Hey there wonderfuls, this is Julian Burrell. I'm one of the producers on the JV club with Janet Varnie.

Before we get into this week's episode, I just wanted you to know that there is discussion of a number of current events in this conversation,

but there is no mention of the recent awful shooting in

uvaldi Texas that's because this was recorded prior to Wednesday the 24th

all the same I'm sure I can speak for Janet when I say that we're sending you

love and hope that you and your loved ones are safe in this really scary time.

Now here's Janet with more on this week's episode.

Hey, Wunderfels, welcome to episode 470 of the JV club with my guest Gina viola. Now Gina is

running for mayor for Los Angeles but I think it's such a great episode to listen to to just talk about the sort of state of politics in the nation and the sort of state of the national kind of emotional climate. So I was so excited to just get a

chance to spend a little time with Gina and yes we definitely get in the

weeds a little bit about certain Los Angeles things but not that much to be honest with you.

I think it's really worth a listen just to sort of hear how one person is trying so hard and doing such an amazing job

of really trying to communicate in a way that

goes beyond like having a ton of money for campaigning.

So I hope that you'll give it a listen.

I hope you'll feel inspired in the same way I do to take action in your local environment and I guess

that's it. Have a wonderful rest of your week. I've literally never said that in a single I tell me I've said

that in any other intro in 470 episodes tell me I've said that have a great

week but I do want you to have a great week and I'll tell you this furthermore I've always wanted you to have a great week and I'll tell you this. Furthermore, I've always wanted you to have a great week. I still want you to have one.

I want you to have one the next episode and the next episode after that. So enjoy this episode and be well. I'll talk to you next week. Listen, I hate to say it. I don't want to like invade your privacy immediately, but I'm glad that you took your backdrop away just because I'm enjoying all the like the poster and also the all the earthenware in the background.

Yes, this is my infamous Zoom position for the last, oh my gosh, I guess three years now,

two and a half years, however long it's been forever.

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