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<v Speaker 1>It's Nightside with Dan Ray on WBZY Boston Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much to call as we start a

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday night edition of Nightside. We'll be here with you

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<v Speaker 2>all the way unto midnight, or just about all the

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<v Speaker 2>way until midnight. My name is Dan Ray, host of

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<v Speaker 2>Nightside with Dan Ray. We will be talking with Congressman

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<v Speaker 2>Seth Moulton, the Democratic congressman from the North Shore. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk a little bit about the election from last week,

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<v Speaker 2>which was obviously disappointing to Democrats, perhaps not in Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 2>All the Democrats in the House who are up for

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<v Speaker 2>reelection here survived, but nationally the Democrats took a bit

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<v Speaker 2>of a beating, and Seth Maulten has had some comments

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<v Speaker 2>about maybe the direction of the party and how the

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<v Speaker 2>party needs to focus on some issues that may be

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<v Speaker 2>of greater concern to most Americans. We'll explore that with

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<v Speaker 2>Seth Moulton a little bit later on tonight at ten o'clock,

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<v Speaker 2>we are going to talk about the cabinet nominations of

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<v Speaker 2>President Trump. President elect Trump, but he's also a former president,

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<v Speaker 2>so we can call him president elect or President. I'll decide.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we'll call him president. That's easier. It's one

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<v Speaker 2>of a couple of less syllables, and lots of interesting

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<v Speaker 2>nominations have come forward, some of very well known individuals,

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<v Speaker 2>including Robert F. Kennedy Junior, and also a very controversial

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<v Speaker 2>congressman from Florida. We'll get to all of that a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit later, but first we have our Nightside News update,

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<v Speaker 2>and we talk on this program often about addiction and

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<v Speaker 2>people addiction of different types. We're going to talk with

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<v Speaker 2>an author whose name is faust Orgio fous Razio. Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to Nightside, Sarah. How are you Dan?

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for inviting me? I am well. How about yourself?

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<v Speaker 2>Doing great? Doing great? Now? You have written a series

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<v Speaker 2>of books deal with addiction, and as I understand, is

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<v Speaker 2>this your fifth book in this series.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the fifth book in this series, just published yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, good timing, good timing, and you the name of

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<v Speaker 2>this book is Road to Recovery, Fixed Your Fix your Addiction.

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<v Speaker 2>But from my reading of what I've seen, you are

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<v Speaker 2>a big believer or a big proponent in that individuals

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<v Speaker 2>can also address their addictions and maybe maybe with some work,

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<v Speaker 2>fix those addictions. Am I reading you correctly?

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<v Speaker 3>You're close? You know I'm really a proponent of getting help.

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<v Speaker 3>It comes down to you in the end. But you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you want to have program guides to get you through

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<v Speaker 3>this theme point you in the right direction, that it's yours.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, But so when you in order to make that

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<v Speaker 2>decision if you're in an addicted state, most people who

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<v Speaker 2>are in an addicted state pursue the dragon, or pursue

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<v Speaker 2>the addiction, however you want to call it. How can

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<v Speaker 2>people who realize that they're dealing with an addiction. And

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, it doesn't have to be an addiction

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<v Speaker 2>of drugs or alcohol. There's other types of addiction. Correct.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely in my book, we've got seventeen that I cover.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, drugs and alcohol obviously are amongst the most dangerous,

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<v Speaker 2>if not the most dangerous, But there are other addictions

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<v Speaker 2>that can cause, you know, problems. Just till a couple

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<v Speaker 2>more out so people will get a sense of the

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<v Speaker 2>breath of your book. Some of the other addictions you

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<v Speaker 2>deal with.

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<v Speaker 3>Food addiction is another addiction, exercise addiction. You know, there's

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<v Speaker 3>just so many, so many different things that people do.

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<v Speaker 3>Even self abuse can become an addiction.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so let's talk about alcohol and drug addiction. How

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<v Speaker 2>does someone who realizes they have a problem, how did

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<v Speaker 2>they know what to do? Where to go? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're addicted, your judgment is, by I guess, necessarily impacted.

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<v Speaker 2>So what advice do you have for people who might

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<v Speaker 2>be listening tonight who are addicted but have not reached

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<v Speaker 2>out for help? Where can they go? What can they do?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, that first step is always important, and I

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<v Speaker 3>always tell people if you're not sure, make an appointment

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<v Speaker 3>with your primary care physicians. Start there and just be

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<v Speaker 3>honest with that person. If in fact there's something there,

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<v Speaker 3>he's going to help you. He or she is going

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<v Speaker 3>to help you deal with the physical part of it.

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<v Speaker 3>And then usually they have referrals, you know, psychologists maybe

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<v Speaker 3>that deals with addiction, addiction facilities, hospitals, things like that.

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<v Speaker 3>But just get yourself to the point that you take

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<v Speaker 3>that first step. Start with your doctor.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that is that simple and it's straightforward. So then

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<v Speaker 2>Weird does your you as the addicted person? Weird does

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<v Speaker 2>your role comman? You start with it, you want to

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<v Speaker 2>stay with it, But tell us what people will learn

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<v Speaker 2>from you books that they from this particular book, but

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<v Speaker 2>also even your previous books that they don't perhaps understand

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<v Speaker 2>or fully comprehend.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure, you know, I write my books like people are

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<v Speaker 3>going to be in a counseling session, so I don't

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<v Speaker 3>make it, you know, laden with language. I give them

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<v Speaker 3>seven or eight pages on a topic, and then I

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<v Speaker 3>give them the exact steps to do. And if you

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<v Speaker 3>follow those steps, things can work out for you because

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<v Speaker 3>stay committed like anything else. But that's what I do

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<v Speaker 3>with everything. So with all those addictions, I give the information.

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<v Speaker 3>I give the information and the steps about what you

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<v Speaker 3>can do to make it better. And at the end

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<v Speaker 3>of the book, I've got twelve chapters of a program.

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<v Speaker 3>Follow this program it applies to any addiction. Give you

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<v Speaker 3>all the steps in every chapter and can get you

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<v Speaker 3>right to the point that you're working a recovery program.

