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Hi, everybody, and welcome to maintenance phase, where you get a lawsuit.
You get a lawsuit.
Everybody gets a lawsuit.
That's very good, Aubrey.
Thank you also for not doing the voice long term choice.
Uh, you are Michael Hobbs.
You are Aubrey Gordon.
And today, Michael, we are taking up the thrilling conclusion of our story about Oprah v.
The cattleman's association.
Is that right?
Oprah versus beef?
Guess so.
Where are we diving in?
Well, why don't you do a little.
Previously on Aubrey.
Because it hasn't been that long for us, but for listeners, it's been two weeks.
So when last we left Oprah, she had aired an episode about mad cow disease, and she had said things like, this has freaked me out enough that I'm not gonna eat another burger again.
And these cattle ranchers argued that this took a.
This led to a massive hit in their sales.
Yes.