The stage is set. The audience is hungry. The podcast is fully loaded and booted. John, take it away.

Hey, everyone out there in podcast land. It's good to see you. Uh, or no, that was all right. All right.

Hey, David. How are you doing? I'm okay. It's election profit makers, the latest episode of our political podcast where we make money and also lose money, betting on political outcomes and current events. And my name, this week is the same as it was last week and lo those many weeks before. It's Kid Midas the original wave rider. And I'm joined on the line by

someone named Long John Silver, I believe. Long John, is that your name? Yes, that's me.

That's me. I didn't lose any money this week. I only gained money on predicted this week.

You did a good job, didn't you? But let's not jump ahead. I'm still on the throes of my introductory remarks.

Oh, sorry, sorry. That's okay. What else did I want to say in terms of this introduction?

Well, they say that in America, it's Little Pink Houses for you and me.

And also they say, I rode through the desert on a horse with no name, America.

Although that one's a little trickier because in that case, it's the name of the band that is America rather than the song itself being about America.

I'm talking about the song,

A Horse with No Name,

one of the worst songs ever recorded.

Really?

I think so.

But is it about America?

Maybe it is.

I rode through the desert on a horse with no name.

It felt good to be out of the rain.

Oh, maybe it is about America.

Is that what?

Yeah.

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