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<v Speaker 1>Welcome once again to the Doctor Sky Experience, heard exclusively

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<v Speaker 1>here on Talk Radio seventy seven WABC out of New

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<v Speaker 1>York and broadcasting around the nation, around the world. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm quite confident out into the cosmos. Welcome to our

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor Sky podcast. Sky Update number twenty five. As we

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<v Speaker 1>move through the near mid portion of July twenty twenty three, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>hope you're having a good summer, even though there's scorching

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<v Speaker 1>heat across the nation and around the world. That, of

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<v Speaker 1>course is a story unto itself. But let's talk and

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<v Speaker 1>reminisce a little bit about the beautiful full moon that

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<v Speaker 1>many of us got to sea across the nation and

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<v Speaker 1>around the world, at least particularly here in the northern hemisphere,

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<v Speaker 1>as we actually should have called this particular full moon

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<v Speaker 1>the full smoke Moon. Sadly, with all the high levels

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<v Speaker 1>of smoke from Canadian wildfires, yes, it's even hard to breathe.

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<v Speaker 1>The moon after it moved on to its full phase

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<v Speaker 1>is actually closest to us on the fourth of July.

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<v Speaker 1>Happy fourth of July. Did you know that the Earth

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<v Speaker 1>is at a position called athelion that's the opposite of Perihelian,

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<v Speaker 1>meaning athelion is the Earth's farthest distance away from the Sun.

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<v Speaker 1>Hard to believe in the northern hemisphere when it's scorching

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<v Speaker 1>hot out, but at that particular time on that date,

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<v Speaker 1>the Earth is some ninety four plus million miles away

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<v Speaker 1>from the Sun. Well, many of us can't wait till

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<v Speaker 1>then fall in winter. But also we find out the

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<v Speaker 1>moon moves on to its last quarter phase on the tenth.

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<v Speaker 1>The great opportunity to see the moon as it rises

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<v Speaker 1>near midnight and is high up in the southern sky

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<v Speaker 1>at least for most of us in North America at

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<v Speaker 1>the time of sunrise. And yes, you can actually see

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<v Speaker 1>the moon in daytime. Many people don't believe that, but

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<v Speaker 1>try that experiment. As I mentioned, with the last quarter moon,

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<v Speaker 1>the moonon continues to wane and moves on to that

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<v Speaker 1>magnificent position. If you're into dark skies, and who isn't

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<v Speaker 1>to see many of the things we'll talk about. We

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<v Speaker 1>call it the new moon or the dark of the moon.

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<v Speaker 1>That takes place on the seventeenth of July. But then

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<v Speaker 1>if you start looking into the west northwest just after sunset,

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<v Speaker 1>by around the eighteenth, sharp eyed observers may get to

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<v Speaker 1>see the beautiful waxing president the moon. But more to it.

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<v Speaker 1>As we move into the Doctor Sky experience with our

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<v Speaker 1>mid July twenty twenty three podcast, we find the moon

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<v Speaker 1>then moves on to its first quarter phase. Another great

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<v Speaker 1>time to look at the moon. Yes, the moon at

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<v Speaker 1>that time will be in your early afternoon sky if

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<v Speaker 1>you know where to look. Don't look towards the sun, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>but the moon can be visible in the daytime sky,

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<v Speaker 1>but at first quarter great shadow relief with telescopes and blockers.

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<v Speaker 1>But let's talk a little bit more about that dark

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<v Speaker 1>of the moon. As you approach the seventeenth of July,

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<v Speaker 1>if many of you are on vacation or at least

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<v Speaker 1>wish you were, notice that if you have a dark

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<v Speaker 1>location to observe the sky in a great opportunity exists.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that on that particular evening or plus or minus

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<v Speaker 1>a few days around that date, since the moonlight is

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<v Speaker 1>not there, and if you have a dark sky look

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<v Speaker 1>to the south right around ten pm local time you

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<v Speaker 1>will get to see the core of our Milky Way galaxy,

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<v Speaker 1>so easy to see. And the darker your location, you

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<v Speaker 1>may say, well, those are in star clouds. Look your sky,

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<v Speaker 1>those are thunderclouds. Well, you may be right in half

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<v Speaker 1>of the explanation, because obviously in summer the higher incidents

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<v Speaker 1>of thunderstorms do occur. But the point I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 1>make is the star clouds of the Milky Way without

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<v Speaker 1>the presence of thunderclouds are a most magnificent sign. Try

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<v Speaker 1>that as you move through the constellation of Scorpius and Sagittarius.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember Sagittarius is the core of our Milky Way galaxy.

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<v Speaker 1>As you stare at those stars, the stars and Sagittarius

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<v Speaker 1>look reminiscent like that of a teapot. And I encourage

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<v Speaker 1>you to go ahead to play websites like skymaps dot

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<v Speaker 1>com where you can download a free star chart if

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<v Speaker 1>you're not that tech savvy and relying on your smartphone.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's other things to see in our particular sky

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<v Speaker 1>for July, and let's talk a little bit more about planets.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you know that the planet Venus, the goddess of

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<v Speaker 1>love and beauty, is that its brightest on July the ninth.

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<v Speaker 1>That's correct, And if those of you out there then

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<v Speaker 1>have a small telescope, you'll know why Venus is getting

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<v Speaker 1>closer to the Earth right now it's about forty three

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<v Speaker 1>million miles away. By the way, as mentioned many times before,

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<v Speaker 1>Venus gets closest to the Earth than any other major planet.

