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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with Dan Ray on WBS Boston's Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Nicole, you had me worried. I thought there might have

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<v Speaker 2>been another person sitting in. Yeah, I'm here. My name

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<v Speaker 2>is Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you I need more coffee?

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<v Speaker 2>Clearly? So I'm gonna go do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you take over, you can drive.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, You're good to go. You've got the show, I

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<v Speaker 2>think so. I think so.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you take the wheel for the next four hours.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna get out of here.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you deserve it. You've always worked too hard. No,

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<v Speaker 2>the great Nicole Davis, ladies and gentlemen, my name's Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not so great. Dan Ray here everybody through Friday

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<v Speaker 2>night from eight until midnight. Rob Brooks, the Great Rob Brooks,

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<v Speaker 2>is in the control room. He will set you up

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<v Speaker 2>for phone calls. Beginning after the nine o'clock news first

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<v Speaker 2>hour tonight, we'll be introducing your four guests. They will

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<v Speaker 2>be a variety of topics, a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 2>Pope prie every night, and it gives you some sense

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<v Speaker 2>of what's coming up, what's going on, and maybe what's

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<v Speaker 2>happening something like that. And then later on this evening

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<v Speaker 2>you'll get into some real discussions about the new Massachusetts

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<v Speaker 2>gun law that goes into effect on October twenty third.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll also have a guest talking about the history of

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<v Speaker 2>the American Mafia and so well, well, well, we certainly

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<v Speaker 2>will inform, we will even maybe entertain you a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>because I think it's important for people to have their

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<v Speaker 2>minds stimulated in whatever way, in whatever point of view

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<v Speaker 2>you have. If you're in favor of the mafia, you

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<v Speaker 2>can call if you're posting them, only kidding, only kidding,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I'm saying. Let us begin tonight with

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<v Speaker 2>Nikki Stewart. She's the executive director of the Old North Illuminated,

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<v Speaker 2>which operates the Old North Church and historic site. Nikki Stewart,

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Night's Side. How are you.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm good, Thanks for having me my pleasure.

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<v Speaker 2>So this Friday the thirteenth, which is tomorrow, and that

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<v Speaker 2>gets us almost halfway through September, which means we're a

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<v Speaker 2>month and a half away from Halloween. Okay, I'm here. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's that time of year. The some after hours crypt

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<v Speaker 2>tours below the Old North Church. Now they're not every day,

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<v Speaker 2>so we want to make sure that people are not

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<v Speaker 2>showing up there on days when these tours aren't running,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get to the schedule. But first of all, I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't realize what are there eleven hundred people buried uh.

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<v Speaker 5>In the Old North Church. Wow?

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<v Speaker 2>I that a few of those names probably are familiar

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<v Speaker 2>to most of us. M H. I want to run

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of bids.

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<v Speaker 4>Paul re is not with us, although Old North is

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<v Speaker 4>most known for the two if I see lantern signal

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<v Speaker 4>on the night of ye well.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, I'm not mistaken, was a shopkeeper very near the

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<v Speaker 2>Old North Church as well. It was near and he

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<v Speaker 2>kind of brings into the into town for a for

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<v Speaker 2>a religious feast one Sunday or Saturday night. No so

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<v Speaker 2>so us who's who's there? I assume some of the

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<v Speaker 2>religious leaders of the Old North Church.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, so the first rector is under the church and

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<v Speaker 4>the tomb under the altar. Of course, I think our

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<v Speaker 4>most famous occupant is Major General John Pitcairn, who was

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<v Speaker 4>the commander of the British Marines at the Battle of

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<v Speaker 4>Bunker Hill and unfortunately was mortally wounded in the battle

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<v Speaker 4>and was brought back to Old North which had been

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<v Speaker 4>serving as a field hospital at the time, and then

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<v Speaker 4>was Yes, was interred in one of the tombs under

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<v Speaker 4>the church.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is really a dumb question, but I get

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<v Speaker 2>to ask all sorts of questions. How deep do these

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<v Speaker 2>crypt does this crypt go? Or these tombs? If there

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<v Speaker 2>are eleven hundred of them. I didn't realize that there

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<v Speaker 2>was that much space beneath the old North Church.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, that's a great question, and the answer is surprising.

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<v Speaker 4>So there are thirty seven tombs under the church, and

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<v Speaker 4>as you say, eleven hundred burials. So people very quickly,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, pull out their calculators and say, that doesn't

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<v Speaker 4>make sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's about thirty there's thirty spots in each tomb.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess, well, each tomb could hold up to twenty burials,

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<v Speaker 4>give or take. And what is an unpleasant piece of

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<v Speaker 4>history is that the church sexton would have to rearrange

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<v Speaker 4>the coffins and the burials every time a new roommate,

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<v Speaker 4>if you will, was put into a tomb. But what

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<v Speaker 4>the church would do, and this was totally a legitimate practice,

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<v Speaker 4>is that every few decades, and at least once or

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<v Speaker 4>twice in the church's history, they would clean out the

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<v Speaker 4>older tombs and the burials would be placed very respectfully

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<v Speaker 4>into what was called the charnal pit, very common in

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<v Speaker 4>churches in Europe and practice here at Old North. So

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<v Speaker 4>they knew that that would happen. But then the tomb

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<v Speaker 4>would be cleaned out, swept, the remains would go into

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<v Speaker 4>the charnal pit, and then the tomb could be used again.

