Welcome to Talking Fed's one-on-one, deep-dive discussions with national figures about the most fascinating and consequential issues, defining our culture and shaping our lives.

I'm your host, Harry Littman. I don't know if you're like me,

but I can tell you the news is just too much of late. Sometimes it feels overwhelming.

Sometimes it feels morose. Sometimes it feels both.

It's exciting to be living through, but man, you know, who really likes to drink champagne

from a fire hose, as they say.

So I, when I get out of sorts, I try to think about, well, I wanted today in this conversation

just to take a sort of break and have just a pleasant, fun conversation. And when I have that

mindset, I often think, and this is true, WWHD, what would Henry do?

Because Henry Winkler is about the most upbeat and grateful and well-adjusted in a town

that is not always that way.

I think maybe anyone I know, depending on how well he hides it.

And he has been good enough to consent to a little therapy session with me and maybe with

you today to kind of just bring our mood up and away from the news.

And I happen to have him right here.

Henry Winkler, thanks so much for being with us.

I am so happy to be here, Harry.

It's nice to see you.

Thanks so much.

All right.

Well, first, what you've been up to?

We're midsummer here.

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