Welcome into episode 52 of the Josh Hendrickson show.

I'm Neil McCready.

That, as you might guess, is one Dr. Josh Hendrickson.

He's the chair of economics at the University of Mississippi, otherwise known as Ole Miss.

It is Wednesday, February the 18th.

As you might be able to guess by looking at Josh, it is Ash Wednesday.

So happy Ash Wednesday to everyone out there as those of you who celebrate and notice

begin lent.

I suppose you have begun lent.

I won't ask you what you have given up,

but you've begun the process

of giving something up for a month.

Is that correct?

Yeah, I'm giving up alcohol.

I don't drink a lot,

but whenever I go out...

Lower your mic just at that.

Whenever I go out, I always have a drink and

it's just kind of unnecessary

so

yeah

I just

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