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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, Kentuckyana. Let's get the eight am hours started here.

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<v Speaker 1>It is Kentucky INA's morning news on news radio eight forty.

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<v Speaker 1>Whas nit coffee with you as we've now put three

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<v Speaker 1>hours in the books here. And I mentioned at five

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock that I was really alert and energetic to start

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<v Speaker 1>the day because I had a cold shower, not by choice,

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<v Speaker 1>but my hot water was not working, which we were waiting. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I was waiting to see that I would know if

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<v Speaker 1>it was fixed, because I believe I figured out what

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<v Speaker 1>the issue was as to why I didn't have hot

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<v Speaker 1>water this morning. And I've yet to hear from my wife,

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<v Speaker 1>who by now has has started her day, and the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that she hasn't, I feel like i'd know she

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<v Speaker 1>would let me know if there was no hot water

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<v Speaker 1>for her to start her day and get a nice shower,

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<v Speaker 1>So that's a good sign. But yeah, I just realized

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<v Speaker 1>that I hadn't heard from her, So that's good news,

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<v Speaker 1>good news for me. I'm sure none of you care

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<v Speaker 1>at all, but a cold shower, I'm telling you, will

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<v Speaker 1>wake you up. I learned that this morning, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if I'll be signing up to to take

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<v Speaker 1>more cold showers, but it actually benefited me, And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>curious how many people actually, I mean, I'm sure there

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<v Speaker 1>are reasons why you would take a cold shower because

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, I remember being really really sun burnt

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<v Speaker 1>one time thinking that a cold shower would feel good,

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<v Speaker 1>and cold water, hot water, anything touching my skin didn't work.

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<v Speaker 1>But people do the ice tubs, and there's they've got

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<v Speaker 1>like those those those uh, there's things you can like

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<v Speaker 1>purchase for your home. It's not only just an ice tub,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's like I guess it's like dry ice or something.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm sure those are really expensive, but there's got

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<v Speaker 1>to be a good benefit to it. And I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I know, I know my strengths here, meaning I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not strong enough to take a cold shower every morning,

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<v Speaker 1>but if that was one way to wake me up,

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<v Speaker 1>so maybe if i'm if I'm really dragging to get

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<v Speaker 1>the day started and I feel like it's gonna be tough,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe I'll maybe that's when I'll tough it out and

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<v Speaker 1>take a colder shower. But yeah, it wasn't. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>by choice this morning, but it was a good way

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<v Speaker 1>to get the morning started. We're gonna talk to Rory

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<v Speaker 1>o'eil coming up here at about eight thirty. We'll get

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<v Speaker 1>the latest on the shooter in Idaho who lit a

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<v Speaker 1>fire and then had and waited for firefighters to arrive,

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<v Speaker 1>only to then ambush them. Two or dead. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>the suspect is also dead and one firefighters still fighting

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<v Speaker 1>for his life. What we do know is that it's

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<v Speaker 1>a twenty year old young man who apparently wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>be a forest firefighter and he then was in this.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know for sure, and we probably will never

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<v Speaker 1>know as far as what led to it, but he

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<v Speaker 1>was turned down for a job in that field, and

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<v Speaker 1>who knows, maybe that had a factor. But again, Rory's

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<v Speaker 1>going to join us, coming up a little bit later on.

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<v Speaker 1>But we've got fourth of July just a few days away,

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<v Speaker 1>So tomorrow's my last day of the week, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I'll have a nice four day week and certainly looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to that. And I have purchased zero fireworks. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I can tell you in my many years

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<v Speaker 1>here on Earth, I have never purchased a firework with

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<v Speaker 1>my own money. I'm sure my parents bought me like

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<v Speaker 1>some sparklers when I was a kid, maybe, but I've

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<v Speaker 1>never and I'm not passing judgment. Look, people have got

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<v Speaker 1>their things they're interested in. I've got things I'm interested in,

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, we we live our lives and are

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<v Speaker 1>just find knowing that there are things you enjoy and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. But I just fireworks have never done it

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<v Speaker 1>for me. But what really I just have a tough

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<v Speaker 1>time relating to is how dangerous they are, but also

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<v Speaker 1>like they're expensive and you're literally lighting money on fire.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that's kind of what you're doing right now. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>if you enjoy it, is your money, knock yourself out.

