This is Sarah Stewart Holland and this is Beth Silverce.

Thank you for joining us for Pantsew Politics.

Welcome to Pantsew Politics.

We are so glad you're joining us today.

We're going to be catching up on the news, including two breaking headlines as we set

down to record today, Thursday, January 19th, and we're also going to discuss the

Dead ceiling.

What is the Dead ceiling?

And why is it such a point of conflict in Congress right now?

And at the end of the show, we're going to talk about what's on our mind outside politics,

which is death and the rituals surrounding it as Beth and I attended funerals this past

week.

Before we do, if you are in Eastern Tennessee, don't forget that we'll be in your area

on Tuesday, February 7th at Marrival College.

We have been corrected on our pronunciation, apologies to everyone who was offended by

saying Maryville instead of Marrival.

Thank you for the correction.

We are going to be the first speakers of the Witherspoon Lecture Series.

We are very excited and honored to have that invitation.

We can't wait to see some of you there.

You can purchase tickets through the link in our show notes.

And if you're in a different part of the country, stay tuned.

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