Matty Sifai here with shortwave reporter Emily Kwong, here to say happy new year to you.

We are off today, but wherever you are we hope you had a safe and happy orbit around

the sun.

And if your brain hurts this morning, science tells us that that's because, stay with me

here.

You took alcohol that was outside of your body and swallowed it.

Therefore, moving the alcohol inside your body.

And you probably did that too many times.

That's science.

We're here for you in this moment.

The Johns Hopkins Headache Center recommends water, lots of water, if you celebrated a little

too much, and other liquids like soups or sports drinks, but avoid a seat of minifin,

aka Tylenol, because your liver has had it rough enough already.

Speaking of celebrating, we want to celebrate you for supporting public radio this month.

All month long, we encourage you to give to your local NPR member station and so many of

you did that, and we can't thank you enough for it.

Now we can look forward to another orbit around the sun and another 255 shortwave episodes.

Give or take.

2020 is a leap year.

Alright.

Well, happy new year.

I'm Maddie Safiah.

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