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<v Speaker 2>What percentage of people in your experience who actually not

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily follow your book, but who actually are addicted and

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<v Speaker 2>decide that they are going to try to beat that

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<v Speaker 2>monkey on their back or the dragon however however people

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<v Speaker 2>view it. What percentage of people who are really committed

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<v Speaker 2>to beating the addiction can beat it? What is thet

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<v Speaker 2>the potential success rate?

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<v Speaker 3>I asume no, it's not, and it's enough and down battle.

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<v Speaker 3>Some people will relapse. The key is that you go

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<v Speaker 3>into this understanding it's a lifetime proposition. If you have

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<v Speaker 3>an addiction, it's not just about the drug or the activity.

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<v Speaker 3>You probably have that addictive personality. Neurologically, things are a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit different. You attach to things and you hold

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<v Speaker 3>on to them. So you want to know it's a

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<v Speaker 3>commitment you're going to make. If you are willing to

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<v Speaker 3>do the work, make the commitment. Keep it on a

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<v Speaker 3>day to day basis. The prognosis is excellent. If you

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<v Speaker 3>decide that you want to cheat a little bit, well

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<v Speaker 3>then you cut your odds down.

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<v Speaker 2>Boy, I'll tell you, how long have you been doing this?

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds like you've been a.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's not around the wild.

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<v Speaker 2>So so how can people get the book is out?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm assuming you get it at bookstores or probably the

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<v Speaker 2>easiest way always is Amazon.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, you can get there anywhere there.

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<v Speaker 3>Both should have it by now. Amazon clearly has it

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<v Speaker 3>by now, both in paperback and as an ebook.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. Some of our authors actually make themselves available to people.

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<v Speaker 2>I have to assume that you'd probably be overwhelmed by

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<v Speaker 2>that offer. But I just want to make give you

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<v Speaker 2>at least the opportunity if if there's way people can

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<v Speaker 2>follow you, get in touch with you, ask questions to

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<v Speaker 2>the internet, what what, what options do people have?

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<v Speaker 3>I know I encourage that and I get back to people.

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<v Speaker 3>Best way is my website. It's my name Foster Gerald

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<v Speaker 3>dot com. Everything about the books, myself, everything is there

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<v Speaker 3>and there's a contact link by all means use it

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<v Speaker 3>if you have a question. As I say, I do

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<v Speaker 3>get back to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Now this is the question. Oftentimes what I do

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<v Speaker 2>for a living is I asked questions to which I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know the answers. What got you interested in this? However,

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<v Speaker 2>many decades ago, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, I'm a psychologist. I'd been doing this for four

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<v Speaker 3>decades and around nineteen eighty six and I was hired

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<v Speaker 3>as a drug and alcohol specialist in a prison and

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<v Speaker 3>they offered training, so we went out and got certified

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<v Speaker 3>in addiction. So you know, I started with a prison

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<v Speaker 3>population of all places, but you know, brought it to

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<v Speaker 3>the into the private practice, and I've been certified for

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<v Speaker 3>that long and so you know, it's families, it's individuals,

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<v Speaker 3>it's kids, it crosses all the lines. And so I

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<v Speaker 3>continue to do it. It's that, you know, and then

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<v Speaker 3>all the other kind of counseling I do.

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<v Speaker 2>So what attracted you to this in the first place.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you went to school and you I assume

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<v Speaker 2>a psychology major, but there's a lot of different roads

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<v Speaker 2>you could take on the psychology path. What got you

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<v Speaker 2>to this area because obviously that you hear a passion

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<v Speaker 2>in your voice about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's like anything else with the problems people have.

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<v Speaker 3>I saw the niche. I looked at it and said,

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<v Speaker 3>all right, I can do this. You know, you grow

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<v Speaker 3>up with you know, as a teenager and as a

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<v Speaker 3>college student of people partying. You see, you see the

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<v Speaker 3>damage it's done, you see the overdoses, you see all

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<v Speaker 3>those things. And then you know, I started doing some

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<v Speaker 3>of this and I said, I'm getting good results here

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<v Speaker 3>and people are listening, and I'm learning the program, and

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<v Speaker 3>I just kept ongoing and it's an ongoing thing. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>one of those people that loves to be around people.

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<v Speaker 3>I love people. So you know, you know, if I

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<v Speaker 3>can help somebody, you know, take I'll take that opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>Well, fols, I really do appreciate it. The time that

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<v Speaker 2>you've spent with us tonight, and I hope a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people who find themselves battling the monkey or the

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<v Speaker 2>dragon or whatever people want to call it, that they'll

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<v Speaker 2>reach out for some hell open certainly get the book

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<v Speaker 2>Road to Recovery, fix your addiction. Thanks very much.

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<v Speaker 3>First been a pleasure.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. We came back on and talk about how

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<v Speaker 2>you can celebrate the holiday, the upcoming holiday, which of

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<v Speaker 2>course is whether you think it's Thanksgiving, Honkah, Christmas, New Year's,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of holidays coming up by some strolls in

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<v Speaker 2>the Freedom Trail. We'll be back right after this quick

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<v Speaker 2>break on Nightside. You're listening to Nightside with Dan Ray

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

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the holiday season approaches, of course, Christmas is the

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<v Speaker 2>big holiday, but you have Honukah, you have Thanksgiving New

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<v Speaker 2>Year's a lot of people end up going into Boston

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<v Speaker 2>of the great things about Boston is there's so much

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<v Speaker 2>to do. And of course the Freedom Trail Beckons and

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<v Speaker 2>the holiday strolls are starting on November twenty second with

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<v Speaker 2>us is one of the people who guides those strolls.

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<v Speaker 2>His name is Jeremiah. Jeremiah, are you called simply a

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<v Speaker 2>tour guide?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, yes, just basically a tour guyt a Freedom Trail player.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yeah, And so the strolls will run from November

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<v Speaker 2>twenty second, how long I assume into the New year

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<v Speaker 2>or do they when do they stop?

