The DuPont Company, makers of better things for better living through chemistry, presents Brian Donlevy on the Cavalcade of America. And here's our star, Mr. Donlevy. Good evening. Our play tonight is called Joe Palmer's Beard. Now, that's an unusual title, and the story behind the title is even more strange. It goes like this. Joe Palmer's Beard.  The fashion started in 1860 when a little girl wrote to Abraham Lincoln and President-Elect and suggested that Lincoln grow whiskers to gain dignity. But before Lincoln, or nearly two centuries before Lincoln, beards had been shunned by all sane, upright, decent, respectable folks here in the broth. People felt strongly against beards, with one notable exception. A citizen of Fitchburg in Massachusetts named Joseph Palmer. Our scene, then, is a farmhouse near Fitchburg. It's long toward us to the warm June day in the year 1830, the heart of the fearless era. Nancy Palmer, farmwife, is preparing supper, while Zed Lawson, the hired man, washes up at a pump outside the kitchen door. Goodness, yes. One of these days you're going to drown yourself under that pump? Hot day, ma'am. Very hot day. Well, come on in. Get a clean towel. Thank you, Miss Palmer. You've been over the age, sir. What doors open? Hence, team single swore all plain lately. Looks like Joe Palmer's own hinges set against him, too.  Oh, I know. It's his bid and it's his business. I'm not one myself to tell anybody what to do with it. Oh, dear. That again. Who's been making fun of him now? Can't a matter of making fun anymore, ma'am. Of course, I wouldn't be bothering you about it, but somehow it's getting ugly lately. Slow over, Zed. It has before. Yeah, maybe. I'd say you were right. It was just the neighbors and respectable people around here, but there's folks in this town ain't so particular how they express themselves. Young fellas, hoodlums they are. They're the ones that have gotten me worried, ma'am. I wouldn't put it past them to do something violent. Well, I guess the sheriff could handle anything like that. Sheriff? Yes. Like it's not he'd be running along behind them, making them on. I tell you, ma'am, I hate to say it, but I look for trouble. Well, don't look for trouble, Zed. Remember the saying, he that looks for, finds it. He's in trouble. Here's the young man who'll be in for some of it. He hasn't a good excuse. Thomas, you know what time it is. Yes, ma'am. I'm a little late. A little late? Thomas, you've been in a fight. Yes, ma'am. But it wasn't my fault. It was Old Bull Wilson. Who's Bull Wilson? As Old Man is Sheriff. But what did he do to you? Well, same thing all the kids do all the time. They make fun of pop. Call them Holy Moses. In time they see me, they start yelling, Holy Moses, Old Red Goat, Holy Moses, Old Red Goat. And I ain't gonna listen to it any longer. They can keep their school. I'm gonna stay home and help pop in the form. Dear, we'll see what your father has to say about that. After supper. Zed, ring the supper bell. All right. Nancy, any woman who can cook like that and look as pretty as a picture, too. Why, she's wasting her talents around Pittsburgh. Oh, Joe. Yes, sir. She ought to be married to the President of the United States and sitting in the White House instead of Joe Palmer's parlor. Hmm. According to what I hear, Andy Jackson has the wife. Oh, I know you, Mr. Palmer. You're just campaigning for more cherry pie. Ah, sweet ambrosia. Succulent fruit of the sun-kissed Massachusetts Hills. Occasionally sun-kissed, that is. Uh, Tommy. Yes, sir? You know, I'll bet if we played our cards right, we might. Mike, mind you, we might have us another pie tomorrow night.  I've been a whole day chopping, Pop. I might as well. I won't be going to school anymore. You won't be doing what? Going to school. Please don't make me pop. I'd rather stay home and help you on the farm. I'm old enough now, as far as learning goes. You can teach me more than I can anyway. Well, that I won't deny, but it's beside the point. Now, uh, what are you running away from, son? You must be blind to ask that question, Joseph, and death. And I'm not running away, Pop. At least, I didn't a day. I hit Bull Wilson's spang in the eye, and he's bigger than I am. Bull Wilson? Oh, would that be the sheriff's loverly son? That's why we call him Bull. I see. And has he been bullying you? Well, you know how fellas are once they get an idea. They can't leave me alone.  