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Seven Rooms. Make Magic. Make money. Hello, everybody, and welcome to episode 320 of the Talking Chop podcast.

I am your host, Brad Rowland.

I am coming to you remotely because the Atlanta Braves for the first time since 1999 are headed to the World Series.

I wasn't supposed to be here.

I got yelled at by everybody for not being here. I wasn't supposed to be here.

I got yelled at by everybody for not being here.

And I'm happy to be here with both Eric Cole and Scott Coleman, who will carry this podcast.

But at the top, we're celebrating, fellas.

Hello.

Here we go.

I am an emotional wreck.

I apologize in advance to our listeners.

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