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Speaker 1: Ring Ring Ring, Ring Ring Ring. Join us thousands of

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Speaker 1: years after the Milan Courtina Olympics as we look back

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Speaker 2: A millennium ago. Okay, let's get transparent up in here. Finally,

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Speaker 2: for once, for once, we were supposed to do our

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Speaker 2: Lots of life happened. Matt Rogers had a birthday. I

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Speaker 2: was in Antarctica sort of scouting the place for potentially

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Speaker 1: And then you worked to the Olympics of Winter coded

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Speaker 1: places Antarctica, So in a way you did contribute to

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Speaker 2: Winter is so in right now. Talk about that, don't

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Speaker 2: you agree? I think winter is all around us? And

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Speaker 1: I center the Northern Hemisphere. Okay, I'm sorry, I center

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Speaker 2: I'm not going to apologize and for that anymore. I

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Speaker 1: But crazy that you were in Antarctica when it was summer,

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Speaker 2: But it was still giving winter vibes. So don't ever

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Speaker 2: tell me that I'm cheating on winter. I have always

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Speaker 1: You're walking around New York City right now, and you're

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Speaker 2: Up and I want and I don't think you should

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Speaker 1: People's owners.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we're owned by something money Daddy Warbucks.

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Speaker 1: I believe they call him, whoever it is that makes

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Speaker 2: I don't bring Annie into this, alright, fine, I will

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Speaker 1: I would never one of the great scores of our

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Speaker 1: time cool. And that's why people tune into Two Guys

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Speaker 1: I'm not talking about the women's hockey US versus Canada

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Speaker 1: The highlight of our entire time, wouldn't you say?

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Speaker 2: flame has been extinguished, the medals awarded, and the athletes

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Speaker 2: and I'm so sorry. This is my fault that we

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Speaker 1: People are doing the best that they can out there,

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Speaker 1: and I'm of course including every athlete that competed. Can

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Speaker 2: A low commotion for the athletic prowess, thank you.

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Speaker 1: I think we can all agree that we saw incredible

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Speaker 2: In a place that culminated meaningfully at the Verona Arena,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, keep that, hey, you can keep that. In addition

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Speaker 2: But for now we can describe the closing ceremonies as

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Speaker 1: a groundbreaking scenetic approach that seamlessly blended opera, music, dance, cinema, design,

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Speaker 1: the opening ceremony. It's actually real culture number four. The

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Speaker 2: The opening ceremonies and the closing ceremonies book end.

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Speaker 1: They really do well.

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Speaker 2: I love a bookend because you you definitely need both.

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Speaker 2: Otherwise it's just a random block you have other way,

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Speaker 1: You need bookends because if you don't have bookends, you

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Speaker 2: The creative director explained that the closing ceremony was created

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Speaker 1: That will remain in everyone's heart. A spectacle where Italy

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Speaker 2: Let's look back at the games, starting with Team USA. USA.

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Speaker 1: you know, that's France, Switzerland, those are America's allies. Team USA.

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Speaker 1: So that's thirty three. Team USA won medals in eleven

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Speaker 2: We're all noticing that, and I think it's also maybe

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Speaker 1: I think it's a big comment on that. Definitely, definitely

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Speaker 1: Yes. At forty one years old, Myers Taylor became the

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Speaker 1: You know what, You're so right, and might I just

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Speaker 2: Thank you, and on that note, follow two guys five

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Speaker 1: We and everyone to sing you know We're done.

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Speaker 2: No, We're no, we don't We're not singing the song.