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Shopify.com.ukau.ukes slash Spotify. Good morning,nuttors.

It's Thursday, December 18th, 2025.

I am Dan Rubin.

This is the Bucknuts Morning 5 in Change.

Yes, a lot of me this week.

Why is that?

Dave Biddle is at an exotic location.

I first thought it might be Monaco.

Then I was thinking Dubai.

Right now I'm thinking it's the Maldives.

But Dave will come back and regale us with his,

hopefully have some pictures of him in a scant clothing, getting some sun.

But a Thursday show, we are usuals.

We are Gary Kodge and Mark Porter, gentlemen.

We've kind of been vamping on what we're going to talk about.

Obviously, the college football playoff kicks off in earnest this weekend without your

Buckeyes.

They've earned the buy and will play the winner of Texas A&M and Miami.

We will get into that.

But first, we're going to discuss a guy who we've been discussing behind closed doors for months.

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