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Speaker 3: So what we've done is we've lined up someone for

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Speaker 2: Will they tell us like clues about themselves or we

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Speaker 3: You have to ask, ask them a few questions and

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Speaker 4: Oh wow, okay, so you will know the story or

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Speaker 3: Right it's revealed. But right now you've got no idea.

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Speaker 3: The guest is there? The guest will bring them up? Now, guests,

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Speaker 3: are you there?

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Speaker 1: Yeah? Can you hear me?

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Speaker 2: There is an accent? Can I far off? The first question? Guests?

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Speaker 1: I'm an American and I've seen the Olympics, But I'm

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Speaker 2: Okay, fascinating?

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Speaker 1: Sort of yes and no. But the social media aspect

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Speaker 2: Oh god, nothing to do with an air balloon? Hot

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Speaker 2: Was it the timeline rescue? It's not the time, had

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Speaker 1: I was the Navy seal for seventeen years, and I

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Speaker 1: Well, we had that conversation because we had been we

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Speaker 1: I did not know him. He was We had seal

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Speaker 1: was so interested in Navy Seal and he's got an

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Speaker 1: amazing story, an amazing story, great great book. But uh,

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Speaker 1: got a delivery. Chris Kyle sent me a signed copy

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Speaker 2: Well, can we get back to You're on the third floor.

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Speaker 2: You've made you wiy up going level to level and

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Speaker 4: And are you still close with your Navy seals and

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Speaker 1: I shot him three times. If someone behind me shot

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Speaker 1: him while he was on the ground, it's not my problem.

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Speaker 1: Maybe they did, because if you'll notice, no one ever

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Speaker 1: said they killed and loden, but some guys did say

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Speaker 1: they shocked and lot whatever.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, not interesting, fascinating.

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Speaker 4: New York Times best selling book at the moment, the

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Speaker 4: operad at you can you can read Robert's full story there.

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Speaker 4: But we really appreciate you, Tom. Thanks for coming on

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Speaker 4: the shot.

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Speaker 1: Oh great to be here. It's been a blast. I

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Speaker 1: got to get in the studio, but I didn't want

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Speaker 1: to quarantine for two months. Yeast.

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Speaker 2: Thanks buddy, Yeah

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for it's a lot of