Hey guys, where we get started today?

Wanted to remind you to check out the new 30 for 30 film series once upon a time in Queens,

a four-part documentary event about the city, the swagger, and the wild ride of the 1986 Mets.

All four parts of once-planetine and queens are available to stream on ESPN Plus and the ESPN app right now.

Also, check out ESPN's newest football podcast, Organized Chaos, hosted by former NFL coach Rex Ryan,

and his former jets and Ravens linebacker Bart Scott.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome back to the Minicom Show featuring Lenny, the only NFL podcast in one of the most things to rub

out. Thanks my son, your belly. That's Lenny. I'm Minicom's. And I am enjoying,

I'll just say I'm delighted and then I immediately jump to enjoy. I'm both of those things. I'm thrilled.

I'm over the moon. I'm bursting at the seams with excitement because we have a first-time guest

on the pod. And just to let you know a little bit about my process, I've never met him.

I've never talked to him. I also have no idea how I started getting his newsletter, but I love it.

I somehow started getting, it's called the read optional. And you should really sign up for it.

All tweet out a link. It's a great ex-sino's NFL newsletter. I've already learned a lot. I'm

sure we'll talk about it. And then I just message him and said, hey, want to come on podcast?

I'm really enjoying your newsletter. His name is Ali Connolly. He's an NFL writer for the

Guardian. Ali, welcome to the show. Thank you for having me. I want to have a conversation.

I started to have for a hit record, which is you're not based here. You are based in the UK.

And yet you write about American football. Before we get into all of the stuff we're going to talk

about today, week's games, questions, teams, all of that. I guess my first question is why?

Yeah, this is a fun origin story. People have heard me before. They've heard this a ton,

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