God's "Green" Earth

On this episode of ‘Grab A Glass’, DT discusses finding humor in discomfort and examines humans' irrational arrogance amongst Earth's elements.

Episode Transcript

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Before we start the episode, Iwant to acknowledge that I'm aware of the
fact that when a national tragic newsstory hits a bulk of most of the
listen to popular and highly rated podcaststhrive by making salacious, outlandish, insensitive,
and opinion based statements that bring aboutmassive headlines. It's how they thrive,

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it's how they make their money,and let's be honest, human beings
like Messy, it's a decent businessmodel. So those are the shows and
people who will get the numbers.But I also want to acknowledge the fact
that I know a show like mineGrab a Glass, while small yet mighty
in comparison to those giants, issuccessful without having to go that route to

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catch your attention. We can addressthese topics without mocking those that have perished,
while still being honest and providing athought provoking perspective. So closing,
yes, we are going to discussthe submersible implosion, the hypocrisy surrounding the
media coverage, and all that I'mgoing to discuss, but we're what we're

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not going to do is dogpile anyof the people who have passed just for
listens, downloads, or views.However, However, we are going to
keep it a buck like we didlast week and the weeks before that,

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and the ambieous Inn' gonna keep itblots on the line. So cla,

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all right, vibes are right,I'm ben is right. This is a
bottle of twenty nineteen Shay Vineyard peanutnoir from the prestigious pen or Ash wine
sellers in Newberg, Oregon. Ihave an event there today. I've talked
about pen or Ash plenty of times. Female winemaker, female associate, wine
maker, female founder, amazing place. If you come to Oregon and visit

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me, that's a must stop amussy. This particular bottle will run you
about eighty dollars. Let me fixmy microphone DT on the microphone, let
me fix this. This bottle willrun you about eighty dollars. It's got
notes of oak and tobacco the nose, a little bit of plum, maybe

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some berries raspberry. Maybe it's sweet, but not like in a too sweet
sort of level for a peanut noir, nothing like overly sweet. It's got
a little bit of tea leaf init, maybe a little bit of peppery.
It's so good. Pen or Ashis known for Peanut Noir. They
do it in such a fantastic way. Again, if you ever come to

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Oregon to visit me, this isa place we gotta go. We gotta
go here. What's it really tastelike, though, DT It tastes like,
Okay, you're at a party andit's everything's perfect, music's perfect,
whether it's perfect, everything's great,and you're having such a good time that
you're just hoping that the host won'tend it. It won't tell people it's

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time to go, like this isthe type of party that will go late
into that night. You might evenend up sleeping there, depending on how
it goes. That's what this tasteslike to me. This is another episode
of a podcast called Grab a Glassesby Yours Truly David Times Better than Da

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Matt Boys Best also known as theOne Only Big Broccolini Put Your Muscles in
the Sky episode on hundred sixty six. Thank you, thank you, thank
you for joining me again. I'vehad an excellent week, a great week
coming off the vacation. So Ifelt fresh, I felt refreshed, I
felt fantastic, and the week wentwell. Hopefully yours did two. Hopefully

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you're healthy and wealthy and all thethings that you want to do are coming
to fruition or you're working hard tomake sure that they do. Got a
great episode for you today. I'mnot gonna lie to you. It's gonna
be a great, great episode.But before we get into that and all
that we have to discuss, Iwant to make sure that everybody has what
they need so that this episode ofGrab a Glass, one of sixty six

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is the best one yet. SoNumber one, you're gonna find something that
you love to drink. You're gonnagrab a glass and you're gonna fill that
glass up. It doesn't have tobe wine, doesn't have to be this
beautiful twenty nineteen shaping your Peanut warfrom pen or ash. It could be
anything that you'd like to drink.But I want you to sip it.
It keeps you present, makes youfeel good. I want you to do
that. Number two, this isa smoke friendly podcast that means that you
can smoke weed while you listen tothis. It'll open your mind, it'll

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make you laugh more, it justmakes everything better in my opinion. And
then number three, Okay, numberthree, this is probably the most important.
Make sure you're drinking some water duringthis podcast, grab a glasses.
Maybe the one time where some ofyou guys focus on your hydration. So
let's just make sure that that's clear, any type of water that makes sense
for you. If everybody has whatwe need, we're gonna take a break.