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<v Speaker 4>They stop, you know, at the end of the holiday season,

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, have you done this before?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh okay, Well, I assume that this is the time

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<v Speaker 4>That would be that would be if we did the

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<v Speaker 4>packed into it, all about the holiday history throughout Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>So what give us a sense to the tours begin

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So I don't want to confuse people. Let me

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<v Speaker 4>Well, one thing that we usually do is we look

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<v Speaker 4>trees throughout the area. Usually there's a very impressive one

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<v Speaker 4>the wonderful you know, holiday tree from Nova Scotia as well,

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<v Speaker 4>them after their terrible Halifax explosions. So we see those,

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<v Speaker 4>I guess this is considered a great honor to have

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<v Speaker 4>here with great fan fair every year.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So some of the other some of the other

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<v Speaker 4>We visited the old sites, the former sites excuse me,

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<v Speaker 4>of Philins and Jordan Marsh, which of course were such

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<v Speaker 4>where everybody remembers Jordan Marsh is same as Blueberry Muffins,

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<v Speaker 4>and of course Macy's played what was now Philins played

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<v Speaker 2>Ye sadly, sadly, a lot of those have have given

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<v Speaker 2>way to to other buildings and other usage, that's for sure. Now,

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<v Speaker 4>I would say yes, but a Bostonian would say, now,

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<v Speaker 2>That really goes close enough. So is this a full

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<v Speaker 4>It's what I do full time. Yeah, I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 4>just I just kind of fell into as I've been

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And you I assume at other times during the

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<v Speaker 2>year giving tours in the summer. Is there are the

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<v Speaker 4>It's pretty much becoming throughout the year thing. When I

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<v Speaker 4>it would have curtailed. But in the last decade. It's

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<v Speaker 4>really we've found people want to go on the tours

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<v Speaker 2>So even with we haven't had winter yet. We've had

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<v Speaker 2>a taste of winter the last couple of days. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's supposed to be nicer tomorrow, better, more, a little

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<v Speaker 2>warmer tomorrow. So you still are doing tours in January

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<v Speaker 2>and February, which are probably our traditional worst weather months

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yes, we're like the postal service. You rain or

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<v Speaker 2>All right? And and you're in character. You use the

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<v Speaker 2>name Jeremiah, which will leave it at that. The character

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<v Speaker 2>that you represent is someone from England, as I understood it.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I've never played a character. I've just used my

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<v Speaker 2>I see. Okay, So but are you in costume?

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<v Speaker 4>I am in costume? Yeah, and so.

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<v Speaker 2>What describe to us the costume so we can what

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<v Speaker 2>era are you? Someone from the seventeenth century, eighteenth century?

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us about it.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I'm on the Freedom Trail tours. I would portray

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<v Speaker 4>an eighteenth century, eighteenth century person, but on their holidays

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<v Speaker 4>strolls very much as that a Dickenzie and Victorian costume

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<v Speaker 4>that we wear. I said something out of a Christmas Carol.

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<v Speaker 2>Really okay, fine, We try to.

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<v Speaker 4>Make it quite festive in that respect, and we deal

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<v Speaker 4>with all kinds of interesting stuff on that holiday stroll.

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<v Speaker 4>Like we point out things like Christmas was not allowed

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<v Speaker 4>in Massachusetts throughout the seventeenth century because the Puritans did

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<v Speaker 2>They were they were they were not. They were not

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<v Speaker 2>party people. There's no question. There's no question about that.

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<v Speaker 4>They were quite grim.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they weren't doing they weren't doing the holiday thing,

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<v Speaker 2>that's for sure. So so you essentially assume a character.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not a historical character. Some people on some of

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<v Speaker 2>other time period, your youth, that's right.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean a lot of people will play historic figures.

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<v Speaker 4>I always just played myself, you know. For a few

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<v Speaker 4>I was playing a patriot named Joseph war But then

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<v Speaker 4>that doesn't really fit the bills for me, So I

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Warren tabn Over in Childstown. There's there's no right question. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>no question about that. Well, look, if folks want to

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<v Speaker 2>get tickets for the for the tour, there's got to

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<v Speaker 2>be a website. I assume it's you can probably get

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<v Speaker 2>the day of, but give us the website and it's.

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<v Speaker 4>The Freedomtrail dot org.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty easy, the Freedom Trail with the article, the word

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<v Speaker 2>the Thefreedomtrail dot org. Well, Jeremiah, thanks very much, and

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<v Speaker 2>I wish you a very successful winter season. Thanks again,

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 4>Have a good night.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, welcome, we get back. We're going to talk a

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<v Speaker 2>Question that we're going to be asking a retail industry

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<v Speaker 2>insider who's who is described as a visionary technology executive

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<v Speaker 2>Ticket Knowledgies Global Enterprise Sales Retail Organization. It's got to

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<v Speaker 2>be a big card, a question, a big business card.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it better now? Is it better to buy now

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<v Speaker 2>or wait until Black Friday, which I think all of

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<v Speaker 2>us know is the day after Thanksgiving when a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of stores talk about sales. Well, we'll get an answer

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<v Speaker 2>to that question from a gentleman by the name of

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<v Speaker 2>Adam Doumey. Right after this break, we've got the news

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<v Speaker 2>coming up first, and then we'll be back with Adam

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<v Speaker 2>Doumy and talk about the retail industry smarted to buy

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<v Speaker 2>now or wait until Black Friday? And then we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to talk with an expert on the top trending gifts

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<v Speaker 2>for twenty twenty four. As shoppers gear up for the

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<v Speaker 2>busy holiday season, I say Christmas season, but whatever your

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<v Speaker 2>holiday is, it's great. It's great to celebrate and give

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<v Speaker 2>year and get started on twenty twenty five. Back good

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<v Speaker 1>Night Side with Dan Ray ONBZ Houston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, with the holiday season approaching, I don't think it's

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<v Speaker 2>upon us yet. Thanksgiving is still a couple of weeks away.