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<v Speaker 2>What let me ask you this, what is the phrase

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<v Speaker 2>I'm hearing the word pit? Is it like the eternal pit?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that what you're saying?

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<v Speaker 4>It's a so it's called the charnal pit or sometimes

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<v Speaker 4>a charnel house, and it's just an underground you know.

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<v Speaker 4>The pit is I guess a very informal word, but

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<v Speaker 4>a consecrated place where the remains would come out of

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<v Speaker 4>the tombs and go into the pit in the ground,

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<v Speaker 4>but they'd be placed, you know, in a respectful way.

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<v Speaker 4>And folks knew that that would happen eventually and that

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<v Speaker 4>the tomb would be reused.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh wow, so are the well again? I don't I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to get too specific here, but I assume

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<v Speaker 2>that it's done with great respect hopefully. And it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>like everybody just kind of got dumped into this pit, right.

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<v Speaker 4>Nope, Nope, you'd be carefully carefully arranged and placed appropriately.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, excellent, excellent. That is good to know. Now, so

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<v Speaker 2>tell us about the tours. Apparently they have been restoring

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<v Speaker 2>the portion of the church underground for the nine months.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so we partnered with the National Park Service to

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<v Speaker 4>do a very extensive restoration project in the in the

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<v Speaker 4>crypt in twenty twenty three, and so the crypt had

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<v Speaker 4>actually been closed for most of last year. And it

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<v Speaker 4>was a fascinating project because as part of that work,

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<v Speaker 4>some of the original wooden doors were restored, and so

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<v Speaker 4>they were removed and taken off site, which allowed a

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<v Speaker 4>team of archaeologists to to see into the tombs for

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<v Speaker 4>the first time, you know, in decades, if not centuries.

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<v Speaker 4>It gave us a lot of new and very interesting

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<v Speaker 4>information and so we're incredibly thankful to the National Park

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<v Speaker 4>Service for that opportunity. But this these after hours tours

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<v Speaker 4>are actually the only opportunity that folks will have to

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<v Speaker 4>take a guided tour in the crypt this year, so

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<v Speaker 4>it's a very special time.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's talk about timing. First of all, people I

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<v Speaker 2>assume can go to the website and sign up.

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<v Speaker 4>Right yep, Oldnorth dot com and they will sell out.

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<v Speaker 4>So people do want to sign up in advance.

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<v Speaker 2>Oldnorth dot com. That's that's NICs been easy. Now, what

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<v Speaker 2>what's sort of the availability because I understand this is

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<v Speaker 2>going to run through the end of October.

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<v Speaker 4>M So starting on as you say, is Friday the

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<v Speaker 4>thirteenth tomorrow torsally running on Friday and Saturday nights at

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<v Speaker 4>five thirty and at six fifteen, and then starting on

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<v Speaker 4>October eighteenth and running through November two, they'll be running

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<v Speaker 4>every night at those times five thirty and six fifteen.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, so again the website one more time

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<v Speaker 2>for people who missed it the first.

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<v Speaker 4>Time is Old North dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>That's perfect, Nikki, this is fascinating. I'm I know that

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<v Speaker 2>it's not sometimes easy to find parking spaces around the

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<v Speaker 2>only church.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's actually never easy to find parking.

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<v Speaker 2>So I know that I was speaking I was speaking

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<v Speaker 2>a little metaphorically there, but this is this is a

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<v Speaker 2>tremendous opportunity, and I hope that a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>will will get to that website night side listeners and

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<v Speaker 2>sign up. The ticket prices are very reasonable. I've looked

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<v Speaker 2>at them. They're they're not a lot of money whatsoever.

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<v Speaker 2>You can have dinner in the North End and and

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<v Speaker 2>tour the have an after hour cryptour below the old

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<v Speaker 2>North Church, and it'll be an evening that people will never,

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<v Speaker 2>never ever forget. Nikki Stewart. You're a great representative. You

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<v Speaker 2>explained it. You've answered all of my questions as impertin

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<v Speaker 2>as some of them were. But thank you for joining

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<v Speaker 2>us tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>You're more than welcome. Well we get back. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>a historian, you're going to like our second guest too.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna be talking with Bill Benson. He is a

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<v Speaker 2>Freedom Trail player and actor and he's about to tell

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<v Speaker 2>us how the Freedom Trail Historic Lanton Tours are back.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll have that right after this break on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>night Side Studios on WBZ News Radio'd.

