Hello Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union

podcast, where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the

lens of red white and blue colored glasses. This show will be talking the Saudi Arabia

World Cup that evidently is upon us, the widespread MLS playoffs that continue to

rumble on, Romcom's home field advantage, Halloween costumes,

Balondeau or equipment managers and so much more.

But first joining me as always, my friend, my colleague, my guiding lights,

David Mossy, a soccer savant and a Fox soccer researcher and writer, extraordinary!

Mossy, how you doing on this Wednesday, November 1st in the year 2023?

I am doing well the day after Halloween I did not dress up as anything. Wow. Are you a grump about Halloween or it's just you didn't have any occasion to do it? Didn't have any occasion to do it. do it.

Okay.

But you recognize the value and certainly the joy that you know,

kids take in Halloween, right?

You're not going to smash that to bits, are you?

I love Halloween. Okay, got it. Sorry I missed it.

It's a... I did not dress up. As a matter of fact, my wife lamented this morning when she came down

downstairs that we did not get trick-or-treaters at our house.

And it's not an area where a lot of people go trick-or-treating because there's a bigger area

and a much better area that's very, very close.

So it's not a surprise surprise but there was still a

a tinge of sadness in the way that she the way she talked about have you watched

anything my friend all I've got is season two of the Gilded Age is off and running.

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