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Minions, Minions, no talking to reporters now.

Ooh, that Russ Mitchell, that guy is too smart.

Hey Paul, you done with those poems yet?

Yes, Georgia, I have some ideas with which I... done with

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Well with that I think all signs would indicate that we're ready.

Russ Mitchell, welcome to T.C.'s chart cast.

So great that you could join us.

I'm happy to be here.

Yes, we're very excited to have you.

You're a reporter for the LA Times, but we will let you do your bio, but we're super thrilled that you could join us.

We have a lot of questions about the media and the profession of reporting and covering companies and finance and Tesla in particular but

before we dive into all of those things why don't we find out who is Russ Mitchell

where were you born where where were you raised, and how did you get to become

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