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Speaker 2: Oh, thank you so much. I love being on your show.

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Speaker 2: So I appreciate the opportunities, you know. I want to

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Speaker 2: doctor Herbert Smitherman and Barbara Smitherman met at Tuskegee University

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Speaker 2: So that was a running joke in our family. But

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Speaker 1: Fair enough. I honestly I know about historically black college

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Speaker 2: Very very traditional education. If you remember, President Biden spoke

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Speaker 1: start venting his spleens. Since that was a great Upbroads,

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Speaker 1: you've been warned. Christopher Smithman will be back. Be back

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Speaker 1: the Aaron News. Would you like to continue your rand? Christopher.

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Speaker 1: I know you're not done yet, I.

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Speaker 2: Really do you know? The Grammy Awards were yesterday. I

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Speaker 2: That's right. But the thing, Brian, is they're making all

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Speaker 1: Well, it's nothing but trash in a circular pleasure fest

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Speaker 2: He exactly? I mean, it's a beautiful play that you're making. Man,

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Speaker 1: Actually, Senator of Barack Obama. You're right, you got the

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