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Well, Casey, have you heard the exciting news this week?
Which news, Kevin?
The Golden Globes are adding a podcast category.
I did not hear that.
Yeah, that just came out.
So yet another award we're not going to win.
Well, I don't know about that, because if I know one thing about the Golden Globes,
it's that until very recently, it seems like you could just bribe them directly to win.
I don't know if that's still true, but we should look into it.
Yeah, what does it cost to win a Golden Globe these days?
I don't know, a few hundred dollars?
Checks in the mail.