Hey, folks, welcome to our two. How did that pass so quickly?

Wow. In this hour, we're talking to our friend, our new friend, Josh Swamidas,

brilliant scientist, medical doctor.

And we need to have him on more often because we did the interview yesterday, and I was so impressed.

So you'll hear that in a second.

We'll probably going to be trying to do Socrates and the city events about once a week.

I think from Fridays from now on, usually, unless it's a big news day, we're going to do Socrates in the city events about once a week. I think from Fridays from now on,

usually, unless it's a big newsday, we're going to do a Socrates in the city event, just because

some of these conversations I've had have been so spectacular. And a lot of the folks who listen to

this program, you're not aware of them. You can find them at Socratesinthecity.com, by the way,

speaking of which. Mark Halperin this Friday,inthe-city.com, by the way. Speaking of which.

Mark Halperin this Friday, Mark Helprin, the guy is brilliant.

Mark Helprin, I want to say a lot of people wouldn't know him, but his writing, his fiction

writing, he wrote a book called Winter's Tale, came out about 1980.

It was a monster bestseller.

He wrote a book called Soldier of the Great War. This is probably the greatest novelist of our time. Think about

that, folks. That's literally what I just said. If Updike were alive, he would still be the greatest

novelist of our time. If Mailer were alive, he would still be the greatest novelist of our time.

If Mailer were alive, he's definitely the greatest novelist of our time.

Mark Helperin is, he's just that good.

But we had him.

I interviewed him at Socrates in the city.

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