What's up, team, and welcome to Bold American.

Now, I was in the shower earlier this morning, trying to figure out how I was going to intro everything, and we're just winging it.

Some of you are new here.

Some of you will recognize my voice as that other guy from West Point on the Zero Blog 30 podcast. And just to recap and bring

everybody up to speed, Zero Block 30 was a podcast that I was a co-host on for eight and a half

years. After that eight and a half years, my colleagues and co-host, Chaps and Kate, had decided

it was time for them to move on from the military and veteran space

and explore other endeavors here at Barstool Sports.

And I respected their decision.

I wished them well, but I thought to myself, hmm, I think I still have a lot to say.

And I think there's still a ton going on in this world that requires a little

bit of a discussion, being in the military and veterans base and beyond that for all Americans.

So that is what brought us here today, bold American. And you're going to meet my co-host here in

just a second. From my perspective, and I want to have them

introduce themselves, and then I want to tell each of them why I thought they would be a

great choice, and I haven't told them that already, so this would be a surprise. But anyway,

the show ended, zero block 30 ended, and I had two people who I consider friends, who I consider

important voices in the military and veteran

space, reach out to me separately because I don't think they really knew each other super well,

maybe like in passing, but not like besties or buddies by any stretch. And separately,

they reached out to me. And it's funny how the world works sometimes.

Things just click and fall into place.

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