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<v Speaker 2>We start to think about holiday gift giving, Christmas gifts

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<v Speaker 2>and gifts Hanuka on New Year's gifts, and every all

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<v Speaker 2>sorts of gifts. So the question is is it's smarter

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<v Speaker 2>now to buy and maybe get some of those gifts

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<v Speaker 2>taken care of, or do we wait until Black Friday?

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<v Speaker 2>With us is a retail industry insider Adam Dumay. Adam,

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Night Side. What's the verdict here? Is it

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<v Speaker 2>better to do buy now or wait? Well? I mean

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<v Speaker 2>I assume if you buy now, most everything's available. Hi, Adam,

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<v Speaker 2>how are you? I?

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<v Speaker 5>I'm well, thank you. I'm taking my prediction to the bank.

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<v Speaker 5>I think it is in consumer's best interest to wait

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<v Speaker 5>until Black Friday. And there's a reason. Right, So if

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<v Speaker 5>distractions that we've had that's pulled our attention away. You've

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<v Speaker 5>had kind of a presidential election, right, I've spent eleven

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<v Speaker 5>billion dollars in ads.

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<v Speaker 2>Just you're telling me that we had a presidential How

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<v Speaker 2>did I miss that?

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<v Speaker 5>It happened. I swear to you. You can factchuck me,

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<v Speaker 5>and so you may be one of a few people,

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<v Speaker 5>but I'm telling you it happened. And then before that,

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<v Speaker 5>we're Olympics, right, We're eighty two percent increase in viewership.

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<v Speaker 5>So we're pulling these different directions. And then, by the way,

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<v Speaker 5>you probably had a couple of rainstorms up north. There

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<v Speaker 5>were three times as many weather disturbances as normal.

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<v Speaker 2>The problem up here is we're in a real serious drought.

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<v Speaker 2>In all honesty, we haven't had a good rainstorm up

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<v Speaker 2>here since sometime in August. And also, wow, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>just so you know, I cover politics five nights away,

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<v Speaker 2>three hours a night. So I was joking with you, Adam.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, okay, Mom, I was hoping that I was a case.

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<v Speaker 5>I was hoping you also want to be urologist. So,

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<v Speaker 5>but it's interesting, right if you think of this normal

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<v Speaker 2>I want to have a conversation with I want to

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<v Speaker 2>assume that if they were aced out of all of

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<v Speaker 2>House races that that they got to do something to

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<v Speaker 2>get the young people in stores at this point.

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<v Speaker 5>Sure, and they have. So if you think of retail

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<v Speaker 5>as Walmart, for example, they had their first holiday sales

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<v Speaker 5>events this calend year earlier than ever. Right, you think

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<v Speaker 5>of organizations like Amazon, the Amazon kind of big deal

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<v Speaker 5>day in October, discounts through fourteen percent. So they're doing something.

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<v Speaker 5>But again, we're all creatures that have it, and so

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<v Speaker 5>as significant portion of your consumers just wait until Black

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<v Speaker 5>to try to overcome that. I think they're going to

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<v Speaker 5>accommodate it.

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<v Speaker 2>So the way they caught dated is dropping prices.

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<v Speaker 5>Correct. Yeah, and if you look at last year, no

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<v Speaker 5>one knows what's going to happen this calendar year. But

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<v Speaker 5>if you look at last year as indicative, I don't

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<v Speaker 5>see a reason things would change. The top three categories

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<v Speaker 5>of discounts were toys, apower, and televisions, and if you

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<v Speaker 5>look at the research for twenty twenty four, all of

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<v Speaker 5>those are in the top five categories of persons intent.

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<v Speaker 5>So we want to buy that stuff. And last year

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<v Speaker 5>we saw some big discounts, and I think even larger

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<v Speaker 5>discounts will up here this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so let me ask you this. We do not

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<v Speaker 2>have any sort of supply chain backups that we've had

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<v Speaker 2>other years. We do not have any sort of a

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<v Speaker 2>major strike going on. The teams to strike was put

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<v Speaker 2>off until I think January fifteenth, so there's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be no disruption in the supply chain, which would say

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<v Speaker 2>to me that and this is going to back up

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<v Speaker 2>your theory that if there's no disruption in the supply chain,

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<v Speaker 2>that means the market will be flooded with UH. And

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<v Speaker 2>then if there is a particularly a shortened season where

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<v Speaker 2>people are focusing on this, yeah, the prices are going

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<v Speaker 2>to have to drop. I assume those factors work in

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<v Speaker 2>your in the favor of your argument.

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<v Speaker 5>Or you're yeah, that's absolutely right. And if you look

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<v Speaker 5>at twenty twenty three, retailers have these excessive inventories that

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<v Speaker 5>they all reported in the earnings. This year, they're much

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<v Speaker 5>more level, so there's even an increased desire to clear

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<v Speaker 5>the inventory for new next year's model. And so yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>I think there are many reasons to suggest that that

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<v Speaker 5>is a really great.

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<v Speaker 2>Season for you're talking about you're talking about car dealers,

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<v Speaker 2>they are, right, And when you talk about next year's models.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh no, no, I'm talking about general retailers car dealers.

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<v Speaker 5>It really varies on what which car dealer, for example, model.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Okay, when you were when you use the word models, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you mean by that? Just product?

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<v Speaker 5>Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, okay, So this year's TV set, which is going

463
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<v Speaker 2>to be the two twenty twenty four model, they're working

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<v Speaker 2>on the twenty twenty five model TV set, and they

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<v Speaker 2>want to be able to bring those out at some

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<v Speaker 2>point after they've sold all the twenty twenty forces.

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<v Speaker 5>What you're telling them, ohat that same analogy for clothing

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<v Speaker 5>and shoes and apparel. But yes, that's exactly right. Retails

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<v Speaker 5>to want to introduce new inventory and this is a

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<v Speaker 5>great tool to help them do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, And you're not concerned that And I'm just playing

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<v Speaker 2>a little Devil's advocate with Look, you know more about

473
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<v Speaker 2>this than I do. Everybody who I interview knows more

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<v Speaker 2>about this particular product the products that I do, Okay,

475
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<v Speaker 2>but I try my best. So you're not overly concerned

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<v Speaker 2>that there's going to be some item that people if

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<v Speaker 2>they wait till Black Friday, or some generic type of

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<v Speaker 2>item that if they wait to Black Friday, they may

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<v Speaker 2>find that the shelves are bear right.