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<v Speaker 1>It can come within distances of twenty five million miles

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<v Speaker 1>or more. But back to Venus, take a look at

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<v Speaker 1>it in a small telescope and you'll say, wow, it

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<v Speaker 1>looks like a tiny, little fat crescent. Well, that's exactly

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<v Speaker 1>what's happening, is it gets closer. The crescent phase, being

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<v Speaker 1>that it's closer, adds extra light. So simply Venus's brightest

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<v Speaker 1>on the ninth. But slowly, as we move out of

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<v Speaker 1>July and into August, Venus will slowly creep into the

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<v Speaker 1>Sun in the glare of the Sun, that is, and

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<v Speaker 1>you'll get to see it, but be careful gets too close.

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<v Speaker 1>Venus will look like that, almost like a thin, thin,

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<v Speaker 1>waning crescent. Fascinating to see. We find out that there's

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<v Speaker 1>also a nice conjunction of planets by around the tenth

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<v Speaker 1>Take a look for Venus, Mars, and the brilliant star

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<v Speaker 1>Regulus in Leo as they all conjunct within about four

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<v Speaker 1>degrees apart. Then something magical happens on that night. You

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<v Speaker 1>can see Mars six tenth of a degree north northeast

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<v Speaker 1>of the star Regulus. The star is seventy seven light

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<v Speaker 1>years away the principal bright star in the constellation of

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<v Speaker 1>Leo the Lion. On the eleventh, the moon is near

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<v Speaker 1>the planet Jupiter. Yes, Jupiter's coming into our you know,

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<v Speaker 1>late evening early morning sky, and you'll be able to

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<v Speaker 1>see that with no difficulty. As Jupiter, of course, the

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<v Speaker 1>giant of the planets, still shines at a negative two

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<v Speaker 1>point three on the magnitude scale. What does that mean?

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<v Speaker 1>The higher the negative, the brighter the object the sun

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<v Speaker 1>the all time you know, bright killer in the sky

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<v Speaker 1>is minus twenty six point five of the full moon

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<v Speaker 1>could be minus twelve. So if you go down the scale,

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<v Speaker 1>Jupiter's minus two point three is still quite right. Then

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<v Speaker 1>we find out that on the sixteenth Venus is only

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<v Speaker 1>three and a half degrees west southwest of the star Regulous.

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<v Speaker 1>Interesting planetary conjunction. Wrapping it up. By the twenty seventh,

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<v Speaker 1>we have a new planet that comes into the northwestern

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<v Speaker 1>sky as Venus, Mercury, and that star, Regulus and Leo

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<v Speaker 1>all get together within about five point three degrees in

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<v Speaker 1>the evening sky. Fascinating things to see. Well, here's a

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<v Speaker 1>prelude to something happening in August. Just know, folks, that

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<v Speaker 1>the great meteor shower known as the Perseods will actually

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<v Speaker 1>take place as we talk about August eleventh, twelfth, and thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>More to say about that in future Doctor Sky episodes

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<v Speaker 1>and schedules for more details, But until then, enjoy your summer. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>high temperatures here in Phoenix next week may reach actually

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<v Speaker 1>a near all time record for us. The old time

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<v Speaker 1>record was sent back in nineteen ninety and that of

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<v Speaker 1>course happened on June the twenty six when the temperature

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<v Speaker 1>here in Phoenix, I remember it well, was one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty two degrees fahrenheit. We are expecting a possible

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<v Speaker 1>one twenty maybe even a one twenty one in the

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<v Speaker 1>days to come, So wherever you're listening, to us. If

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<v Speaker 1>you have cooler weather, we certainly appreciate you and what

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<v Speaker 1>you do learning more about the great things that happen

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<v Speaker 1>in our nighttime skies as we do this. We do

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<v Speaker 1>this for a main reason. It's to expand our minds

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<v Speaker 1>on the great things that are card in the nighttime

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<v Speaker 1>and daytime skies and get prepared, folks for two eclipses

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<v Speaker 1>that are happening solar eclipses. One an annular eclipse on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>October the fourteenth, visible across the big swath of in

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<v Speaker 1>the United States. And the major event, the big event

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<v Speaker 1>that we'll be talking more about here on the Doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Sky Experience. You bet, the Great Texas Solar Eclipse, as

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<v Speaker 1>we call it. The eclipse will be a total eclipse

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<v Speaker 1>of the Sun April eighth, twenty twenty four, probably best

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<v Speaker 1>seen in Texas because of the great weather, but that

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<v Speaker 1>arc of totality moves from Texas all the way up

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<v Speaker 1>into Arkansas, in areas of Missouri, into southern Illinois, and

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<v Speaker 1>as it moves across the Great Lakes, downtown Buffalo, New York,

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<v Speaker 1>even areas like Montreal, Canada. A must see event if

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<v Speaker 1>you're interested in the wonders of the nighttime sky and

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<v Speaker 1>who isn't as we talk here on WABC with the

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor's Sky Experience, filling you in on with great information

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<v Speaker 1>about the realms of astronomy, s aviation and weather, and

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<v Speaker 1>other interviews from American exceptionalism. That's the stuff of Doctor Scott.

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<v Speaker 1>Until next time, keep your eyes to the skies.