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Welcome, folks. This is D.C. Fleming here with Jay Kemp, and we have a guest this time. It's

Stephen Monticelli. Stephen, welcome. Howdy? How you doing Jay Kemp, and we have a guest this time. It's Stephen Monicelli.

Stephen, welcome.

Howdy? How you doing?

We're doing well. Stephen is a journalist here. People who are big fans of the T.C. Fleming

Expanded universe.

Geez, the more successful products as described by the Dallas Observer?

Yeah, yeah. The one's good enough to be in The Observer.

Those folks who know those, know that I talked to Stephen about local issues on our local

politics podcast a couple months back.

But now he's seen Q up close, and we want to know what it's like.

When did Q walk in?

Well, I guess is the big question.

I have a surprise for the audience.

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