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<v Speaker 1>But last year, we had fourteen thousand and seven hundred

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<v Speaker 1>people treated in the emergency room for a dramatic injury

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<v Speaker 1>due to fireworks on fourth of July. That was a

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<v Speaker 1>fifty two percent increase from twenty twenty three, and the

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<v Speaker 1>most common injury was burns at thirty seven percent, injuries

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<v Speaker 1>to your hands and fingers thirty six percent, and then

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two percent had injuries to their head, face, ear,

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<v Speaker 1>and then sparklers. That led to seventeen hundred trips to

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<v Speaker 1>the er, which means about one third of sparkler injuries results. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>one third of sparkler injuries resulted in hospitalization, which I

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<v Speaker 1>think people just assume those are the safest ones, but

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<v Speaker 1>clearly you can still hurt yourself. And also illegal fireworks

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<v Speaker 1>those are still a thing, and I guess in certain

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<v Speaker 1>states there are fireworks and I wouldn't know how to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you which ones are, Like where do you get

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<v Speaker 1>to a point with a firework to where it passes

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<v Speaker 1>the you know, from being legal to be legal? But

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen percent of injuries are caused by fireworks that people

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<v Speaker 1>technically shouldn't shouldn't even have. Yeah, legal fireworks have the

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<v Speaker 1>highest hospitalization rate at fifty six percent. And reloadable shells

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not even sure what that is, but it says

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<v Speaker 1>that those also pose a really really high risk. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean again, I can't relate not somebody that enjoys fireworks.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I don't mind them as far as like

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<v Speaker 1>on Fourth of July night, I'm ptty sure our neighborhood's

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<v Speaker 1>going to probably have a good little setup to where

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<v Speaker 1>there'll be a few houses throughout the neighborhood that'll that'll

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<v Speaker 1>spend their money and burn their money for us to enjoy.

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you. My kids will enjoy it, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it'll probably be a thing to where they're

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna stay. They're gonna want to stay out there

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<v Speaker 1>all night and watch and hey, if there's one night

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<v Speaker 1>to do it, it would be on fourth of July.

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<v Speaker 1>But are you is your neighborhood You've been in your

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<v Speaker 1>house for a few years now, John, are they Is

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<v Speaker 1>it been a common thing where the neighbor the neighborhood? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>They did? They go all out. There's people lightening fireworks

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<v Speaker 1>off last weekend, which oh, I mean people have been

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<v Speaker 1>lighting them off all all week long and last week

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<v Speaker 1>here and there. But on the night of it, like,

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<v Speaker 1>is it a big deal or oh yes, yes, definitely.

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<v Speaker 1>The dogs hate it and that's just you know, par

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<v Speaker 1>for the course, but you got to deal with it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is our third year in our house where we're

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<v Speaker 1>at now. I think the first year we're actually out

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<v Speaker 1>of town. But last year I realized that there are

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<v Speaker 1>many in my neighborhood that really go all out, and

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<v Speaker 1>so much so that people just show up and like,

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<v Speaker 1>park this and take it in. So stay safe, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>because again, uh, a fifty two percent increase in er

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<v Speaker 1>visits due to fireworks last year. Let's hope that goes

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<v Speaker 1>down this year. All right, we've got an update of

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<v Speaker 1>traffic and weather coming your way right here right now

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<v Speaker 1>and news radio waight forty WHS. I would imagine that

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<v Speaker 1>those that were in a position of influence when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to sports betting becoming legal in many many states

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<v Speaker 1>here in America, they were well aware that with this

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to have, I mean it was it's inevitable

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<v Speaker 1>that you will have some level of misuse, meaning players

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<v Speaker 1>betting on their own games. And we've had many stories

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the early years here of the sport, because when

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<v Speaker 1>I go back to twenty sixteen, that's when I first

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<v Speaker 1>started working at iHeart here on the sports side of

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<v Speaker 1>things and sports gambling. At that point, I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>it was legal in many places other than like Las Vegas.

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<v Speaker 1>And then within a few years it started to become

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<v Speaker 1>legal in certain states, and then Indiana of course had

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<v Speaker 1>it first. But what I'm getting at is it used

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<v Speaker 1>to be something that just the you wouldn't even mention

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<v Speaker 1>it like it was. It was viewed as just, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so morally wrong. And now it's it's within the content

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<v Speaker 1>of sports. Banduel has their own network that you watch

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<v Speaker 1>NBA in Major League Baseball games on the big leagues

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<v Speaker 1>here in sports are in bed with these sports betting companies.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm not complaining. I love bet I love sports betting.