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<v Speaker 2>Like to welcome Bill Benson, who's a Freedom Trail player

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<v Speaker 2>and actor. Bill Benson, Welcome to Knights Aid. How are you, sir?

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<v Speaker 5>I'm doing well.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you Dan for having me on pleasure.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, the Freedom Trail Historic Lantin Tours are back. How

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<v Speaker 2>long have they run away? First of all, let's start

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<v Speaker 2>at the beginning.

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<v Speaker 6>They have been away for a year. We run them

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<v Speaker 6>in September and October each year. So it's our one

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<v Speaker 6>of our specialty tours that we run in the fall

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<v Speaker 6>leading up to Halloween.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So what happened last year that there were no

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<v Speaker 2>no with It toys last September and October there were?

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, Yes, we ran them last fall.

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<v Speaker 2>For ten months. Okay, so this is the annual return.

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<v Speaker 2>Now they all Lanta tours. Does this mean there at night?

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<v Speaker 6>They are? They are on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays this

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<v Speaker 6>year from mid September. Today was actually the first night.

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<v Speaker 6>I gave the inaugural one of the year just a

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<v Speaker 6>few hours ago. And they will run through October twenty sixth,

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<v Speaker 6>and then we'll do an additional one on Wednesday, October thirtieth,

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<v Speaker 6>and they begin at six pm, departing from the Visitor

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<v Speaker 6>Information Center on Boston Common.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, now you play as I understand that my producer

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<v Speaker 2>told me doctor Samuel Prescott, and I cheated a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I just checked doctor Prescott out. He only lived to

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<v Speaker 2>the age of twenty six. He was famous for having

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<v Speaker 2>met Paul Revere as Revere was trying to alert the

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<v Speaker 2>countryside what happened that he was your character. Why did

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<v Speaker 2>you not get any more than twenty six years doctor Prescott?

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<v Speaker 6>Well, unfortunately, Dan, we're not really sure. He was twenty

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<v Speaker 6>four years old on the night of the Midnight Ride.

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<v Speaker 6>He was not supposed to be part of the Midnight Ride.

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<v Speaker 6>He was one of those accidents of history. Paul Revere

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<v Speaker 6>and and William Dawes, both members of the Sons of Liberty,

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<v Speaker 6>were riding through the countryside, warning the countryside, and they

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<v Speaker 6>were on their way from Lexington toward towards Conquered and

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<v Speaker 6>they just happened to bump into doctor Prescott, who was

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<v Speaker 6>from Conquered and he was on his way home from

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<v Speaker 6>visiting his fiance and Lexington. It was about one in

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<v Speaker 6>the morning, and now he happened to be a member

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<v Speaker 6>of the Sons of Liberty as well. And you know,

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<v Speaker 6>I think he probably figured, Hey, I'm going there anyways,

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<v Speaker 6>a it's a good thing he did, because further up

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<v Speaker 2>Wow. And he was a physician. So so you, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure incorporate his story. How long are the tours? How

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<v Speaker 6>The Lantern tours are ninety minutes, So they go from

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, And so they begin you said on the Common,

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<v Speaker 6>No, they'll actually end at Fanuel Hall. So we run

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<v Speaker 6>through part of the Freedom Trail and we you know,

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<v Speaker 6>we try to do some of the stories that are

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you've been doing this for a few years, Bill,

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<v Speaker 2>I assume this is a real passion for you. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and you are very much a historian and you're

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<v Speaker 2>one of the tour guides. You've done this for twelve years.

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<v Speaker 2>On your tours, I assume that there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>New Englanders, but probably a lot of New Englanders. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>we don't take advantage of great things that are in

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<v Speaker 2>fly to somewhere in Nashville or something to see, or

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<v Speaker 2>to whatever. But the people who come to Boston and

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<v Speaker 2>country for that manner, perhaps even somewhere in other parts

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<v Speaker 6>Absolutely, I get guests from all over the world, all

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<v Speaker 6>over the country, and yes, like you said, sometimes our

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<v Speaker 6>especially on the Lantern Tour, because the Lantern Tours, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>it's part of the Freedom Trail that that most people

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<v Speaker 6>it's the darker store worries of Boston's history, a bit

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<v Speaker 6>more gruesome. The stories that I like to say, kind

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<v Speaker 6>of lurk in the shadows. But it's important to note

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<v Speaker 6>that it's it's not a ghost tour. You know, everything

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<v Speaker 6>and really shows I think that history can be sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>I love the imagery, I really do love the imagery,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that a lot of families could could

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<v Speaker 2>take advantage of this. On an average tour, how many

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<v Speaker 6>Know, it can really vary. It depends, you know, on

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<v Speaker 6>at peak times. We do try to send out more

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<v Speaker 6>wearing microphones. But then at other times they can be

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<v Speaker 6>a little bit smaller, a bit more intimate. The Lantern

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<v Speaker 2>So so you're you're you have a microphone on it

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<v Speaker 2>so people can hear you, which is great. Okay, do

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<v Speaker 2>they have headsets as well? Or is it? Or is

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<v Speaker 2>it they simply rely upon your microphone.

