So, John, before we kick off a little announcement, Kilkenomics tickets are on sale from Friday general release, but before that, I've just finished Naomi Klein's book, Doubleganger, a Trip Into the Mirror World.

And I can tell you, as a book that captures what's going on in the world, the intersection of media, online, misinformation, politics, economics, demography.

It's absolutely amazing. It really is amazing. So that's myself and Ione Klein in the

RDS next Friday week. Tickets at kilkenomics.com.

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How are you doing there? It is time for the podcast. I hope all is well. I am in London. John is in Dublin. We were just

marvelling at the two profoundly different climatic. I mean, London's, it's roasting. I was in

hard to be raining for three days here, nonstop. I heard, I heard, you know, I tell you, no, no,

I know, I don't worry. I'm in constant communication with the homeland.

But no, I was in Hyde Park yesterday morning, John, at about 10 o'clock, having a coffee, right?

One of those little cafes beside Lancaster Gate.

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