It's got me crazy, Pop. Please, please don't make me go back anymore. Tommy, I'm sorry you've had to take the brunt of this. I didn't realize how far the thing had gone. You know, there are some people, a lot of people, that just can't stand anybody else that's different from them.   Oh, Joe, do you mean it? Gosh, Pop, you look funny. Yeah, maybe so. Now we've had enough of this serious conclave. How about a little music, man? What would you like, Joseph? The best hymn of them all. Behold, the Christian warrior stands. All right. Listen to them.  I'm going to go get me my shot. No, Joseph, please, come back. Now we'll see. Joseph, don't go out there. Joseph! Where are you? You're some of the earth. Show yourself. Come out into the light, James. The darkness, college, scoundrels, murderers. Joseph, don't! Give me that gun! Be quiet, woman, or fire in the air. Well, they've gone.  Joe, Tommy's hands are burned. Badly burned. All right. That settles it, Nancy. They can't force me. I will not submit to force. From now on, it's a matter of principle. I'm going to fight them, Nancy. Fight them every way I can. A few evenings later, Joseph Palmer receives a visit from a delegation of town notables. There's Elder Trast, the chief bestryman, Elder Williams, the local physician, and Elder Wilson, who's also high sheriff Wilson. Well, well, gentlemen, come right in. Hey, Palmer. I declare church and state. Hello, Joe. Hi, Dr. Williams, too. How are your boys' hands? Better, doctor, much better. Thanks to your expert ministry. Well, will you take chairs, gentlemen? Thank you, brother Palmer. Now, to what fortunate circumstance do I owe this solemn visitation? Brother Palmer, we have come. In fact, we have been sent officially. Mind you, sir, officially. We have been sent to wrestle with your pride, sir. The angel of the Lord wrestled with David. It was Jacob, I believe, Elder Trask. But no matter, they were both bearded men. Now, look here, brother Palmer. There's no call for sarcasm. We've come here upon a peaceful mission, sir, as the chosen representatives of this community. I may say the mission is distasteful to me, Palmer. Thank you, doctor. That's a minute. Oh. All right, Sheriff and gentlemen, what's on your mind? Well, it's your beard, man. Your confounded heathen beard. Now, you'll have to get rid of it. Why? Why? Because it's indecent. It's immoral. It's savers of Satan brother and the sign of the goat. It's un-Christian. Brother Trask, have you read the Bible? Why, of course. Have you read Leviticus, brother? Actually, I... Have you read Leviticus chapter 19 verse 27? I've read all of the Bible many times, sir. Many times. All right. What does it say in Leviticus 19, 27? Well, I... I'll tell you. In so many words, it says, ye shall not round the corners of your head. Neither shall thou mar the corners of thy beard. I follow that commandment, brother Trask. And I enjoy so doing. Vanity, brother Vanity? No, elder, just whiskers. Same as David wore in Solomon. And Socrates, the wisest of the Greeks. Yeah, don't forget what happened to Socrates, Palmer. They gave him poison to drink in the end. They always do, you know, one way or another. Well, I'll keep the beard and drain the hemlock cup if necessary, doctor. But as for your department, sheriff, I doubt there's a word in the Constitution that these United States are in the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that says I have to scrape my jaws with cold steel once a day. And that's the end of it. Oh, no, that is not the end of it, Palmer, not at all. Our instructions were to ask you peacefully to conform to the customs of a Christian community. And if you refuse, we are instructed to take other steps. What other steps? That, sir, a meeting has been called for Tuesday next at the town hall. And at that meeting, I intend to propose that henceforth no citizen of this community will know you, sir. Nor will he buy the produce of your farm. No. Nor will he sell you his goods. Nor will he deal with you in any wise. And I think I can promise you that my proposition will be passed unanimously. Not if I'm there or it won't be. He won't be admitted, Palmer. And if you attempt to enter fear, then 20 men will buy your way. Once this meeting has begun, sir, the doors will be locked against you. It has been decided once and for all.  Well, I will see you. You and the sheriff go ahead, Elder. I'd like to make one more try with Palmer here. One more wrestle. If he changes his mind, this will be apparent on Tuesday next. Good night. Who's the Socrates?   Trask is smart and mean. Both of them have power, my friend, and folks will follow their lead. Well, let them do their work. Now, see here, Joe Palmer, get down off your high horse.   