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In this episode, the election is over.

But you got one last hurdle to get over before you find peace.

You got to survive family holiday gatherings.

And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. Robs.

How are your family gatherings around the holidays?

I know you all are, you like your wine and whatnot.

A lot of people like their drink around holidays,

but they say that adds sometimes to the combustible nature of getting the whole family together.

So how do you all usually go?

Well, I mean, it's just depended on the year.

And politics... What about an election year? Yeah, they're tough. They can be tough.

Why? Yes, I've just, I've had a couple years where either, whether it was Christmas or

even just a summer get-together, Basically, we had to come to a mutual understanding that talking about politics or religion usually doesn't end well.

And I know those are some staple rules that a lot of folks employ.

But look, I consider it to be a blessing that I am surrounded by, look, my mom's

one of nine, my dad's one of six, these are big family get-togethers of very varying views

on all of the above.

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