Merlin, man.

I'm self-conscious.

Why are you self-conscious?

Oh God, no one cares but I've got a different microphone and it's making me self-conscious.

It sounds good. You notice a difference? Yeah, it's clearer. I think it makes me sound old

You think it's a it's a it adds adds a few years to your voice? No, I'm worried that it's accurate

adds a few pounds. No, I'm worried that it's accurate. It adds a few pounds. No, I'm worried that this is actually what I sound like.

Oh.

I haven't smoked in a really long time, but I sound a little bit like I've got some filterless

camels in my throat. Yeah you've got a little

Joan Rivers. Yeah I try not to talk as much I like to save my instrument you know.

You thought you thought the old microphone kind of concealed that a little bit?

Hmm, the mic I had before, this is really super interesting stuff.

Like, inside baseball as they say.

The old one is a workhorse, the Road Podcaster. You know, you know, it's like the...

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