Three days ago, doctor, no difference, except I rather liked it. Now, all the difference in the world, they've made the difference. They'll do you and Joe. This town is ripe for a scapegoat, and you will be elected. They're children, just children, and they need someone to throw stones at. Haven't I wiped their noses for 20 years? How long do you think a doctor could last in this town if he didn't conform to its childish prejudices? It's about 20 minutes. I'm not good at conforming, Jonathan. Once principle is part of it.  In this world, Joe, you simply got to conform or go under. This world, this world. The only world I know about, Joe. But don't tell Elder Trask I said so. Looks to me like you're the heathen in his crowd, doctor. Well, maybe, maybe. But I don't go flaunting my private opinions around like a hairy banner. I conform, serve on the town board, shut up and collect my fees sometimes. Well, that's your way, maybe it's good for you. But my way is different, and I can't help that difference. I'll say my say at that meeting, doctor, if I have to pull down the town hall to get in. Joe Palmer, victim of unreasoning prejudice, persecuted for wearing a beard, lays plans to set his case before his fellow citizens. Assembled now in solemn conclave at the town hall. Well, Jed, here we are. Not a late-accordant schedule. Seems they've opened the meeting with a song sort of getting warmed up to do the dirty work. What are you going to do, Joe? Yep, lock and barred. Demand the rights, of course. Did you bring up that log as I asked you to? That's right there, be the carriage head. Put her in there after dark yesterday. Well, drag her over here at the door. All right. The tie that binds. Open in the name of the Lord God, Jehovah, and the Constitution of the United States. Hell, guess we got to do it, Jed. Got a good hold of her? I got her. Well, we got to bust that door open in one smash, Jed, or we'll look mighty foolish. All set? All set. Let her go. Yes, here I am and here I stay. I'm God's angry man. I stand before you here in search of justice. Not all of you here believe in what you're doing. That can't be true. Well, now, I want you to sing again. All you who know me and all who know my ways and all who wish no evil to a peaceful man sing. Sing with me. Sing, behold, the Christian warrior stands. Hold on, man. Hold on, Joe Palmer. You can't do this.  Come on, all of you. Help me put him out. Stand back, Wilson. Stand back. You're hithin' a robin'. That does it, Palmer. You're under arrest. Yes, you'll be good. You're under arrest. Hell's about time you arrested somebody, Sheriff. What's the charge? Or do you need one? Unprovoked assault, Palmer. Unprovoked assault. Therefore, Joseph Palmer, it is the duty, and I may say the pleasure of this court to levy upon you a fine of $50 plus the costs of this action. And being innocent of any crime, Judge Brigham, I refuse to pay any fine whatsoever. In that case, it becomes necessary for me to direct that you be conveyed to the county jail at Worcester and there, pant and confined, until you choose to accept the judgment of this court. You may be held in solitary confinement at the discretion of the High Sheriff, and that dignitary is hereby so directed. Well, gonna cost Worcester County a lot of money, Judge. If I have to stay in jail until I pay that fine, I stay in jail for life. He has gone up to Badgis and ribboned the high places to weep. Moab shall howl over Nebo and over Medaba and all their heads shall be borne with baldness and every beard cut off. I trust Isaiah means nothing personal but that. Ah, this sells as cold as keepers' nose. Get some of the fingers of the two stiffs to turn a page, it's a good book. Ah, no matter, no it be hard anyhow. For the waters of Nimrin shall be desolate, for the hay is withered away, the grass to stay left. There is no green... Oh, it's Tommy. All right, Tommy. All right, come on in close under the window. That's right. I can't see you, son, but I know you're there. I'd come every day if you'd let me, Pa. I know, son, but we have to be careful. Pa, have I been doing anything more to hurt you? Anything worse, I mean? No, son, no, I'm all right.   