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<v Speaker 5>It sounds to be like, yeah, that's a trade off,

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<v Speaker 5>that's a consideration. Absolutely. Am I concerned that that is

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<v Speaker 5>going to detract all the forecasts of your ar increase? No,

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<v Speaker 5>the retailers are so increasingly savvy and they're forcing a

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<v Speaker 5>casting models are so on point that that's it's going

485
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<v Speaker 5>to happen, but on mass and to detract customers something

486
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<v Speaker 5>that I don't see that as as Kevin to fruition.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, and you yourself, do you follow your own guidance here?

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<v Speaker 2>And I say that it's kind of a wise guy question,

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<v Speaker 2>but I could ask wise guy questions. I mean a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people will say, oh, you know, I never

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<v Speaker 2>fill up my car. I always wait until the guest

492
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<v Speaker 2>tank is empty, and then you catch it. They should

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<v Speaker 2>top it off with ten dollars. Well, you know you

494
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<v Speaker 2>never know. Okay, So I assume you follow your own

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<v Speaker 2>advice here.

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<v Speaker 5>They're getting awfully personal Dan in our first conversation. Yes,

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<v Speaker 5>I absolutely do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I ask look, I could have look, I could

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<v Speaker 2>have given you a real hard time and asked you

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<v Speaker 2>how much of a Red Sox fan you want? Are?

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<v Speaker 2>And I know you're not from this area, and you

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<v Speaker 2>probably would have told me you weren't. And then all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, when the crowd on my side, totally,

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<v Speaker 2>who do you root for?

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<v Speaker 6>So?

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<v Speaker 5>I grew up in BRUSA, New York and I was

507
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<v Speaker 5>a nuts band. So I'm not a nuts band. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>that's even worse in New York City.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know what happened in nineteen eighty six with

510
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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Wilson at the ball through box News. That's even worse,

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<v Speaker 2>I do.

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<v Speaker 5>It'd be better if I didn't bring that up. Dan,

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<v Speaker 5>I know part tonight fair enough.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just having fun with you. So you do follow

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<v Speaker 2>your own advice, and you think one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>that in my last I'd get it. I always get

517
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<v Speaker 2>a chance to ask questions of experts, which is really fun, okay,

518
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<v Speaker 2>because I can ask the same questions of people and

519
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<v Speaker 2>I get wrong answers. One of the things that I

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<v Speaker 2>will hear sometime around Thanksgiving, uh, and I get a

521
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<v Speaker 2>little worried. I walk into these stores before Halloween and

522
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<v Speaker 2>I see Christmas decorations. I know, push it. Do you

523
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<v Speaker 2>think that's good for retail? By pushing it that early on,

524
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<v Speaker 2>obviously they must think it's good for retail. What do

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<v Speaker 2>you think?

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<v Speaker 5>I think that's a nuanced answer from a retail perspective.

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<v Speaker 5>They're seeing year over year increases, so financially that makes

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<v Speaker 5>complete sense. I do appreciate your point, though, there's something majestic.

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<v Speaker 5>I think about going into a mall and having red

530
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<v Speaker 5>and green everywhere, and having a mall filled with people

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<v Speaker 5>in that excitement that comes from the holiday that's missing now.

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<v Speaker 5>But from a pure business perspective, the numbers don't lie.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, three to eight percent increase this year is expected,

534
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<v Speaker 5>and so I think retails would make that trade off.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, you got you got to my final question.

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<v Speaker 2>You're good, man, You're good. You got right to my

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<v Speaker 2>final question. That is, every year we hear this year,

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<v Speaker 2>well because of the economy, it's good, it's bad, it's different.

539
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<v Speaker 2>And they'll tell us the average American this year is

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<v Speaker 2>going to spend whatever, you know, dollars or whatever. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so the average American is going to buy more this year,

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<v Speaker 2>is what you're telling me. That's right.

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<v Speaker 5>And yeah, there's some categories to have increased spending like

544
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<v Speaker 5>electronics and clothing, but this year where there's widespread agreement

545
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<v Speaker 5>anywhere from two and a half so eight and a

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<v Speaker 5>half percent. We'll see you know January first.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, you've been a great guest. I've given you a

548
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<v Speaker 2>hard time, but that's hard time. Guess I like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>because I think you can handle it. Adam. How can

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<v Speaker 2>folks get either in touch with you or more information

551
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<v Speaker 2>about what you do? I see you're on LinkedIn. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>is there some sort of a forum where you provide

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<v Speaker 2>advice and suggestions and good good information above and beyond

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<v Speaker 2>your eight or nine minutes with us here on night

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<v Speaker 2>Side today.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, I am on LinkedIn. Please look me up, Adam.

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<v Speaker 5>My last name is d U m Eu. I would

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<v Speaker 5>love to continue the conversation. I think there's so much

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<v Speaker 5>more exciting things in retail, including AI and.

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<v Speaker 4>Other trends that I love to talk about.

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<v Speaker 2>Adam, do me retail industry leader. You've been a great guest.

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<v Speaker 2>I really do appreciate it. And you're off beyond that.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a good sport too. Okay, I'm in that series.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Thanks very much, Adam. I enjoyed it all right,

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<v Speaker 2>have a good night you too. We're going to follow

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<v Speaker 2>along with the Shopping Guide and we're going to talk

567
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<v Speaker 2>with Justin Burr. He's a Google tech expert, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to tell us what Google believes will be the

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<v Speaker 2>top trending gifts for twenty twenty four as shoppers gear

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<v Speaker 2>up for the busy holiday season. My name is Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Nightside. We'll be talking with US Congressman from Massachusetts,

572
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<v Speaker 2>Seth Moulton. Right after the nine o'clock news and then

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<v Speaker 2>later on tonight we're going to talk about the cabinet

574
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<v Speaker 2>nominations that have been presented by President elect Donald Trump

575
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<v Speaker 2>at beginning at ten o'clock. Coming right back on Nightside

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<v Speaker 2>with our last, our fourth and final guest of this

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<v Speaker 2>hour of Nightside News Update.

