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Well, folks, moments after we recorded the episode you're about to listen to,

Alex and I and our production team were hit with horrific news that Charlie Kirk had been

assassinated.

You know, and I know Alex, and we heard, I mean, we were still on the Zoom together and

just stunned.

I mean, we're just all hit really hard by it. What, what were you thinking in that

moment? I mean, if you were there, I, it was like 20 seconds of just like no one was saying

anything. And I mean, the one thing is, you know, he's regardless of how you feel about his

politics, guys got kids. he's got a family.

And you just, your heart goes out to them.

You say a prayer for the family.

But, I mean, really, really stunning that this is still happening today in America.

From Alex, in my perspective, we probably disagreed with 99.9% of the things that Charlie Kirk

said and stood for.

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