Hello from Austin and welcome to episode 141 of the National Screen Law podcast.

We're brought to you by the Strauss Center at the University of Texas.

It's Wednesday, October 30th, the day before Halloween. I'm Bobby Chesney.

I'm Steve Lottick. Where are you going on as for Halloween? Every year, it's the same thing.

I have a referee shirt and a whistle, and I go around calling party fouls. Are you going to call people

for running outside the baseline who are not running outside the baseline? I'm going to use my judgment.

I'm going to use my judgment to call out runners who interfere with the play, yes.

So when Chief Justice Roberts talks about being an umpire and how my job is just to call balls

and strikes, right?

Umpires do more than call.

So, so hey, non-sports ball people, we're just talking about probably the worst call in a World Series game that I've ever seen.

I think Don Decker, I think Don Decker is now officially off the hook.

Your talent for hyperbole is on full display.

Listen, I'm not a national supporter by any stretch.

I think my priors, you know, are well established here, and I couldn't believe that call.

You really think it was that bad?

Okay, well, in the frivolity segment, this is one thing we will talk about.

We also are going to talk a little game of throats.

Yeah, there's some throads.

You know what's almost as bad?

What? The loophole that the White House thinks it's found to make Ken Cucinella, the action of DHS

Secretary.

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