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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>So we talked last hour about well, the last guest

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<v Speaker 2>with Adam Dumay, the retail industry insider, about whether you

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<v Speaker 2>should buy now we'll wait for Black Friday. Now we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk with Justin Burr. He's a Google tech

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<v Speaker 2>expert and he's going to tell us what shoppers are

585
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<v Speaker 2>gearing up for in the upcoming holiday slash Christmas season. Justin,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome to night Side. How are you tonight?

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, I'm doing great, Thanks so much for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, maybe a little behind time here, justin better Tickle

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<v Speaker 2>me Elmo Dolls still the most important present you got

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<v Speaker 2>to get for a kid this year.

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<v Speaker 6>Absolutely everybody needs to Tickle me Elmo doll. No, I

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<v Speaker 6>don't think okay.

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<v Speaker 2>If it's not that I'm a little bit of an

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<v Speaker 2>expert here too. So if it's not Tickle Me Elmo,

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<v Speaker 2>it has to be the beanie baby thing, right.

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<v Speaker 6>Ah, man, you're really bringing me back. I love the

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00:31:41.960 --> 00:31:46.920
<v Speaker 6>beanie babies. Yeah, God yeah, beanie babies are great. Not anymore, sadly.

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<v Speaker 2>So what's what's the hot new trends? I just having

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<v Speaker 2>fun with you.

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<v Speaker 4>Go ahead, totally.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay. Well, first off, anybody can look at this stuff.

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<v Speaker 6>It's we have a landing page. We pulled together the

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<v Speaker 6>top one hundred best gift ideas based on Google search trends.

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<v Speaker 6>We looked at like forty five billion different search trends.

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<v Speaker 6>So you pull together the holiday one hundred. We do

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<v Speaker 6>this every single year and anyone can look at it.

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<v Speaker 6>So if you remember one thing from this interview, everybody,

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<v Speaker 6>it's G dot co slash holiday one hundred and even

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<v Speaker 6>see what whoa holding right now?

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<v Speaker 2>You go too fast? Me, it's the letter G dot

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<v Speaker 2>c O.

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<v Speaker 6>G dot co and then slash holiday one hundred. So

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<v Speaker 6>one zero holiday one hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be on that tomorrow morning, first thing

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<v Speaker 2>I get up. So what's that gonna tell us?

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<v Speaker 6>That's gonna show you all of the different trending products

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<v Speaker 6>that we have seen trending on Google variety of different

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<v Speaker 6>categories and apparel and accessories, electronics, home and garden, toys

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<v Speaker 6>and games. So I feel like, for me, it's going

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<v Speaker 6>to be a really nice first step in my shopping

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<v Speaker 6>journey because just a lot easier to kind of get

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<v Speaker 6>a little bit of an idea of what's hot, what's not.

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<v Speaker 6>Maybe Cielmo on there, I don't know, but there's a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of good products that you can see to potentially buy.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking this year I want to give people Encyclopedia Britannicas.

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<v Speaker 2>Are they still available on.

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<v Speaker 6>The old CD wrongs exactly? So this is you're really

628
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<v Speaker 6>going old. So I will say, I will say you

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<v Speaker 6>have the right mindset because one of the trending categories

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<v Speaker 6>that we're seeing on Google is retro coded. So we're

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<v Speaker 6>talking like that old game Signmon where you like tried

632
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<v Speaker 6>to press the buttons in the same order that they

633
00:33:34.079 --> 00:33:37.200
<v Speaker 6>light up as record players. Like, all this stuff is

634
00:33:37.240 --> 00:33:38.680
<v Speaker 6>cyclical and it's coming back.

635
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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's that's why I started with Tickle Me Elmo.

636
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how long Tickle Me Elbow has been out,

637
00:33:44.000 --> 00:33:45.559
<v Speaker 2>but he's got to be coming back around.

638
00:33:47.359 --> 00:33:49.519
<v Speaker 6>Maybe we should get into the tickle me Elmo business.

639
00:33:49.599 --> 00:33:52.440
<v Speaker 6>Maybe that's the new hot trend where we've got the vision.

640
00:33:54.039 --> 00:33:57.119
<v Speaker 2>I so enjoyed this stuff. I worked. I worked for

641
00:33:57.160 --> 00:34:00.480
<v Speaker 2>many years before I started doing this game talk sho.

642
00:34:00.519 --> 00:34:02.279
<v Speaker 2>I worked for many years as a reporter up here

643
00:34:02.319 --> 00:34:05.680
<v Speaker 2>with the CBS affiliate, and I worked mornings because my

644
00:34:05.759 --> 00:34:07.920
<v Speaker 2>kids were young, you know, they were like six, seven, eight,

645
00:34:08.079 --> 00:34:10.840
<v Speaker 2>nine years old. So we would show up at one

646
00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:13.440
<v Speaker 2>of the toys r us or you know those those

647
00:34:13.480 --> 00:34:16.360
<v Speaker 2>old big toy Stollers. People were lined up like they

648
00:34:16.360 --> 00:34:19.199
<v Speaker 2>were waiting for Red Sox World Series tickets, and they

649
00:34:19.199 --> 00:34:22.119
<v Speaker 2>would open the store and it would be a madhouse.

650
00:34:22.719 --> 00:34:26.639
<v Speaker 2>That seems to have gone away a little bit, right.

651
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<v Speaker 6>I mean with the online shopping, you don't need to

652
00:34:30.000 --> 00:34:33.559
<v Speaker 6>wait for like the midnight release of the PlayStation two anymore, right,

653
00:34:33.639 --> 00:34:36.000
<v Speaker 6>Like you're just online at the right time and you

654
00:34:36.119 --> 00:34:38.239
<v Speaker 6>click buy, So it's not I mean I remember doing

655
00:34:38.280 --> 00:34:40.599
<v Speaker 6>the Beanie Baby stuff too, Like me and my mom

656
00:34:40.639 --> 00:34:42.480
<v Speaker 6>would be waiting in line for the tour store to

657
00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:45.280
<v Speaker 6>be open to like buy the octopush Beanie Baby before

658
00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:46.119
<v Speaker 6>everyone else could.

