Welcome to the Eric Mataxis show.

It's the show that helps you make sense of things that would otherwise baffle you.

Like, for example, why does that one shoe hide in the back of the closet like that?

Is it afraid of you? Or does it just need some alone time? Or maybe it's ashamed of something. Something terrible that only a shoe would be ashamed of? The answers to these and other questions right here, right now on the Eric Mattaxas show. And now your host, Eric Mattaxas. Hey, folks, welcome to Monday. I'm the official welcomeer to the week. Welcome to Monday. Albin, I'd like you to to feel welcome today. It's Monday. The weekend is over.

It is.

And this is the beginning of what I like to call a new week. And if you're listening, folks, well, of course, if you're listening,

you can hear my voice. But we have a lot to cover here. First of all, let's start with some good

news. In just the moment, we get to process things with our dear friend John Zmirak.

John is a genius.

I don't like to say that, you know, when he's on, because I don't want to embarrass him.

But he's a genius and a rare gift.

And I'm so grateful that he's able to be on this program roughly once a week.

He's just terrific. So he'll be on a couple of minutes. In hour two this program roughly once a week. He's just terrific.

So he'll be on a couple of minutes.

In hour two,

we've got a fire breathing dragon who goes by the name of Doug Giles.

And we're going to have some fun with Doug.

Let me tell you,

if you don't have fun with Doug on,

you're not paying attention.

Later on this week, Albin, listen to this.

Listen, we've got Victor Davis Hanson coming on this program.

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