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Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha. Welcome to stephone. Never

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Speaker 1: told your production of I Heart Radio. It is Thursday,

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Speaker 1: which means it is time for another happy hour, happy hour,

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Speaker 1: or maybe another unhappy hour because he's unhappy hour. Here

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Speaker 1: we go. I took this idea that was supposed to

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Speaker 1: be a very uplifting, relaxing space and was like, let

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Speaker 1: me vent do you you know what happy hours to me?

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Speaker 1: Like I told you, my friend and I used to

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Speaker 1: do the bitch and wine session because it would be

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Speaker 1: us having wine and just talking about whatever has gone

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Speaker 1: wrong that week or that month. That's the thing happy

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Speaker 1: hours or four whatever it needs to be. I think

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Speaker 1: that's true. I think it. There is happiness to be

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Speaker 1: found in camaraderie and relaxing with someone that you feel

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Speaker 1: comfortable with and talking about whatever is on your mind. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: I'm just happy to be in your presence too. What

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Speaker 1: bemoan whatever happened or celebrate what might have happened. Yes,

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Speaker 1: well today we're doing a lot of bemoaning. Yes, let's go,

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Speaker 1: and as always, drink responsibility if you so choose. If

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Speaker 1: you are looking to drink something non alcoholic, we support

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Speaker 1: whatever you want to do. To relax and wind down

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Speaker 1: with us in these happy hours, even if that is

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Speaker 1: just sitting down, taking your breath and hopefully I don't know,

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Speaker 1: I don't know if participating is correct, but commiserating and

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Speaker 1: feeling that type of camaraderie. There you go. Yeah, So

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Speaker 1: what are you sitting on, Samantha. I am actually doing

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Speaker 1: a hard Selser today, and I'm keeping it real low

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Speaker 1: key with the truly mm hmmm, I think that's the

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Speaker 1: That's the original hard Seltzer, right, is it? White Claw? Truly?

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Speaker 1: White Claw is probably the original. I have no idea,

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Speaker 1: but I'm keeping as simple because I've also run out

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Speaker 1: some things coming up and I'm saving those for us

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Speaker 1: to feature these different beverages. So right now, being is

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Speaker 1: it the word basic when it comes to brand Seltzer's,

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Speaker 1: I mean that that actually could be. We could unpack

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Speaker 1: who it's been used against why, And you know, because

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Speaker 1: Seltzers are popular, I feel like a lot of things

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Speaker 1: like that that get popular but are associated with women

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Speaker 1: do get branded as this like almost worthless or embarrassing

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Speaker 1: Monday Night Brewery is offering free twelve pack Seltzers that

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Speaker 1: they have made for those who are vaccinated through the

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Speaker 1: month of April. So if you're in Atlanta, coming through

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Speaker 1: Atlanta and you have a vaccination card through April, they're

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Speaker 1: offering this is not sponsored, and they probably wouldn't love

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Speaker 1: if you do come through Atlanta, apparently they're offering a

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Speaker 1: twelve pack of their salts are hard Selzer, which are delicious,

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Speaker 1: are called nar waters, very adorable, and they're offering it

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Speaker 1: for free, So kudos. Hey, I get my second shot

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Speaker 1: next Wednesday. So not only can you go grab yourself

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Speaker 1: And what was the other thing I heard? Oh? Sam

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Speaker 1: Adams is also doing beer? Are they? Okay? I'm not

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Speaker 1: I am drinking what I call a quagone gin and tonic,

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Speaker 1: which is the gin and tonic with lemon and cranberry

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Speaker 1: prequels and the upcoming Disney show with Obi Wan Kenobi.

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Speaker 1: But I was very proud. I was also very confused,

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Speaker 1: Samantha or listeners, but to me, there is because, especially

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Speaker 1: And we've talked about that, and there are some things

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Speaker 1: as always have been amazing and supportive. You continue to be.

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Speaker 1: I can't thank you enough for that. So this isn't

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Speaker 1: But there are times when I share, like my love

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