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I'm gonna pay some bill, well, advertisers are gonna pay to be
in the slot, and then we'llbe back to talk. Have y'all been
keeping up with your workout habits,your gym habits. You've been going,
I've been going, I've been trying. I just switched gyms, though,
which has been a change for me, because I liked my old gym.
I loved my old gym. Actually, as a matter of fact, it

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was bougie in all the right ways. I knew the people there decently well
that ran it. I definitely knewwhich treadmill was mine. You know,
I don't have to use different treadmills. I want to use the one treadmill
that that's mine. That's mine.Everybody knows at that time slot that's the
dude and the black clothes, that'shis shit. I knew what members would
show up during my time, youknow, like, okay, I got

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this bench for about fifteen minutes beforethe white boy in the cut off hoodie
get here. And when he gethere, he liked this bench too,
So I'm gonna make sure it's niceand cleaning for him and shit like that.
You know, we got a rapportgoing on. I know when the
girl who's perfume takes over the wholefucking jim. I don't know what she
got on. That must be Chanellenumber something, because it takes over the
whole gem. I know when shegets here. She gets here right around

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the time that I'm cooling down orwiping down my last piece of equipment.
And if I'm there past a certaintime, either she's early or I'm late,
whatever the case may be. ButI know when she's coming in.
You feel me. I knew mygem. Now I've switched to one of
those more mainstream gems out of convenience, because you know, it's just closer

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to the house, the new house, and it's got me a little bit
discombobulated a little bit. Let metell you this happened all in the same
day, I promise it did.First Off, I get just about to
the halfway point in my drive andI realized I left my air pods.
Rookie fucking move. I know,I know, and it's been such a

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long time. I've had such along streak of never forgetting something going to
the gym that I even I wasshocked. But a nigga like me,
you see, I can't. Ican't let that bug me because if I
turn around, I'm not going backto the gym. I ain't going back.
If I turn around, I'm notgoing back. So I said,
cool, fuck it, I'll beokay. One one workout, one time

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without air pods ain't a big deal. I'll make it through. I can
make it through or workout without airpods. You know, I'm trying to
convince myself. I ain't soft likeyou know what. It's gonna be a
little uncomfortable for this for this time, but it's okay. I'll be fine.
I don't need a pacifier for meto get or work out and then
get out. But as I'm walkingup to the door of again this more

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mainstream, popular gym, I canalready hear the music and I swear,
I promise you. It was atechno version of let Me Love You by
Mario, not sung by Mario aboutcanceled my membership on the spot. I
promise you, my nigga. Ialmost walked in and said, you know

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what, I would like to cancel. It was almost the fucking end of
the gym. Baby, you justdon't get it. Do you enjoy being
hurt with the I'm like, no, I can't. I can't fucking do
this. But I'm okay with beinguncomfortable. I'm trying to push myself.

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Okay, so this song is probablyonly gonna last, you know, about
two more minutes. I can makeit through. So I walk in.
I hop on the treadmill. Firstoff, I went to the water fill
station and it isn't one of theautomatic ones. It looks like one of
the automatic ones where you could justput your water bottle up under and it'll
fill. You actually have to pusha button. Even that was like,
okay, this is We're not inKansas no more. This is something different.

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But I hop on a treadmill andthey got all these TVs on.
It's like about forty TV's in there. I'm like, okay, cool,
that's not a big deal. Likerows of TVs. My old gym didn't
have that. You see, itwas about the work not about Stephen A.
Smith and CNN Morning anchors. ButI ain't tripping. It's cool.
I'll look at it. I don'thave my AirPods anyway, so I need

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something maybe to just you know,keep an eye on while I'm warming up.
But then I noticed on a lotof the TVs that got the cooking
channel on bro why it's five o'clockin the morning. I barely made it
in this motherfucker, and y'all showingMexican Asian fusion. I'm hungry as shit.

