welcome, everybody. eric, you once guest hosted the show, more than once. so you get to go first. let's talk about the last 30 years of media. what's been the biggest change in the media world in the 30 years this program has been on the air? >> i want to talk about it from my point of view as a person of color. i wrote a book called "race baiter" that talked how media uses prejudice and stereotypes to make money. one of the things we have seen is that's become much more obvious. there's been much fewer code words used. we see people like tucker carlson talking about the great replacement theory. we see this dis debate about critical race theory. so i've talked about how media outlets use this to fuel their ratings and success and how