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<v Speaker 1>But what I'm getting at is they just had to

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<v Speaker 1>realize that there was going to be some people that

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<v Speaker 1>don't follow rules, and you have to know that going

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<v Speaker 1>in when you make the decision, Yes, we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>make it legal, and we're also going to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not going to be against the rules for pro

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<v Speaker 1>sports teams to be in business with the sports books.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, you can bet on sports while at stadiums now.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's it exploded in recent years. So anybody

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<v Speaker 1>thinking that there would be no one that abuses this

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<v Speaker 1>is just insanely naives. So I bring that up to

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<v Speaker 1>say that it had to come down to, okay, holding

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<v Speaker 1>those accountable that do in fact break the law and

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<v Speaker 1>of course compromise the integrity of sports. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>the best example of that thus far is John say Porter,

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA player who was clearly in bed with a

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<v Speaker 1>gambling ring, and he had a gambling addiction, and he

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<v Speaker 1>was he was knowing what his player props were set

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<v Speaker 1>at and trying to cook the books and make money.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's a course. Now he'll go to federal prison.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been banned from the NBA for life. Like that

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<v Speaker 1>is the example. That's an example that should remind these

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<v Speaker 1>professional athletes that if you do this, you'll get caught

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<v Speaker 1>and it'll ruin your life and your livelihood. And I

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<v Speaker 1>even if there wasn't an example of that, meaning Johntay Porter,

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't. I've done many dumb things in my life,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure I'll do more dumb things moving forward.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll do some dumb things today, but I can't think

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<v Speaker 1>of a stupider decision to compromise everything you have over

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<v Speaker 1>maybe winning a parlay. Now it does seem as if

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA players who do who you know? Because the

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<v Speaker 1>latest is that Malik Beasley, who is coming off a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good season with the Pistons, he is now being

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<v Speaker 1>investigated for when he was in Milwaukee with the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>and he's being federally investigated by the US District Attorney's

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<v Speaker 1>office for gambling on NBA games and prop bets that

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<v Speaker 1>he played in that featured him. So it happened in

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<v Speaker 1>January of twenty twenty four, and I mean it's wild

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<v Speaker 1>to go back and see people pull the video clips

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<v Speaker 1>of these games and it's not direct proof, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>seems to check out that he knew he needed one

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<v Speaker 1>more point, he knew his team needed four points two

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<v Speaker 1>minutes left, and he's playing with desperation that nobody else has.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I mean, again, there's no proof, but it certainly

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<v Speaker 1>looks suspicious in a major way. So I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I just maybe he's got money issues, because oftentimes there

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<v Speaker 1>are athletes that that simply just don't know how to

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<v Speaker 1>use their money. And maybe these guys are gambling because

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<v Speaker 1>they see that as a way to make up for

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<v Speaker 1>money that they've blown, because they realize that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you make a lot of money in the NBA,

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<v Speaker 1>Uncle Sam's gonna get a lot of that, your agent's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get a lot of that if you've got child

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<v Speaker 1>support situation. So again, regardless even if that's the case,

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<v Speaker 1>like how you've you potentially lose your ability to bring

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<v Speaker 1>in high level revenue to potentially get yourself out of

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<v Speaker 1>a financial jam because you know you're gonna end up

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<v Speaker 1>in federal prison. I just I cannot think of a

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<v Speaker 1>dumber thing that. I mean, again, I guess there it's

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<v Speaker 1>not violent crime, but it's just so it's such a

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<v Speaker 1>it's not a good look. But I think the risk

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<v Speaker 1>But I think, you know, if you are somebody dumb

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<v Speaker 1>be looked at as an example, it'll just be that's

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<v Speaker 1>what happens when you do something like this. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>expecting a very very small crew in the office today

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<v Speaker 1>early this morning because he's here going to be joining

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<v Speaker 1>Billy Rutledge on his show. So maybe I now know

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<v Speaker 1>that if I throw an invitation to Terry, he may

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<v Speaker 1>He's actually here a lot longer than that doing his show.

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<v Speaker 1>And we were discussing during the break there something that

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<v Speaker 1>we brought up earlier in the show. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>that was through an open records request and this was

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<v Speaker 1>from WKYT in Lexington. They obtained Vince Merrill's resignation to

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<v Speaker 1>the University of Kentucky, which came via text message. And

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<v Speaker 1>the more I think about it, I think quitting your job,

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<v Speaker 1>and I guess resigning of your position. I guess that's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of the same thing, but it's probably still a

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<v Speaker 1>you could even you could even leave on bad terms,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just think it wouldn't even be of thought

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<v Speaker 1>to say, Okay, this is me saying I'm quitting because

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<v Speaker 1>out of touch. I've never I mean i've left jobs before.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of most jobs I've left. In fact, I think

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<v Speaker 1>every job I've left was on was on good terms

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<v Speaker 1>for the most part, and it wasn't through. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if you resigned via text message, doesn't that mean you're

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<v Speaker 1>not honoring any kind of two week notice? And clearly,

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<v Speaker 1>job where you would honor any kind of notice. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's also it's all there's no great way to depart

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<v Speaker 1>there unless you're retiring and writing off into the sunset.

