Welcome into this episode Real Conversations. Chase Porn Ben Craddick here with you.

This recording on a Thursday, just after lunch here on Thursday. You can guess what Ben doesn't have a hoodie on? He's been in a meeting. He's wearing an actual kind of button down sort. It's like a fishing shirt a little bit. But it's a no, it's a button down. It's a straight button down. Never mind. I look good, Chase. It is kind of a fishing shirt.

He melted himself into it for this, uh it's a, no, it's a button down. It's a straight button down. Never mind. I look good, Chase. It is kind of a fishing shirt. He melted himself into it for this, uh, for this meeting today. So we will, uh, hit on his adventures just getting back from the senior trip with the, the middle child, a lot going on, a lot happening there. And they're on the, uh, the western side of Mexico over in the

Cabo area. So we'll hit on that more coming up, uh, on a show that we really appreciate you

guys talking to us every day, talking to us throughout the week, telling us what you think,

what we should talk about what's on your mind. We use that in the preparation process for the podcast as well.

And Ben, you were just telling a minute ago that you had at least a few people in the groups around you in your group that were listeners or said something regarding the show and appreciating the show much to to heal chagrin she is not she's not invested

in our uh our outward persona here with this show benjamin she

by the way i missed you last week she she always missed your face chase she did she it's

amazing you know when people do come up to you go go, hey, or, you know, I love y'all show.

and they do it nonchalantly.

Like we were at dinner or night, and somebody was like, yeah, I really like,

are y'all recording today?

Did y'all record today?

I'm like, what?

They're like, you and Chase, y'all usually record on Friday.

And I'm like, no, because I can't get out.

I can't get my Wi-Fi to work.

And so we're probably not. And they're like, you and Chase, y'all usually record on Friday. And I'm like, no, because I can't get out.

I can't get my Wi-Fi to work. And so we're probably not going to be able to record. We're going to try maybe tomorrow. They're like, oh, well, I mean, every Sunday. And then all of a sudden, it's like that two or three people were chiming in. They're like, man, we really like y'all show. and then two of the ladies were like,

yeah, I've been listening for 10 years to, you know,

chasing Nell and da-da-da. I'm just, and Hillary's just over there shaking her head just like, are you kidding me? And then the best, though, is like, Callum was sit there and Lisa was sit there and go, Hillary, Hillary will, like, tell a story or start to tell a story. And she'll go, no, I already know this because Ben and Chase talked about this two weeks ago. And Hillary's like you literally like, it's the best. And I mean, it's like, I don't know. Like you've been getting this for what? 10 plus years and about people coming up to and going,

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