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I don't need to see this.They showing them cook it, they
showing them serving it to people whoI promise are eating it like like it's
the most delicious, delectable darling mealthat they've ever had. I went up
to complain. I went up tocomplain the fuck that, the fuck that
because I got the premium subscription inhere. Okay, I'm a v pe

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in this little planet fitness we in. I want these TVs to be showing
either wtt W or tybo Okay,Arthur or Billy Blanks. Ain't knowing between
those? Are your choices? Changethis shit. I'm not trying to see
somebody eat taco noodles while I'm tryingto get my workout in. It's hilarious

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that all this happened on the sameday. What the universe will do when
it's time for you to make achange, Like a new gym, You
gotta find comedy in this discomfort andadjust to make it work. This airs
on Sunday. I will be makingit back on Monday, regardless of it,
because I just don't have choice.The gym's necessary. But I know
one thing. I know one thingfor sure. I might have to buy

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an extra pair of air pods andleave them locked in my car because I
cannot hear another kid's bought version ofan R and B song walking in there.
I can't. I will send itup in that gym. Now,
now that I've hopefully made you laugha little bit at my pain and we've
giggled and sniggled together, kids,Bob, let's get to the other ship

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that we need to discuss, themore serious shit. Let's make sure to
acknowledge this point first. It isa sad point, a true point in
the realist point out there in thisworld today, whether we like it or
not, whether we like this shitor not, Money talks it's a hilarious
Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen movie,yes, but it's also an incredibly sad

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truth the humans beings face. Wherethere is money, there's attension, resources,
care and action. Is that fairin plain language? Fuck? No?
Is it factual in plain language?Fuck? Yes? So are we

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supposed to be surprised that a migrantand refugee boat carrying seven hundred people capsizing
off the coast of Greece with masscasualties gets less attention, resources, care
and action than one submersible carrying fivepeople with more money than perhaps everyone that
listens to this combined, and maybemore than any money that anybody had on

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that other boat with seven hundred people. No, No, we should not
be surprised. Money talks, whichmeans that while all people were created equal,
all people are not treated equally.That ain't how it goes. Unfortunately,
my friends, people hoping and prayingto find a better life, fleeing

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from horribly unspeakable situations for their familiesand themselves are not viewed from a humanitarian
level, especially not on media channels. They're faceless, they're nameless, and
frankly, they're not good television.I disagree with that. I do,
but that's just the truth. Afew rich dudes going into the bottom of

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the ocean to see a pop culturephenomenon that they made a massive movie about
with a fucking soundtrack that was incredible. Shout out to Lean Dion. That
type of shit makes good TV,which means higher ratings, more AD dollars
and boom. Let's clap it up. Money talks, it talks. It's
just the truth. Be clear.I'm praying for all of these people,

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everybody involved in both situations, allof them. I hope as many lives
as possible can be saved. Butwe know the Ocean Gate titan submersible has
been reported to have an implosion thatkilled the pilot and the four passengers near
their destination the Titanic shipwreck. Andas I previewed in the beginning before the

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episode even started, I'm not hereto dogpile on them. I'm not.
I'm not here to make fun ofthem. I'm not here to poke fun
at their wealth or poke at theirwealth at all. I don't know anybody's
net worth or anything like that.I'm not here to downplay the company's practices,
that etc. That's not what I'mhere for. What I do want
to do, though, is aska question or two. I guess maybe

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of my beloved audience, you allabout our planet, and ask who the
fuck do we think we are init? Because I've heard plenty of interviews
about the goodness of these type oftrips, these excursions, because while a
billionaire or someone close to that wealthis the main target of the expeditions such

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as this, it allows us scientistslike a marine bog biologist excuse me,
a biologist, to tag along,and it allows us to learn more about
just our planet in general. Whereverthey're headed. Our species wants to know
everything that we can think of.I say, on paper, that's that's

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cool. I say on paper,that makes sense. But how far are
we willing to take this curiosity withoutacknowledging the power of this planet and the
creator, it's creator, and thepower that it has Whoever you think that
creator is, or if you eventhink there's one, or we're not going
to acknowledge the power in the sheermass unbelievableness of this shit. I don't

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personally think we have enough healthy fearof the unknown. There really are people
who believe that there is nothing onthis planet, nothing that cannot be explored,
dissected, or conquered to that,in my humble opinion, I'm just
a podcaster, I say that's bullshit. I think we're arrogant as hell.

