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I'm Ky Wright, and this is the United States of Anxiety,

a show about the unfinished business of our history

and its grip on our future. Huh, Huh, huh, huh. That we yeah.

D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D.

Hi. Hi, guy, how are you doing?

How are you doing? I feel like a whole lot has happened since I saw you last.

Yes, a whole lot has happened.

I met Deja de Gier. Yes, a whole lot of it's happened.

I met Deja DeGier in Iowa.

Before the impeachment acquittal,

before voters in New Hampshire gave Bernie Sanders a win,

and before the great recanvasing controversy of the Iowa

Caucasus. Though, you know, Deidre thinks it's less of a controversy than a fit thrown

by those of us in the political press. It's about the people. It's not about the

press and their ability to commentate on results. But Didra we have to fill the air.

Don't you understand? That's that's y'all's choice. Y'all could have been talking about the Grammys or something, I don't know.

I called Deidre because I needed to take a quick break from history and try to make sense

of where things stand with this election right now.

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