659
00:34:46.159 --> 00:34:49.039
<v Speaker 2>Like look a time, we used to be able to

660
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<v Speaker 2>get into the store ahead of time, so we would

661
00:34:51.000 --> 00:34:53.760
<v Speaker 2>have the camera crews taking pictures of them all, you know,

662
00:34:53.880 --> 00:34:56.639
<v Speaker 2>fighting and streaming through the door. It looked like WrestleMania.

663
00:34:57.480 --> 00:34:59.639
<v Speaker 2>In the meantime, we were able to kind of put

664
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<v Speaker 2>a few things away on the shelf. I did most

665
00:35:01.719 --> 00:35:04.880
<v Speaker 2>of my Christmas shopping that was over my four thirty

666
00:35:05.360 --> 00:35:06.719
<v Speaker 2>on Black Friday morning.

667
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<v Speaker 6>Would you rather do that? Like that's more fun?

668
00:35:12.760 --> 00:35:12.960
<v Speaker 4>Right?

669
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<v Speaker 2>Well? It was more fun. But it also I didn't

670
00:35:15.559 --> 00:35:17.519
<v Speaker 2>have to wrestle with anybody because I could kind of

671
00:35:17.559 --> 00:35:20.320
<v Speaker 2>prowl the nisles at you know, four thirty to ten

672
00:35:20.320 --> 00:35:23.760
<v Speaker 2>minutes of five before the first live shots at five am.

673
00:35:23.960 --> 00:35:26.519
<v Speaker 2>And it was tough to get out, but that one morning,

674
00:35:26.679 --> 00:35:29.239
<v Speaker 2>that one morning, it made it. So give us a

675
00:35:29.280 --> 00:35:32.800
<v Speaker 2>couple of the really hot items. You know, I'm going

676
00:35:32.840 --> 00:35:34.519
<v Speaker 2>to be on your website in the morning and most

677
00:35:34.559 --> 00:35:36.559
<v Speaker 2>of my audience will be. But give us a couple

678
00:35:36.639 --> 00:35:39.840
<v Speaker 2>of the really hot items that you think people that

679
00:35:40.199 --> 00:35:45.320
<v Speaker 2>this the twenty twenty four shopping season will be remembered for.

680
00:35:45.639 --> 00:35:48.239
<v Speaker 2>You know, who will what will be the Tickle Me

681
00:35:48.400 --> 00:35:51.000
<v Speaker 2>Elmo of twenty twenty four? What will be the Beautie

682
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<v Speaker 2>Baby collection of twenty twenty four?

683
00:35:53.920 --> 00:35:55.599
<v Speaker 6>Okay, I'm gonna give you. I'm gonna give be four

684
00:35:55.679 --> 00:35:57.920
<v Speaker 6>things here that we're that we're seeing is the top

685
00:35:58.000 --> 00:36:01.960
<v Speaker 6>trending gifts right now. So one of them is a handbag,

686
00:36:02.039 --> 00:36:06.639
<v Speaker 6>and that is the coach quilted Tavvy bag. Searches for

687
00:36:06.679 --> 00:36:10.599
<v Speaker 6>this item hiden all time high this past year. You

688
00:36:10.639 --> 00:36:12.199
<v Speaker 6>probably don't know what that is. It's like a small

689
00:36:12.199 --> 00:36:15.119
<v Speaker 6>black person. One of the other things that we're seeing

690
00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:19.599
<v Speaker 6>is searches for the pillow sack. They soared by over

691
00:36:19.719 --> 00:36:22.079
<v Speaker 6>six hundred and sixty five percent this year. And this

692
00:36:22.239 --> 00:36:25.679
<v Speaker 6>is like a huge oversigned bean bag chair. So we

693
00:36:25.760 --> 00:36:29.960
<v Speaker 6>are seeing the bean bag sort of trend come back a.

694
00:36:29.960 --> 00:36:33.639
<v Speaker 2>Little bit, baby bean bag, it's just a little bigger,

695
00:36:33.679 --> 00:36:37.159
<v Speaker 2>that's all. Okay, it's a little bit bigger. You could

696
00:36:37.159 --> 00:36:39.159
<v Speaker 2>put it under the tree. Yeah, go ahead.

697
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<v Speaker 6>Uh, I know I got a bean bag one one

698
00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:44.880
<v Speaker 6>Christmas when I was a little kid, and that box

699
00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:47.440
<v Speaker 6>was so big. I was so excited. It was massive.

700
00:36:47.960 --> 00:36:48.360
<v Speaker 6>I was good.

701
00:36:48.800 --> 00:36:53.119
<v Speaker 2>Okay, there was what was in the box that you

702
00:36:53.159 --> 00:36:54.960
<v Speaker 2>remember the box? What was in the box that year?

703
00:36:55.079 --> 00:36:57.119
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, it was it was a bean bag chair. It

704
00:36:57.159 --> 00:37:00.800
<v Speaker 6>was it was bean bag chair, which was cool.

705
00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:01.320
<v Speaker 2>Very cool.

706
00:37:01.400 --> 00:37:01.599
<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

707
00:37:01.639 --> 00:37:04.199
<v Speaker 2>I love that things and a couple more good items

708
00:37:04.199 --> 00:37:05.320
<v Speaker 2>for people to be thinking about.

