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I don't know why I said welcome back. This is in a series. I'm Joe, and with me is Nate. Hello,

Nate. It's a lovely day in London. I thought the sun was going to be out, but actually it's gone

behind the clouds again, which is to be expected. It's January here, but also it could be April,

or July, or August. It would still be cloudy and cold here. So lovely day to learn about history

and its various disasters, speaking to you. Yeah, I think my weather is slightly better,

though we have entered the smog bowl season in Eurovon, unfortunately. So it's not super cold,

but the smog just kind of settles into the valley that the city's based in. So

even if you don't smoke, it kind of feels like you smoke the half pack of cigarettes if you go

for a jog, kind of sucks. Yeah, I can imagine. I mean, I recall this in Kabul,

same way, like, oh, all the exhaust, all the wood fires, it's winter, cold weather, whatever,

the pressure system basically creates like a pancake of smog over the city. So if that's anything

comparable, I know I know what you're going through. And yeah, that sounds like shit. I think I

said before in the show, like, is it smog? Is it fog? The answer is yes. Pretty much. Well,

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