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Chuck Bryant
That’s how you know I’m in the [inaudible].
Josh Clark
That’s – that’s his voice right there, Coolio.
Chuck Bryant
Uh-huh. This is double good luck.
Josh Clark
Okay. Well, good. Then this should probably be a pretty good podcast.
Chuck Bryant
Which means we are doomed.
Josh Clark
Yes.
Chuck Bryant
Josh, before we get going, can I just mention a little TV show coming up?
Josh Clark
The Road to Punkin Chunkin and Punkin Chunkin itself?
Chuck Bryant
Naturally.
Josh Clark
Yeah.
Chuck Bryant
Yeah. And that, Josh, is Thanksgiving night. If you’re bored after your turkey on the Science Channel at 8:00 p.m. -
Josh Clark
Uh-huh. Starting at 8:00 – 8:00 eastern time, right?
Chuck Bryant
Yeah. So insert clever intro.
Josh Clark
Chuck, have you ever been a hostage?
Chuck Bryant
No.
Josh Clark
Nor have I.
Chuck Bryant
I would remember that, I think.
Josh Clark
I’ll bet you would.
Chuck Bryant
Yeah.
Josh Clark
Have you ever seen Inside Man?
Chuck Bryant
No. Is that – which one was that?
Josh Clark
Denzel.
Chuck Bryant
No. I didn’t see that.
Josh Clark
Clive Owen.
Chuck Bryant
I wanted to.
Josh Clark
Dude, that is -
Chuck Bryant
Is it?
Josh Clark
In my opinion. I haven’t seen Dog Day Afternoon, but I think it’s the greatest hostage movie ever made.
Chuck Bryant
You haven’t seen Dog Day Afternoon?
Josh Clark
No, Chuck. I’m not 70 like you.
Chuck Bryant
Oh, I forgot that they burned all the copies in 1985 when you were born.
Josh Clark
In the great fire started by Al Pacino.
Chuck Bryant
Dog Day Afternoon was gold. You should check it out even though it’s -
Josh Clark
I will check it out.
Chuck Bryant
- you know a hundred-year-old movie.
Josh Clark
No. I’m sure it’s good. That was Pacino at his prime.
Chuck Bryant
Sure.
Josh Clark
Yeah. Before he just went absolutely nuts.
Chuck Bryant
Yeah.
Josh Clark
Well, okay, neither one of us has been a hostage.
Chuck Bryant
Or seen each other’s movies.
Josh Clark
Right. But – no, we both have seen War Games.
Chuck Bryant
Oh, yeah, true.
Josh Clark
But I can imagine that if either one of us were a hostage, there would be a hostage negotiator outside.
Chuck Bryant
Right. I – I would be dead pretty soon, I think, if I were a hostage.
Josh Clark
A pizza delivery person could have delivered that – that segue better than me.
Chuck Bryant
Yeah.
Josh Clark
Yeah.
Chuck Bryant
In 30 minutes or less.
Josh Clark
Yeah.
Chuck Bryant
So yeah, Josh, let’s talk about hostage negotiation. I can’t say that word.
Josh Clark
Negotiations.
Chuck Bryant
Negotiations.
Josh Clark
Yes, Chuck, let’s.
Chuck Bryant
It is – there’s a few things going on. Usually, the hostage-taker is – wants something.
Josh Clark
They want money or they want to free their brothers that are political prisoners or they want safe passage or something like t
hat.
Chuck Bryant
Right. Or they want some country to stop some policy it has.
Josh Clark
Sure. Sure.
Chuck Bryant
And usually, the target of the hostage-taker is not the hostage, but some other third party.