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<v Speaker 6>It does rely on the microphone. But I will say

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<v Speaker 6>Dan that I can project quite well with the microphone,

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<v Speaker 6>so I don't think you'll have trouble hearing me.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I and you sound like you have a great

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<v Speaker 2>a great voice for this.

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<v Speaker 6>And thank you again.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's let's tell people how they can get information, because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure there are people listening right now who are interested.

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<v Speaker 2>But what what can they do to get tickets? Can

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<v Speaker 2>they just show up? I assume it's better to get

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, so I would definitely recommend getting tickets in advance.

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<v Speaker 6>While our normal tours you can purchase them at the site.

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<v Speaker 6>The visitor information center is closed by the time this

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<v Speaker 6>tour is departing, so you can purchase tickets in advance

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<v Speaker 6>on our website. Thusfreedomtrail dot org pretty easy.

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<v Speaker 2>And again the information center on the common. Is that

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<v Speaker 2>close to the Park Street station.

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, it's very close to Park Street station. That's one

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<v Speaker 6>thirty nine Tremont Street. It's a green building right along

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<v Speaker 6>Tremont Street. You can't miss it.

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<v Speaker 2>Perfect, Okay. I just wanted to locate it for people

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<v Speaker 2>the MBTA to get off the Park Street station and

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<v Speaker 2>they're ready to go. I just think it's great. And

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<v Speaker 2>I admire folks like you who not only historians, but

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<v Speaker 2>also you want to replicate history and make and spread

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<v Speaker 2>history to other people. And I do hope that a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people this would be really great for families

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<v Speaker 2>with kids in the fourth, fifth, sixth grade who maybe

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<v Speaker 2>know a little bit about the Revolutionary War, but really

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<v Speaker 2>we'll be able to kind of become almost part of

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<v Speaker 2>I would highly recommend it, and and it sounds to

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<v Speaker 2>me like you'll do a great job. You did a

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<v Speaker 2>great job for me tonight, Bill Benson, thanks so much

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>Dan, all right, my friend, we'll talk soon. Will we

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<v Speaker 2>get back right after the news. At the bottom of

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<v Speaker 2>the hour here in WBS, we're going to talk about outreach.

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<v Speaker 2>This is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>at eight forty five, we're going to talk about Hispanics

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll play that one out for you, as well

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<v Speaker 2>as talk about a history of the American mafia a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit later on tonight as well. So we have

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<v Speaker 2>lots of information. Stay with us. My name is Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 1>This, You're on night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to call. September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month,

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<v Speaker 2>and to reemphasize that point, we are delighted to be

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<v Speaker 2>joined by doctor Quak Trin. He is with the Massachusetts

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<v Speaker 2>General Brigham and he urges all men to get screenings

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<v Speaker 2>for prostate cancer this month. He is a doctor also,

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<v Speaker 2>he has a master's of Business Administration. He's the co

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<v Speaker 2>founder of the Prostate Cancer Outreach Clinic at mass General

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<v Speaker 2>Brigham and your anc urology surgeon, uh, doctor trind, Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to night set. How are you, sir?

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<v Speaker 7>I am doing well, good evening.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you doing great? Thanks, thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>Prostate cancer obviously is a cancer that affects men. How

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<v Speaker 2>what percentage of men in America at some point in

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<v Speaker 2>their life are likely to deal with prostate cancer?

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<v Speaker 7>Actually a fair number of men, you know, depending on

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<v Speaker 7>which stat you're looking at, we're talking about one in

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<v Speaker 7>seven one and eight men will deal with prostate cancer

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<v Speaker 7>at some point in their life.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 7>What's interesting though, is that to some the if you

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<v Speaker 7>live long enough as a man, you will get process cancer.

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<v Speaker 7>There's been some studies that looked at men above eighty

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<v Speaker 7>population that's eighty and above has a little bit of

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<v Speaker 7>prossa cancer that you know, ultimately our job is to

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<v Speaker 7>find the prostate cancers that can potentially cause harm, and

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<v Speaker 7>that's the whole idea of screening.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and I am aware of those studies and those statistics,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it's important. I assume, first of all,

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<v Speaker 2>if if you're taking if a man is taking an

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<v Speaker 2>annual physical in the in the blood work that a

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<v Speaker 2>for any evidence of elevated risks of prostate cancer. I

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<v Speaker 2>assume that's correct. I don't want to give bad information,

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<v Speaker 7>No, absolutely, it's slightly you know, it is a controversy topic.

