Welcome to the favorites, the podcast, proudly presented by Bet 365, we are a part of the Action Network.

I am Chad Melma, Chief Content Officer of The Action Network.

I am joined, as I am, in every episode by my BFF, my companion, my

compadre, professional better Simon Hunter.

Ello, Simon! better Simon Hunter. Hello Simon.

Aloha Chad, how we doing brother?

Dude, we are heading into it.

We are like days away as this podcast is listened to because we're

recording a little bit early pulling back the curtain to accommodate my vacation. You don't take a vacation. I take

vacation. No, my whole life's a vacation. I'm literally living the dream. You are

living the dream. You've been in a while you'll come back home. You'll just bet your face off until it's time to go to some other exotic location

Pretty much. I know if you if anyone can make it work if you can become a multi-millionaire in your 30s and be single no wife or kids

Chad the hype is real it is truly the life you know what though if you can be in

your 50s and live in the middle of Connecticut and your kids are generally out of the house,

all the better. Then you, by the way, I'm not going to die alone. That's the difference.

To me see, we'll see, we'll see.

Oh my God, we're getting laughter from our friend, our former colleague,

one of our favorite people, a nemesis of mine,

Matthew Friedman, he's going to come on the podcast in one second.

We got a huge, huge show, a huge football show.

We're going to bring Friedman in, we love bringing him in. As a reminder, the favorites

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