Hi, I'm Mark Anthony. I'm Sean and I'm Megan. Hey everyone. This is Hampton and this is Gary.

This is Marie calling from a hospital parking lot early on Thanksgiving morning.

I'm about to head into my 12 hour nursing shift in the ICU. I'm driving back home right now

for my Thanksgiving break. It's the week of Thanksgiving, a perfect time for a stress-free visit

to the grocery store. It's Thanksgiving morning and I just finished the Arlington Turkey

Trock 5 kilometer race where I ran into Tamarkeeth. This podcast was recorded at.

It is Monday, December 2nd at 240 Eastern. Things may have changed by the time you hear this.

I know I'll be arguing with my grandparents about politics but other than not, happy

Thanksgiving everyone. Happy Thanksgiving to everybody working on the clock this holiday

and to my little turkey at home. Love you.

That was delightful. A lot of people were running over Thanksgiving. A lot of people were

working over Thanksgiving. People were working in a lot of things. I was on all things considered

on Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday. We're just bringing the Thanksgiving into guilty, exercising,

and eating normally or not Monday. Hey there. It's the NPR Politics podcast. I'm Scott Detrelle.

I cover the campaign. I'm Tim McIce. I cover Congress. And I'm Mara Laisen National

Political Correspondent. And how were your Thanksgiving? Excellent. I didn't have any turkey. I was

actually on vacation. I was in Panama. You know what I did? I smoked a turkey successfully.

The second year in a row, I can claim it now as a new tradition. In a green egg?

In a Weber Smoky Mountain. Wow. I cooked a cape on. And I have a lot of leftovers.

So I think we would all like to keep talking about our relaxing and well-fed weekends. But the fact

is the news machine rolls on and we are bracing for a very frantic few weeks on Capitol Hill that

could culminate in the impeachment of the president of the United States. So let's shift back to the

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