Welcome to another episode of the National Pulse Podcast.

I'm Reem, because I'm editor in chief of thenationalpulse.com.

And I'm coming to you today from Phoenix, Arizona.

I got a wonderful reception from some listeners at the airport at Phoenix Sky Harbor.

I was at the airport last night.

That was a lot of fun.

I didn't know they were going to be there.

I didn't think they knew for sure that that was where I was going to be.

But they caught me and it was always nice to meet people in person.

And take some pictures and chat a little bit.

I just got off the plane.

So it was a little bit grumpy.

It's a five hour flight with a mask on the whole way.

It's not pleasant, not a pleasant way to be.

And of course, it has very serious, serious implications on everything that's going on right now.

You live it as a totally different thing to if it happens in the abstract.

And I haven't flown very much in the last year since the beginning of the pandemic.

And let me tell you something, it's truly miserable.

And people looked just more and more miserable if it's not a bit.

Look, there is a lot going on at the moment.

I'm out of here.

I'm giving a talk at Hillsdale College event tomorrow morning.

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