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Hey, and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh, and there's Chuck and Jerry's here too, and it's a stuff you should know,

ho-down to start the new year.

Chuck's still wearing his novelty 2026 glasses that he got, sponsored by Nivia, that I believe

what you were saying was Ryan Seacrest himself handed them to you while you were at Times Square, right?

No, not handed. He put them on my face with his hands. Whoa. Is it because you guys are co-workers?

Yeah, he's with eye heart, didn't he? Yeah, but I think like half of the U.S. is a coworker of his got so many jobs.

Yeah, you're probably right.

Well, if you haven't guessed listening audience, this is our first recording of the new year.

Yes.

I'm probably going to be a little rusty.

Ear, e'er.

And can I just give a quick shout out to a couple of things?

Yeah, please, too.

Great.

Well, Josh knows all this stuff because we communicate outside of work, believe it or not, because we're friends.

But I went to New York City.

Emily and I do our little Broadway weekend in New York over Christmas every year.

And this year, I just want to say thanks to a couple of people, most notably Natasha Hodgson

of Operation Mints Meat fame because she is in the show and put together the show and stuff

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