Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm your summertime fun time guest,

bailiff, Montibell Monti. And we are in chambers this week to clear the

docket in the summertime when the weather is cold and the fog won't go away.

And you're feeling very old. It's the summertime here at W.E. Are you in

Maine? How do I do, Joel? Pretty good. Who did that song? Joe Bird in the field

of the Philippines? No. Who is that? Mungo Jerry. Mungo. Jerry, of course. Mungo

Jerry. Not only did I channel a weirdly named artist, but of course Joel

Mann have that name on the tip of his tongue here at W.E. Are you in Maine?

And over there through my screen is my friend Montibell Monti, your summertime

fun time guest, bailiff, in the studios of New England public media there in the

Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. How are you, Monti? I'm doing

really well. Thank you. Glad to be back with you.

Eyes true. It is the summer now. It is really the summer. Yeah. I am in Maine.

Joel is across the board from me. You are there and you're in your new, still new

digs at New England public media for those who don't know. Monti has moved on

from W.R.S. either river, still a great radio station. Yes indeed. No longer has

to get up at two o'clock in the morning every morning. And instead is a

wonderful afternoon daily show on New England public media called, say it

again, the notorious 413. The fabulous, fabulous. The grand

deliquant 413. I love these. That's all all of 413. Of course being the area

code there. And Joel, it's just such a thrill to be here with you at W.E. Are you

going to be recording a lot? Because, well, I mean, I want to get ahead of

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