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Hey there, everybody.

It's your pals, Josh and Chuck.

And we wanted to record an intro to this episode because when we first recorded it and got

it ready to publish and edit, things were a lot different in America because that was

like a week ago.

Yeah, exactly.

And I think the events of the past week or two have taught us that something like this

podcast episode is more relevant than ever and it just kind of worked out that way.

Yep.

And we also wanted to say that we grieved the death of George Floyd and everybody who's

ever died unfairly at the hands of the police and we stand with Black Lives Matter and

anyone who's fighting for justice in the United States.

Absolutely.

So when you hear this episode on Tienemann Square and think, well, that could never happen,

much less in the United States, be careful because that's the kind of dangerous thinking

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