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I think we're truly insanely, uniquelyarrogant. We're an arrogant species. People
are laughing at all types of peoplewho are giving their uneducated opinions. People
are laughing at Rick Ross, forexample, because he said he wouldn't go
deeper than where the whales swim.But I say he's onto something. And

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this is not my biased opinion becausey'all know he's my favorite celebrity, my
flyest rapper on my list, butbecause I think that that seems logical to
me. Don't they say dolphins areextremely intelligent animals. Have they built FaceTime
and the printing press and the microwaveand all that other bullshit? No they
have not, But aren't they reveredas highly intelligent? I wonder if any

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of them, being native to theactual fucking ocean, have ever thought,
let's go as deep as we possiblycan go see what's down there? Why
not? In all seriousness, Iknow this sounds funny, in all seriousness,
or if the richest dolphin that youcan think of, which we know
that means nothing because they're probably smartenough not to have created this hierarchical system

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based on paper and non naturally assigned, made up currency. I want to
if the richest dolphin has ever beenlike, let's go to the top of
the birch Khalipha and Dubai. Iwant to go. Let's let's just see
it. Let's go. Let's gosomewhere completely unnatural to us, the actual
end of the earth, and seewhat's down there. It seems to me

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that other species have a skepticism,a healthy fear of the elements of our
beautiful planet. This planet is beautiful, but it's some shit that perhaps we
just shouldn't fuck with. It ain'tmeant for us to see, it ain't
meant for us to view, andain't meant for us to tinker with,
which is what has led people thisweek to say, what on God's Green

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Earth were these five people thinking?You want to know how arrogant human beings
are? I don't know what theinception of that term is. God's green
Earth end quote, God's green Earth. I try to look it up.
I couldn't find it. I couldn'tfind what the inception was. But that's

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not a factual statement, right,isn't seventy percent of the earth covered by
the ocean? We just don't givea fuck. Would just name some shit
based on anything. It ain't God'sgreen Earth. Maybe it should be God's
blue Earth because of the ocean,I don't know, or if we believe
that much of that ocean doesn't evensee light, shouldn't it be God's black

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Earth. We know they would nevercall it that. They're not gonna put
They're not gonna call it God's blackEarth. We know that. I know
that we want to know more aboutthat seventy percent, which is why it's
been continuous that they're sending people downthere, because again, a billionaire wants
to go down, that means amarine biologist gets to go down. But

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if it wasn't designed for humans tosee, perhaps we need to accept that
fact. And maybe maybe as wewatch the coverage of the submersible carrying five
people, some who were extremely wealthy, and don't see coverage of a boat
carrying seven hundred people, of whichperhaps none were wealthy, we accept the

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fact that maybe God's Green Earth isa term that refers to the fact that
money rules the world. Green greenmoney that talks bouquet of blessings and flash
it only after the break. Okay, on a bouquet of blessings. I
got some flowers to give out twentytwenty three. I'm giving out flowers all
year. I'm giving flowers to aperson, group, or entity for some

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of the dopest fuck we call thatbouquet of blessings. Here and grab a
glass. It's back again this week. And I think I've done this before,
but I'm gonna do it again.I'm gonna do it again. I'm
giving flowers to the customer service representativesthat take their jobs seriously and actually work
to help you solve the issue athand. Vera's just kicking the can down

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the road and sending you to anotherdepartment that's gonna send you to another department
that's gonna send you over somewhere else. We moved recently, and there's all
sorts of shit that we gotta changeand fixing. We need to add this
over here, and a lot ofthat has to do with, you know,
changing accounts around and what have you. And BOYD the discrepancy of the

