Hello, my name is Anne McElheny.

And I'm Phelan McAleer.

Welcome to the Ann and Philem Scoop.

It's week 109.

Yes, I've just had some ice cream.

Films just had an ice cream sting.

So what are you going to have a brain freeze now on me?

No more happiness.

More happiness.

Funny how ice cream can almost cure everything.

Yes, I noticed that myself when I give up the alcohol for Lent and I suddenly realized that actually there is sugar in alcohol.

And how I knew that was because late at night I'd be thinking, I just need something.

I really need something.

I know what I need.

I need ice cream and then eating ice cream really late at night.

So yeah.

Anyway, it is week 109 of the two weeks to flatten the curve lockdown. And Philadelphia is bringing in a mask mandate again. Don't forget. Oh yeah. Of course. City of Philadelphia, that great city of brotherly love. So when the government tells you that it's two weeks, now 109 weeks later, you'll still be in the middle of the emergency. And there's an emergency, by the way. There's still an emergency here in California. Still an emergency. What else is happening today, Phil? Well, talking to Philadelphia, where they just put in the mass band did. Big news. Big news from us. If they can laugh about it, we can tell the truth about it. Abortion wars are ticking to the stage. We are launching their verbatim Gosnell play in New York. We'll have a lot to do. We'll tell you all about that and the reason why we decided to do it and now. And in Ireland

in Ireland, tell me about Ireland, Anne. They're specialising

in learning all the wrong lessons from, as Barack Obama would call it,

a teachable moment. Kind of an extraordinary story

and something that could happen

in a town near you.

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