Welcome to Episode 52 of the Charles C.W. Cook podcast. It's January 24th. Did you know that if you say that backwards, it sounds exactly the same? But it doesn't. Even in Nebraska. I'm sorry about my voice. I've had COVID,

which is very retro of me, I know. Thank you to everyone who sent me their best and worst

sports moments by email.

Evidently, that is a topic that unites men across the country and the world.

I read this week about years and years and years of hurt.

And do you know what?

It made me feel better. It really did. I am now a lot more relaxed

about the Jaguar's season and I'm even looking forward to the next one. I suppose it's a bit like

being really hungover. The day of the hangover, you say you'll never drink again. You can't imagine wanting a drink. But then the day of the hangover you say you'll never drink again you can't imagine wanting a drink but then the day

after that comes and by 6 p.m someone offers you a glass of wine and you think yeah that's what i want to do

and you forget all about the hangover until next time so i'm now convinced that next year will be different, glorious even.

I can't see how it could possibly go wrong. So tune into this podcast in January of next year to find out

how it did. Before I get to my guest, I want to rant a little bit. Not about sports,

no, not this week. But about the state of our politics. Now, I think it's important for people

who talk publicly about politics, to be honest,

about how they view politics. And by that, I don't just mean that we should tell the truth.

I mean that we should make sure that we say all of what we think, instead of just some of it.

In this business, sins of omission

can be as bad as sins of commission.

There's a reason that in courtrooms,

they require that witnesses tell not just nothing but the truth,

but the whole truth.

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