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great experiences that we've had and thehorrid experiences that we've had is unbelievable.
But to those people, Dan,you know who you are. I know
I told you to listen to thepod. Dan, you man, what
a very complex situation that you man. You took it upon yourself to give
me the greatest service that I've probablyever had. And to people like you,

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Dan, much much love, muchmuch love. And I don't know
how much y'all get paid and allthe other shit, But in my survey,
I said, give Dan a race, give Dan a give Dan unlimited
vacation and a raise. You hearme, Here go your flowers? Okay,
on a fly shit only, flyshit only. It's a segment of

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this podcast report you on game tothe music, cinema, books, ander
miscellaneous parts of the culture. I'menjoying it at the moment. I know,
y'all, y'all one of y'all.Yeah, it's been a while since
we talked about a book. I'mreading a number of books right now,
and I'll have plenty of reviews inthe next few weeks, months, perhaps
even so don't worry, just sittight. I got y'all but let's talk
music real quick. Chris Brown hasa new singing out called Summer Too Hot,

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Summer anthem for me. You shouldpush play on it, and I
know he wilding. Apparently he putdon't ever put don't ever put your motherfucking
hands on Usher, not Usher Raymond, you don't put your hands on I
don't know if that's true or not, but if he did, boy,
you'll ever put your hands on Usher. But this song is flying on,
ain't gonna lie. Push play again. It's called Summer Too Hot by Chris
Brown. Speaking of Ustra, hefinally is on the official remix with Money

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Long. It's called Hours and Hours. Just push play and and and and
just push play and listen and thentell me how you could ever put your
hands on Usher Raymond ever in yourlife. Young Thug has a new album
out while he's behind bars. It'scalled Business is Business, It's Fire,

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It's fire. Push play. Hopefullyyou know his situation gets figured out again
if that's what what's meant to beAnd if you know that's I guess fair
and just so he can go ontour because I need I need to see
it. I need to see thislive. I do I do. I
need to see it live. Andif if I can't see it live,
maybe he can do a live streamfrom the yard. I don't know.

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I don't know. I'm not tryingto laugh, but you know, maybe
whatever you gotta do, if hecould put an album out from behind bars,
I think we can set up aconcert or something like that. Push
play again. It's called business isBusiness is fantastic. Last, but not
least, my throwback of the weekis actually not music. I restarted Power
the show on Star. Season onecame out in twenty fourteen. The season

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one is so damn good. Iknow. Towards the end we started to
feel like, Okay, they're pushingthis and now there's PowerBook six and Tarik
and Caning and them going at andall the other shit. I know that.
But season one fire Angel La Valdezand them fire, push play,
go back to it. I promiseyou you'll be happy about that. And
that concludes another episode of a podcastcalled grabic Glasses by yours truly David Thomas

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better than as DTIZZL, but alsoknown as the one and only Big Broccolini.
Get this podcast. Thank you forjoining me for episode one sixty six.
You know, you know, youknow where I'm gonna be at.
You know where I'm gonna be atFridays. You know where I'm gonna be

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at Sunday. You know where I'mgonna be at and all the days in
between. You know. You cancatch me on social media at Everybody Knows
DT or at grabic Glass, dependingon what platforms you support me on.
I want us to regain as aspecies, this healthy skepticism, a healthy
fear of the power of our creatorand what they've created. I think it

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will be more helpful to our survival. And I want us to acknowledge the
fact that money talks sad as itis and fight against that. Because seven
hundred people that get capsized outside ofgrease on a boat should not take a
backseat to five people in a submersiblejust because a couple of them are billionaires.

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That's bullshit. We gotta fight that. It's a fact. We need
to acknowledge it as such and thenfight against it. I hope that you
have an excellent week. Hopefully youenjoyed the show. If you did,
you listen on Spotify or Apple,leave me a review, hit the like
button when you see me post themshit, that'd be helpful to share it.
Tell a friend to tell a friend. But you know we'll talk next

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week, episode one sixty seven,like we always do. Much love to
the creators, no matter your flavor. May God forever be in our favor
YO. Cheers everybody, Thanks forlistening.