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<v Speaker 7>I think that the current recommendations, what they say is

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<v Speaker 7>that a man should have some form of shared decision

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<v Speaker 7>making about should they get tested for profty cancer or not.

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<v Speaker 7>It's not something that you necessarily have to do on

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<v Speaker 7>a yearly basis, but it's definitely something worth discussing what

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<v Speaker 7>you're a primary care physician, especially if you are at

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<v Speaker 2>So my understanding, and again, you know, I've been very

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<v Speaker 2>fortunate in this regard, but my doctors have always said

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<v Speaker 2>to me, pay attention to that number and make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that number is low and when that number comes back elevated.

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<v Speaker 2>That's when that is a sign that someone may be

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<v Speaker 2>developing or have developed prostate cancer. As I understand that.

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<v Speaker 2>If I'm wrong there, please set me straight.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, no, no, you're apt to correct. What makes it

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<v Speaker 7>a little bit complicated is that this market you're talking about,

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<v Speaker 7>So sometimes what's difficult is trying to make the difference

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<v Speaker 7>between is this person's PSA is high because they have

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Okay, so what would be the if there is

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<v Speaker 2>because you said to me there was some controversy. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>But it's I assume better to get a false positive

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<v Speaker 7>And some of it implies also that if the PSC

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<v Speaker 7>and all that whole process is a concern the editor.

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<v Speaker 7>The other thing you also need to know is that

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<v Speaker 7>a lot of men will have profty cancer and will

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<v Speaker 7>die with proftate cancer rather than.

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<v Speaker 5>Off profit cancer.

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<v Speaker 7>So there's also the question about trying to find the

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<v Speaker 7>cancers that are problematic and leaving some of these smaller,

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<v Speaker 7>slow growing cancers alone. And then you know, if you

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<v Speaker 7>screen a lot and then you find a lot of

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<v Speaker 7>these smaller cancers, then that causes a lot of anxiety

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<v Speaker 7>for nothing, because these cancers may not do anything right.

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<v Speaker 2>So what is the most important age? We often hear

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<v Speaker 2>for women and mammograms that they have. They seem to

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<v Speaker 2>lower that age now I think it's forty. It used

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<v Speaker 2>to be fifty. I might be off a little bit there,

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<v Speaker 2>But is there an age at which men should at least,

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<v Speaker 2>if not annually periodically be checked. What is the age

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<v Speaker 2>that I assume that there are young men who can

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<v Speaker 2>develop prostate cancer? But is there an accepted age in

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<v Speaker 2>the medical community when there should really be at least

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<v Speaker 2>an effort to determine if any sort of a cancer exists.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, absolutely, I think, you know, in early fifties would

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<v Speaker 7>be a ballpark figure. And there's not like an asset time.

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<v Speaker 7>Like if you look at some recommendations, they'll talk about

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<v Speaker 7>fifty five years.

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<v Speaker 5>Older and above.

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<v Speaker 7>Some of them will move it a little bit earlier

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<v Speaker 7>to forty five, and some of it also depends on

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<v Speaker 7>risk factors like race and family history. But I think

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<v Speaker 7>that's the age range that you should be at least

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<v Speaker 7>having a conversation with your primary care provider about, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>is this worth checking? Am I at risk of prosty cancer?

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<v Speaker 2>What do you My understanding is that black American men

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<v Speaker 2>are at a higher risk for this particular cancer. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't understand why, but I've read that consistently accurate or

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<v Speaker 2>are not accurate.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, it is accurate, you know. Actually, that's that's part

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<v Speaker 7>of the field that I am doing a lot of

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<v Speaker 7>research in. I think that it is fair to say

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<v Speaker 7>that black men are more likely to develop processing cancer.

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<v Speaker 7>I think some of the controversy of is about are

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<v Speaker 7>black men more likely to die of processing cancer? So

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<v Speaker 7>if you look at the facts, the answer is yes,

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<v Speaker 7>because there's a more than twofold higher mortality rate in

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<v Speaker 7>black men compared to white men. The question is like why, right,

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<v Speaker 7>is it because of biology or is it about utter

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<v Speaker 7>factors like social determines of health, access to care, access

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<v Speaker 7>to treatment, and all the things that you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Or die initial diet? Is diet considered a factor there?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 7>Absolutely so. So all these factors are being studied and

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<v Speaker 7>make that conversation about why black men are more likely

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<v Speaker 7>to die of profitty cancer? Uh, you know, controversial, right,

475
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<v Speaker 7>there's a lot of conversation about that.

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<v Speaker 2>So what can we suggest again, you're the the co

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<v Speaker 2>founder of the Prostate Cancer Outreach Clinic at mess General Brigham.

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<v Speaker 2>You're also a surgeon, neurology surgeon. What can men take

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<v Speaker 2>away from our conversation tonight? Of whatever background they are,

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<v Speaker 2>of whatever age they are, what what should they do?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, yeah, reaching out to you, not to you personally,

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean what should they do? No?

