Dun-da-na-na.

I'm back.

Welcome to Spinsters, a podcast where we love Messy with a Y and messy with an eye.

Jordan is not with me today.

She's off doing very incredible things.

She just randomly drops on her Twitter for the rest of us to admire.

It's like every time I see something she's done, I realize that she is way overqualified

to be hosting a podcast with me.

But anyway, today we have a very special guest who is also far too

good at what he does to be on this podcast. So without further ado, our very special guest.

Okay, so will you start by introducing yourself in your fancy, impressive job?

My name is Stead, Herndon. I am a national politics reporter at the New York Times.

And how often do you use the phrase I was on the trail?

Literally every second. I mean, it's my own. It's my only personality trait is that I am a ambassador

elite member of Marriott and I live in hotel rooms. Yeah, I think that is actually very

impressive. And Marriott's at least one of the good ones. Okay, so I wanted to have you on because we are nearing the end of free agency when this comes

out.

It would actually probably be like completely done.

But I was thinking about how the draft and free agency are an annual reminder of how

hilarious media and reporters can be.

And you know all about politicking.

And I think that there's always this showing of like handshaking and back rubbing and all

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