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So let me start today's program off with just a quick update

because I'll solve a lot of problems right off the bat if I do that.

I am working on the next history show.

And we are at that stage where my brain has turned to jelly.

Maybe jam at this point.

So I apologize for any mental inconsistencies or maybe for more mental inconsistencies than normal.

I kind of cheated with today's program, but I mean, I think you'll be glad I did

when you hear how I cheated.

If you read the description of the show, you probably know how I cheated already.

But we're going to have James Burke back on the program.

If you're a James Burke fan, I mean, you know, pull up a chair.

You already know how this is going to be.

If you're young enough to not have been exposed to his work yet,

go online. You'll find stuff from connections or the day the universe changed

on some website somewhere.

I'm not encouraging piracy you understand, but I'm sure you know what you're doing.

Nonetheless, he's awesome.

And he's one of those people that I'm just one of millions of people who fall

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