Welcome into another edition of the Josh Hendrickson show.

I'm Neil McCready, joined as always by the chair of economics,

Economic Department, University of Mississippi.

Am I saying that right?

School of Economics, Economics College,

economics department.

Department of economics.

I almost had it.

At the University of Mississippi, Josh Hendrickson with me.

It is December the 13th. We are doing

another show here in December, which is good because everybody loves the show. I love doing the

shows from my favorite ones. It'll be the last show of 2023, though. Josh will be out of town

much of next week. I'll be in Atlanta, of course, for the Peach Bowl the week after that.

So by the time I get back and he gets back, it'll be 2024 and at least there'll be things to talk

about in 2024. I got to think there's going to be some topics that we'll probably be able to

dive into. Josh, how are you? Doing well. All right. So I got an email from, i don't think he'll mind a ben hamrick sent me

an email the other day was very nice appreciated uh ben's email i forwarded it to you and uh yesterday

when you sent me a text saying hey you want to tape tomorrow are we taping tomorrow and i was like yeah

i guess we are and i said my mind is so transfer portally and some of the stuff that's happening and my my real job

that um i'm like i don't i don't really know that i'm going to be particularly ready and i said

i'm going to do the cop out thing and i'll solicit questions and got some really good questions so

we'll dive into as many of those as we

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