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<v Speaker 7>I think I think men should be empowered and be

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<v Speaker 7>informed about profety cancer. And you know, you have to

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<v Speaker 7>do your research, you have to understand and and you

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<v Speaker 7>have to ask your primary care physician if this is

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<v Speaker 7>something that is worth pursuing, because you know, as I

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<v Speaker 7>said earlier, a lot of men die with prosy cancer.

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<v Speaker 7>They don't die of prosy cancers, but there's still a

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<v Speaker 7>significant number of men. It is a significant cause of

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<v Speaker 7>death for men of cancer, and we as physicians and

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<v Speaker 7>the medical community, we want to be sure that we

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<v Speaker 7>find those cancers that are potentially lethal and take care

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<v Speaker 7>of them. And part of that is having this conversation

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<v Speaker 7>tonight about screening and its importance and talking to your

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<v Speaker 7>primary care provider.

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<v Speaker 2>So let me ask you one final tough question, doctor Trendon.

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<v Speaker 2>That is, if someone's listening tonight and they don't have

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<v Speaker 2>a primary care physician, and there are people who do

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<v Speaker 2>not have primary care physicians, what can they take away

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<v Speaker 2>from this conversation that they can do about this issue.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, short of getting a primary care physician, which

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<v Speaker 2>is becoming increasingly more difficult by the way.

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<v Speaker 7>There are other ways to potentially get screening for prostly cancer.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, one of the things that we do as

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<v Speaker 7>part of our outreach efforts is to do some screening.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, you what you mentioned is absolutely true. We've

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<v Speaker 7>definitely done some outreach events.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 7>And one recently in the construction site and a lot

511
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<v Speaker 7>of people mentioned that is that I don't have a

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<v Speaker 7>private care provider, and you know, this is something that

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<v Speaker 7>we are happy to provide. But I do want to

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<v Speaker 7>emphasize having a primary a primary care position is very important.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, ultimately it will you know, we're talking about

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<v Speaker 7>proceed cancer screening, that are so many other things and

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<v Speaker 7>maybe this conversation we're having right this minute is a

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<v Speaker 7>good opportunity to tell that to everyone that you know, men,

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<v Speaker 7>we have to take care of our health and have

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<v Speaker 7>and that starts with having a primary care.

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<v Speaker 2>Physician, no doubt. Doctor Trent, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 2>your time and also thank you for what you do. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>Doctor Quadtrin of the Mass General Brigham talking about the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that this is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and

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<v Speaker 2>whether you're a man or a woman. If you're a

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<v Speaker 2>woman and there's there's there are men in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>please have them take note of this and you can

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<v Speaker 2>play this for them. Just go to a nightside on

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<v Speaker 2>demand tomorrow and you can play this on our website,

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<v Speaker 2>This conversation with the men in your in your lives,

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<v Speaker 2>in your lives. Thanks so much, doctor, I really appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>the opportunity you you You've been really wonderful to spend

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<v Speaker 2>the time with us tonight.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, it's my pleasure. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, talk So when we get back, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about Hispanic Heritage Month with the The owner of

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<v Speaker 2>El Mundo, Alberto Asalo, will join us coming back on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay right with us.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>Nightside Studios on WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Proud to be in the Window World Nightside Studios for certain.

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<v Speaker 2>My name is Dan Ray, the afore mentioned Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>And now I am delighted to welcome Alberto Asalio, the

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<v Speaker 2>owner of El Mundo. Most people in Boston know ALBERTA.

546
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<v Speaker 2>Asalio because he's done so many things, and not only

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<v Speaker 2>in the field of journalism, but in sports broadcasting. Alberto Walgman, Nightside.

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<v Speaker 5>How are you, Dan?

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<v Speaker 3>How are you today?

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<v Speaker 5>How are you?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great. I'm doing great. First of all, I

552
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<v Speaker 2>think everyone knows El Mundo, which has been around Boston

553
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<v Speaker 2>for decades it was your dad, if I'm not mistaken,

554
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<v Speaker 2>who founded El Mundo. Is that correct?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Fifty two years ago, nineteen seventy two. Almundo Boston started

557
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<v Speaker 3>in a basement in Cambridge. My father had just come

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<v Speaker 3>over from Cuba as a young twenty three year old

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<v Speaker 3>and there was much smaller community, but there was no

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<v Speaker 3>real way for folks who spoke Spanish in Boston to communicate,

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<v Speaker 3>so he started El Mundo newspaper.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty courageous and also probably fortunate young man to get

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<v Speaker 2>out of Cuba at that point in time. That was

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<v Speaker 2>a tough time to try to get out of Cuba

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<v Speaker 2>in nineteen seven. Yeah, he didn't.

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<v Speaker 3>He didn't get out.

