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Speaker 3: not Dan Bouro. I'm Alec Lewis. I cover the Vikings

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Speaker 3: Got a couple of texts from the text line if

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Speaker 3: just for life, I think Ben, but they've got ideas.

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Speaker 3: How important do you feel it has been for the

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Speaker 4: I mean, I think it's hugely important.

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Speaker 4: Everybody enjoys his scheme. And you know, it seems like

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Speaker 4: you know, him sort of collaborating with Quasi and his

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Speaker 4: also get it, you know, I don't. I didn't get

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Speaker 3: You know, it was interesting kind of at the top.

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Speaker 2: That's a good pick.

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Speaker 3: all right, final segment here. I'm Alex Lewis, Vikings beat

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Speaker 3: media at Alec Underscore Lewis for a lot of bad takes,

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Speaker 3: and then I have a podcast where we do this

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Speaker 3: And then someone says we need you more with Common.

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Speaker 3: I'm I'm on to hang out with Common at any time.

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Speaker 3: If you have more questions Viking specific you could toss

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Speaker 3: them at me on social media at ALEC Underscore Lewis, I.

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Speaker 2: Do a podcast two times.

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Speaker 3: A week cover the Vikings for the athletic It was

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