709
00:37:06.360 --> 00:37:09.519
<v Speaker 6>Yes, there's a thing called the Tonys Sets t O

710
00:37:09.719 --> 00:37:11.920
<v Speaker 6>n I S. And this is a it's a toy

711
00:37:11.960 --> 00:37:15.360
<v Speaker 6>for kids, and search interest for this jumped by over

712
00:37:15.440 --> 00:37:18.519
<v Speaker 6>five thousand percent this year. And this one's interesting. It

713
00:37:18.519 --> 00:37:21.639
<v Speaker 6>comes with a variety of different like little figurines, and

714
00:37:21.679 --> 00:37:23.960
<v Speaker 6>it's like a little box and you put the figurines

715
00:37:24.000 --> 00:37:26.119
<v Speaker 6>on top and then the box will do certain things

716
00:37:26.159 --> 00:37:28.360
<v Speaker 6>that will play a different melody or there's like an

717
00:37:28.440 --> 00:37:31.360
<v Speaker 6>interactive element. So it's it's kind of old school in

718
00:37:31.360 --> 00:37:33.400
<v Speaker 6>a way that it's like, yeah, it's like a figurine

719
00:37:33.400 --> 00:37:35.800
<v Speaker 6>sort of action figure type of thing, which is fun.

720
00:37:37.000 --> 00:37:39.480
<v Speaker 6>And then the last one that I will say rounding

721
00:37:39.480 --> 00:37:42.679
<v Speaker 6>out the top four here is a is a cosmetic item.

722
00:37:42.760 --> 00:37:47.039
<v Speaker 6>It's called the Elf Cosmetics Halo Glow Liquid filter, which

723
00:37:47.079 --> 00:37:49.280
<v Speaker 6>is a thing you put on your lips that makes

724
00:37:49.320 --> 00:37:52.320
<v Speaker 6>your lips look good. And that search interest has increased

725
00:37:52.320 --> 00:37:55.199
<v Speaker 6>by over five thousand percent, So big on the lip filter.

726
00:37:55.920 --> 00:37:57.840
<v Speaker 2>Okay, so let me ask you this, are there any

727
00:37:57.880 --> 00:38:01.920
<v Speaker 2>people who are still out there? And I'm being serious now, okay,

728
00:38:02.159 --> 00:38:05.079
<v Speaker 2>I'm being totally serious. Now, what you know, the more

729
00:38:05.119 --> 00:38:09.639
<v Speaker 2>traditional presence baseball, love our hockey stick or for that matter,

730
00:38:09.760 --> 00:38:13.639
<v Speaker 2>like a Lionel train set? Have train sets? You know?

731
00:38:14.280 --> 00:38:16.599
<v Speaker 2>Does anyone buy a train set for their kids anymore?

732
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<v Speaker 6>A man, That's it's a good question. So again I

733
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<v Speaker 6>I I'm not seeing any sort of like like just

734
00:38:26.519 --> 00:38:29.880
<v Speaker 6>nothing both sort of old school bread and butter Christmas

735
00:38:29.920 --> 00:38:32.119
<v Speaker 6>items at least on my top trending list. But what

736
00:38:32.239 --> 00:38:34.760
<v Speaker 6>you can do again that that link that I mentioned

737
00:38:34.800 --> 00:38:38.880
<v Speaker 6>earlier g dot co slash Holiday one hundred how to

738
00:38:38.920 --> 00:38:40.960
<v Speaker 6>look through you know, like there's a lot of stuff

739
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<v Speaker 6>on here, and again there's one hundred things on it.

740
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<v Speaker 6>I don't think we're gonna see any toy or any

741
00:38:46.400 --> 00:38:50.239
<v Speaker 6>like train sets like that type of stuff. Maybe there's

742
00:38:50.280 --> 00:38:52.679
<v Speaker 6>like a bicycle on there, but again, like I think

743
00:38:52.679 --> 00:38:56.559
<v Speaker 6>that bicycles are still a popular category. I think what

744
00:38:56.559 --> 00:38:58.760
<v Speaker 6>what the explanation that I will give you is maybe

745
00:38:58.760 --> 00:39:00.480
<v Speaker 6>why we're not seeing some of that up is that

746
00:39:00.840 --> 00:39:03.840
<v Speaker 6>we're looking at the top trending items this year, meaning

747
00:39:03.960 --> 00:39:07.239
<v Speaker 6>like what is unique this year from years past, And

748
00:39:07.280 --> 00:39:09.960
<v Speaker 6>there could be a situation in which like rollerblades or

749
00:39:10.039 --> 00:39:13.760
<v Speaker 6>a certain toy is always popular or bikes are always popular,

750
00:39:13.840 --> 00:39:15.559
<v Speaker 6>but you want to have a snapshot of like, what's

751
00:39:15.559 --> 00:39:17.239
<v Speaker 6>popular this year? What makes this year you?

752
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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you. This what we'll we remember from this year? Justin.

753
00:39:21.280 --> 00:39:25.800
<v Speaker 2>I really enjoyed our conversation. I had fun with it,

754
00:39:24.880 --> 00:39:28.800
<v Speaker 2>which to me is the most important thing. But more importantly,

755
00:39:29.119 --> 00:39:31.039
<v Speaker 2>I think we got a lot of good information out

756
00:39:31.039 --> 00:39:33.320
<v Speaker 2>and we got a website that people can go to tomorrow.

757
00:39:33.400 --> 00:39:37.400
<v Speaker 2>G dot co slash Holiday one hundred. Really appreciate you

758
00:39:37.440 --> 00:39:39.000
<v Speaker 2>taking the time tonight. Thanks so much.

759
00:39:39.079 --> 00:39:41.480
<v Speaker 6>Appreciate it. Hey, thanks so much. I had fun too, Thank.

760
00:39:41.280 --> 00:39:43.760
<v Speaker 2>You, great, great, great great. We come back on new

761
00:39:43.800 --> 00:39:48.320
<v Speaker 2>talk with Congressman Seth Molten about the future direction of

762
00:39:48.360 --> 00:39:51.079
<v Speaker 2>the Democratic Party, what sort of adjustments that they have

763
00:39:51.159 --> 00:39:54.119
<v Speaker 2>to make in view of what happened on election night.

764
00:39:55.639 --> 00:39:58.119
<v Speaker 2>But nine days ago, it seems like a long time ago.

765
00:39:58.159 --> 00:39:59.760
<v Speaker 2>It was just nine days ago. We'll be back at

766
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<v Speaker 2>night side right after the news at nine o'clock