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<v Speaker 5>He escaped.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I know that. No, that that's exactly what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>So this was this was not like going to the

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<v Speaker 2>airport and buying a ticket from Havana to Boston. It

571
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<v Speaker 2>was a little tougher than that.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, and my dad's wanted you know, and I

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<v Speaker 3>think you met my dad. But my dad's one of

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<v Speaker 3>those one of those old Cuban guys who always tells me,

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<v Speaker 3>even though I was born in Boston, that he's more

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<v Speaker 3>American than me, because he's an American by choice. He

577
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<v Speaker 3>became a citizen as soon as he could. And I

578
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<v Speaker 3>was just lucky to have been born in Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, Roberto, I happened to agree with you. Dad,

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<v Speaker 2>I must tell you I was I was born in

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<v Speaker 2>Boston too. I was lucky. I was born at the

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<v Speaker 2>Farcdone Hospital. You probably were born at one of the

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<v Speaker 2>great Boston hospitals. But we were lucky because we were

584
00:31:47.759 --> 00:31:51.240
<v Speaker 2>born here. Those people I had a great friend, Alberto

585
00:31:51.319 --> 00:31:56.039
<v Speaker 2>Salazar's dad, Jose and Maria Salazzau. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>you remember them, but they.

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<v Speaker 3>Know he wanted he won the marathon and eight eighty one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes he did, Yes he did. But I knew his

589
00:32:02.920 --> 00:32:07.119
<v Speaker 2>dad and his and his mom and Jose had to

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<v Speaker 2>escape from from Cuba. So we forget that those were

591
00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:14.759
<v Speaker 2>tough times. I mean that that was a point in

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<v Speaker 2>time for someone to be able to get off that island,

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<v Speaker 2>that island prison and come here a man of great courage.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm sure the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Hispanic Heritage Month, and there's a big Boston

596
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<v Speaker 2>Almundo Boston Hispanic Heritage Breakfast coming up, not tomorrow, but

597
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<v Speaker 2>a week from tomorrow, tell us all about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so I stole this idea from the Irish.

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<v Speaker 2>That's okay. So a lot of people stole from the Irish,

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<v Speaker 2>that's no problem.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, And I.

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<v Speaker 2>Could say that because I'm Irish too, by.

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<v Speaker 5>The way, I know, I know, I love it.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks to you guys. This was born because I grew

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<v Speaker 3>up in Boston. Every Saint Patrick's Day, I'd wake up

606
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<v Speaker 3>and I'd watched Saint Patrick's State but East and I see,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, all these elected officials having a great time.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you're seeing them in a different light. And

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<v Speaker 3>I said, hey, wait a minute, why can't we start

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<v Speaker 3>this tradition. You know, at that time was Mayo Menino

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<v Speaker 3>and Governor Deval Patrick, And I said, why don't we

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<v Speaker 3>do this breakfast with the same format. So it is

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<v Speaker 3>a roast format, but we'll just change up the theme,

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<v Speaker 3>change up the food a little bit the music.

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<v Speaker 2>But no cornbath and cabbage next Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure, right, no, no, no, no, I mean it's great,

617
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<v Speaker 3>but it's a little more spicy. And the truth, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, corn beef and cabbage is like the last meal

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<v Speaker 2>I want any day of the year, particularly on Saint

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<v Speaker 2>Patrick's Day. But that's neither here under there.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know we started this, you know, roast format, uh,

623
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<v Speaker 3>and it's grown. It's in its fifteenth year and now

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<v Speaker 3>each year we pick a different theme. We get over

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<v Speaker 3>six hundred four. I mean, it's a total wall to

626
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<v Speaker 3>wall sold out of event, a sixth straight sellout. We

627
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<v Speaker 3>get more than six hundred people at the Boston Park Plaza.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's a fun event because I get to make

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<v Speaker 3>fun of Governor Haley Mayor woo Ayana Pressley, all your favorites, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Of my favorites what I call a target rich environment Alberto, Yes, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>so so, but you've got to be a little light

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<v Speaker 2>with their guests. I mean, you don't want me out

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<v Speaker 2>there as the toastmaster, if you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but we have fun with it, and really, at

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<v Speaker 3>the end of the day, it's really it's really about

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<v Speaker 3>celebrating commonalty and unity more than differences. Right, We're all Bostonians.

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<v Speaker 3>We're all living in what I consider the greatest city

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<v Speaker 3>in the world. And although we make differences on how

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<v Speaker 3>to run it and do things, you know, we have

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<v Speaker 3>way more in common and difference.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's the theme. And you know, this year.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Dan, I can probably tell you that most

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<v Speaker 3>of your audience probably does. You know, when they hear

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<v Speaker 3>veterans of war and lawn, the word Hispanic or Latino

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<v Speaker 3>probably doesn't come to mind because they don't know that

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<v Speaker 3>many Hispanics have proudly served this country for many years,

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<v Speaker 3>especially Puerto Rican's work citizens, right, they're natural citizens and

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<v Speaker 3>have done so. And there's a vibrant Latino Veterans Puerto

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<v Speaker 3>Ricans monument here in Boston. And there's a great Latino

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<v Speaker 3>law enforcement group of Boston of young guys and they're.

