This is the weekly scramble, a place where we chat about life over a cold one.

Or two.

It's time to belly up to the pod with Mike Fradolone and your host, Chris Revers.

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It's time for the Weekly Scramble podcast.

My name is Chris Revers. With me as always is Mike Fr for the Weekly Scramble podcast. My name is Chris Revers.

With me as always is Mike Fratellone.

Hello, Michael.

I am doing good.

I think I turned on the wrong microphone.

Should I do that again?

Should I do that?

How are you doing Revers?

I'm doing well, Michael.

Thank you so much.

And joining us here in studio is Nick Halter from Axios Twin Cities. Welcome first and foremost, Nick. Thanks for coming in.

Thanks for having me. So I have to kind of nerd out on you a little bit. I'm a big fan of your work.

I watch your hits almost always when you're on with Channel 9.

Because is that weekly every other week? When do you... Every Tuesday at 845. Okay, I thought, I knew it was routine, but I just, I've always liked your stories.

I'm fascinated by numbers and things like that and how it impacts.

And the most recent one that I read from you, in fact, we talked about it on the show,

Mike and I did, one of the most recent pieces that you did, was just how bad it's getting in downtown St. Paul.

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