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<v Speaker 1>Marrow left to take a job at the rival school,

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<v Speaker 1>so text message. He could have sent a letter, he

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<v Speaker 1>could have emailed, he could have done the face to face.

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<v Speaker 1>It still would have been received. With probably the same

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<v Speaker 1>Not every job have I left on good terms or

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<v Speaker 1>at least left with a formal hey, I'm letting you

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<v Speaker 1>know that I'm leaving that kind of thing. It was

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<v Speaker 1>my first job. Do you remember the story John, wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>it with finish Line? I worked a finish line for

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<v Speaker 1>a while and that was a good gig. I left

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<v Speaker 1>there on good terms. But it was Hollister Hollister. Okay, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>so my first job. When people ask me my first job,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember it was really awkward because I just stood

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<v Speaker 1>and folded shirts and then would unfold them and fold

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<v Speaker 1>them and just stand there as people would walk in,

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<v Speaker 1>and I had to ask, have you heard how good

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<v Speaker 1>our genes fit? And at that point I did it

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<v Speaker 1>for maybe an hour an hour and a half. It

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<v Speaker 1>and I remember I got my break and I called

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<v Speaker 1>my mom and I called my mom and said, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, can I quit? And she was like it's

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<v Speaker 1>your first job, you just started, And somehow I was

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<v Speaker 1>able to convince her to allow me to leave, and

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<v Speaker 1>I never came back. And what I don't know is

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<v Speaker 1>if anybody ever actually took me up on it and said, actually, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how great your genes fit. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>tell me? I don't know what I would have said,

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<v Speaker 1>retail position where I worked at finish line, which was

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<v Speaker 1>which was better not great. Retail wasn't fun for me,

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, have you I don't And I don't even

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<v Speaker 2>Construction?

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<v Speaker 1>Of course you're a blue collar man.

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<v Speaker 2>I almost blew up fifteen people with dynamite. Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>Did they fire stories?

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<v Speaker 2>No, because I was still alive.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>But yes, I had an adventure, you know, I worre construction.

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<v Speaker 2>First time out. I was I was pumping water out

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<v Speaker 2>You know, ID drill those holes and the water. The

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<v Speaker 2>water can set the caps off, which can set the

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? I bet that was an experience to say the least.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I'm thinking like, what if you to what

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<v Speaker 1>well I fell off a scaffold.

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<v Speaker 2>The scaffold fell on top of me, and my foreman

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<v Speaker 2>going are you okay? Do we need to call ambulance?

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<v Speaker 2>He goes, you dumb stuff, blahah blah blah blah blah

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<v Speaker 1>Did how long did you work there? A little like

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<v Speaker 1>That made you realize you wanted to give college a trial? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>You do it?

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<v Speaker 2>Because I looked out we were raking gravel, and I

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<v Speaker 2>He goes, I'm thirty eight, and he looked sixty. And

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<v Speaker 1>So I I realize just now. I never actually got

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<v Speaker 1>You think I showed up today and say, hey, you

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<v Speaker 1>you know what Hollister is? Yes? It was very loud,

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<v Speaker 1>and are they still open?

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<v Speaker 2>Didn't they isn't at the place where the guys would

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<v Speaker 1>People with you to go shirtless? But I had the

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<v Speaker 2>Would you have gone shirtless back then?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes? Yes, I mean absolutely, Uh, but you know I

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<v Speaker 1>had to just stand there awkwardly. And have you heard

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<v Speaker 1>how good jeans fit? I mean, how cringe is that

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<v Speaker 1>you should buy it? But it never dawned on me

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<v Speaker 1>that if somebody would have said, well, actually, no, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>what I would have said. They didn't. So that's why

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<v Speaker 1>I quite it was im they didn't train me properly.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Well, it's something weird about telling another guy that

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<v Speaker 1>Oh it was. It was It was guys and girls

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't matter. I mean, next, we up, Next, we're late.

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<v Speaker 1>See you