Hello Sunshine of Alexi Lala's, and welcome to the State of the Union Podcast, where we look at the

beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white and blue colored glasses.

Joining me as always, friend my colleague my guiding light David

Mossy a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary and

look at this we got guests and we do we have guests when I talk about the state of the union. We don't mess around

The great Ari Hinks is with us. Yes I made it

Finally two time broke up winner you've seen her on digital.

Obviously, you've seen her next to myself,

and Rob and Carly throughout this tournament.

I will say this, Ari Hinksd is our secret weapon.

I know that, you know, that Carly's gotten a lot of attention and

rightfully so but Ari brings it each and every time and we've worked together now

a bunch of World Cups too many to count at this point but we

three really is that it was great yeah you're incredible I'll get to that more

and you are you are I just walked off the street

still holding this here freshly shaven on the sides of his head.

He looks wonderful.

You've been seeing him all World Cup, doing all sorts of incredible things live and we're seeing

all of your little featurettes, if you will will of all your travels when you came over here in a boondaga type of capacity.

I missed it to be honest.

Which one did you like the most? I know we have a couple more to show but which one did you like the most?

The helicopter ride to the top of a glacier.

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