Only in America: Joey Chestnut defends his hot dog eating title today
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 4 July 2023
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Fifteen-time title winner Joey Chestnut will defend his crown today in Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote an op-ed wishing America a happy birthday. And President Reagan, in a commencement address from 1981, placed our democracy in historical context. Each of these news items celebrates the impact that America has made on history because we believe that “all men are created equal.” As we celebrate America’s birth today, let’s renew our commitment to sharing the gospel that produces the spiritual birth Americans need so desperately.
Author: Jim Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Tuesday, July 4, 2023 Daily Article Podcast. |
| 0:07.7 | Today's article is written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison, and narrated by Chris Elkins. |
| 0:16.0 | At noon today, Eastern Time, Joey Chestnut will attempt to retain his title in Nathan's famous |
| 0:23.4 | hot dog eating contest. Approximately 35,000 fans are expected to convene on New York's |
| 0:29.5 | Coney Island to watch. Chestnut is the top male hot dog eating champion of all time, having |
| 0:36.3 | won the title 15 times. He holds the world |
| 0:39.8 | record for eating 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Chestnut will receive $10,000 if he wins again, |
| 0:47.2 | but he says his net worth exceeds $4 million. Most of his income is generated by contest |
| 0:53.1 | earnings, paid appearances, and endorsement deals. |
| 0:56.5 | If you're saying only in America, you're right, at least in sentiment. |
| 1:01.3 | Imagine someone becoming a millionaire by eating hot dogs in Russia or China, Cuba, or North Korea. |
| 1:08.0 | Our ethos is built on five words in our founding declaration. All men are |
| 1:13.5 | created equal. While America still has far to go to fulfill this creed, the independence we |
| 1:19.1 | celebrate today and the impact we have made on human history demonstrate its transformative power. |
| 1:25.5 | In a July 2nd Wall Street Journal op-ed titled, |
| 1:29.1 | Happy Birthday America, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy writes, |
| 1:33.8 | America's founders upended history when they forged a republic based on individual freedom |
| 1:39.5 | and political pluralism, pledging to live as free and independent states. It was, and is, |
| 1:46.4 | the greatest attempt in history to rid mankind of tyranny. They broke with centuries of subservience |
| 1:52.9 | to create a new type of nation, one where all are equal and live free. In quote. |
| 1:59.3 | Forty-two years ago, another president gave voice to the significance of this day in words that |
| 2:04.6 | repay reading today. |
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