Hey, what's up, it's Joe. Thanks for listening to the podcast. Before we get into it, I want

to remind you guys that this spring, 2023, I am back on tour. You can get your tickets

at MrDTimes3.com. I'm coming to New Brunswick, New Jersey, Honolulu, Spokane, Toronto,

Sacramento. Then I'm filming my first ever comedy special at the Blasco Theater in Los Angeles,

California. After that, it's Denver, St. Louis, Burlington, Vermont, Nashville, Austin,

Billy, Charlotte, and Madison, Wisconsin. Get your tickets at MrDTimes3.com, and we'll

see you there.

Hello, socialites, and welcome back to the Social Studies Podcast, the podcast where

you're studying social by being social. Today's episode is brought to you by running

late for work. Oh, oh, no. Oh, no. Listen, if you are not a teacher and you're listening

to this podcast, I need you to just like dial it in to level 100 because you need to

empathize with us right now. Being late or running late to work as a teacher, it's like

it's own, absolutely horrifying situation. Allow me to explain. Okay. So this week, my

dad had surgery. As you know, I live across the country, or maybe you don't know. I don't

know. Well, if you're new here, welcome to my life. I currently live in Seattle, Washington.

I am from Detroit, Michigan. My parents are still down there in the Detroit area. I'm

across the country, live in Oherent, Seattle. My biggest fear in life is that I'm going

to be here. Something terrible is going to happen to them over there. And then I'm going

to have to scramble to get back home. Anyway, my parents, like most teachers are aging

at the rate of milk that's been sitting out on the counter. Sorry, because I know you

guys listen to the podcast, but you know what? Facts are facts. And my dad had surgery

this week. All right. Now don't we don't need to worry about it. It's okay. It wasn't

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