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<v Speaker 5>Very happy and proud of being.

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<v Speaker 3>Officers, and they want to recruit more guys like that

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<v Speaker 3>and more and women.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, absolutely, we need a couple of hundred more. I

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<v Speaker 2>talked with Larry Calderon, the president of the VPPA, and

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<v Speaker 2>we need more officers. And we're down about three hundred officers.

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<v Speaker 2>And the ranks need to be filled, and they're being

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<v Speaker 2>filled by young black officers, young Hispanic officers. And just

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<v Speaker 2>as the face of the city changes, so does the

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<v Speaker 2>face of law enforcement and the fire department. Absolutely, that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's what happened. Weapons in a great city, and

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<v Speaker 2>and and Boston remains a great city. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>I I just earlier tonight for the final was watching

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<v Speaker 2>your Ted Talk uh and it was a fabulous open

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<v Speaker 2>anybody who could could could find that Ted Talk. It

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<v Speaker 2>really did epitomize your experience, who you are, and it

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<v Speaker 2>is also reflective of what the city of Boston is becoming.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. It's funny. I was thinking tonight before I

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<v Speaker 2>came on with you. I know that you've done sportscasting,

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<v Speaker 2>uh for you know, on Spanish network Radio network for

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<v Speaker 2>the Red Sox, and I look at the Red Sox

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00:36:33.320 --> 00:36:37.079
<v Speaker 2>lineup these days and we have more Hispanic players, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>both we're talking about the pitching staff, third base, center field, wherever,

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<v Speaker 2>second base, then system.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, absolutely, and you know they spouse uh number

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<v Speaker 3>one sporting countries like Dominica, Republic, Venezuela for years, Cuba

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<v Speaker 3>for years before you know, you know, they can't come over,

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<v Speaker 3>like you said.

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<v Speaker 5>It's total.

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<v Speaker 3>Things haven't changed much in Cuba, so it's not like

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<v Speaker 3>they can come over here. But yeah, we have a

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<v Speaker 3>rich history. And I've got a I've got a quiz

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<v Speaker 3>for you, a trivia Who is the first Latino inducted

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<v Speaker 3>into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm guessing Roberto Clemente.

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<v Speaker 5>You would guess incorrectly.

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<v Speaker 2>Huh.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm going to tell you who it is, Ted Williams.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, that's a good show because his mom was Mexican. Yeah, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you got it exactly that I knew. But I didn't think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I gotta be honest with you, I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>think of Mexico as being Latin America. But obviously, you

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<v Speaker 2>know my great pal, and I know it's a great

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<v Speaker 2>pal of yours, Altiante. You know, he and he and

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<v Speaker 2>his beautiful wife, they are a you know, they are

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<v Speaker 2>just a fabulous couple. And you think about you know, Eltiante,

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<v Speaker 2>his career, he had like three careers career with the Indians,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, great season with the Twins, then he came

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<v Speaker 2>to the Red Sox. I mean, Louis Tan should be

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<v Speaker 2>in the Hall of Fame. That's what we have to do.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to work together get Louis Tan in the

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<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame.

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<v Speaker 5>We really do.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, if you look at his career and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I was working at the sixty eight year and he are,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, and then you'll look sure, and then you

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<v Speaker 3>look at you know, you know most of his games

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<v Speaker 3>he'd pitched one hundred and forty hundred and fifty sixty pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was an easy outing. Yeah he was. Who's

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<v Speaker 2>ready to go? Four days later? This is one this

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<v Speaker 2>five day stuff, Bruno, I could talk to you all night,

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<v Speaker 2>man about sports and heritage. Keep on doing what you're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Best of luck. How could folks get tickets to the

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<v Speaker 2>breakfast if if there are any still available?

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<v Speaker 3>No, it is sold out. It is a sold out event. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>We thank you for bringing it to light and maybe

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<v Speaker 3>one day.

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<v Speaker 5>You can make it out to our event.

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<v Speaker 3>And and if I see you coming down the aisle,

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<v Speaker 3>I may have a few light hearted jabs throwing your.

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<v Speaker 2>Way anytime, anytime. You just let me know, okay, as

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<v Speaker 2>long as it's like in the winter time, I'm broadcasting

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<v Speaker 2>remotely during the summer. As you get my drift all

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<v Speaker 2>about it off here, okay.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, take care of thank you, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Alberto Berto Vasilio uh the the owner of elm Mundo.

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<v Speaker 2>We are coming back right after the nine o'clock news.

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<v Speaker 2>Whenever I get a chance to talk a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of baseball, hey, it makes it makes a good night.

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<v Speaker 6>For me.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope it does for you coming back on nightside