Only, it's time I got out of here, lad, and I think I've figured out a way to do it. You mean escape? There ought to be no chance of that, son, besides I wouldn't give him the satisfaction to try it. No, Tommy, I'm going to make... Listen, do you remember Mr. Rogers? My friend, Clem Rogers, the editor of the Worcester Spy? Sure, Pa, sure, Pa. Now, Tommy, I've written a letter to Mr. Clement Rogers, telling them of the trouble I'm in, and I have reason to think that when he realizes what's going on, he'll do something about it. Now, what I want you to do is to deliver this letter to him. Will you do it, Tommy? Of course I will, Pa. All right, watch out. Here it comes. Oh, and here comes the keeper. Quick, Tommy Scott. Well, if Mr. Palmer ain't taking the air, join the lovely view. Get over here out of my way now. The cell's going to be whitewashed, and it wouldn't bother me a bit if some of it's locked up under your red chin. Oh, for the love of heaven, man, this cell's damp and cold enough now. Why do you have to whitewash the place every other day? Because it stinks, Palmer. It stinks from that there beard. In Clem Rogers of the Worcester Spire, an obscure and struggling journalist, Joe Palmer found a true friend. Rogers played up the story and made Palmer's cause a crusade. And his voice, at first weak and forlorn, gathered volume, found new strength all across the land, until at last all the great and powerful editors in Boston and New York and Philadelphia and on into the new cities of the west, all of them joined the swelling chorus. They demanded justice for the bearded prisoner of Worcester. What they wrote, the message of a great free press found its echo outside the jail at Worcester. Jailing a man for wearing a beard is an infringement of personal liberty. If Joseph Palmer, our fellow citizen, can be persecuted, the word is used deliberately for thus asserting his rights, the rights of a free individual, then God helped the rest of us in the United States. The answer, gentlemen, is no. You mean to say, Joe Palmer, you refuse to get out of here? Can't get out to pay him a fine, can I? Well, not gonna pay him a fine, Sheriff. Here, I sit. No, no, Joe, why can't you be reasonable? And we treated you reasonable and right, Joe. Whitewash and rotten soup for a solid year? If I ever do get out of here. No, that's more like it now. Look, Joe, this thing is very such a ruckus. There's a crowd outside right now and we don't want to bring trouble to people like Justice Brigham and prominent people. In other words, Brother Wilson, you and the courthouse gang are the ones who need the Whitewash now. No, sir, here I stay. Suppose we put you out. Well, now that might be different. If you choose to expel me from captivity by force, I guess I wouldn't resist too hard. But until then, I'm just sitting. Well, Wilson, what are we waiting for? You know what? Bring him change. Well, all right. Let him hold to the chair. We'll carry him out. Come on. No, no, no. Don't overdo it, Sheriff. Remember your heart. Well, well, well, here we go. Transport me to the chariot. Lift me on high in the choose room. The villager will lift it up in the heart of the Covenant. Well, now be careful. Forward guard.  Open the door there! And fellow citizens, well, you know I don't like to make speeches. But I'll tell you this. After a year in Durant vile, and vile is the word for Durant around here, after a year of captivity, after three long months in solitary, I bear no ill will to the skunks who kept me in jail. Forgive them, oh Lord, but don't let them get elected again next year. I'll tell you this. It's good to breathe the free air of a free country once again. And not to have doubts about that freedom, about how long it's going to last. For a while this winter I was nigh to despair, thinking that evil, bigoted men had made a mockery of my rights, and not only my rights, but everybody's. Well, now, thanks to editor Clem Rogers over in the carriage there. Howdy, Clem. All right, Joe. And thanks to enlightened public opinion, I'm free again. And by all its holy, I still am wearing my beard. And now, if you'll excuse me, I've got an important engagement with a girl named Mrs. Joe Palmer over in Fitchburg, and a rendezvous with a beef steak. Followed up by a cherry pie, oh. You were going, why, Mike, Clem? Uh, hop right up in the wagon, Joe.  Come on. Tonight's cavalcade play, Joe Palmer's beard was written by George H. Faulkner. It was based on incidents in the book, Lost Men of American History by Stuart Holbrook, published by Macmillan. Appearing with Mr. Don Levy, where Agnes Young is Mrs. Palmer, and Donald Rose is Tommy. The music for the Dupont cavalcade is composed by Arden Cornwell, conducted by Donald Borey. Next week, cavalcade will present Ruth Hussie, favorite of Hollywood and Broadway, in Troublesome Jane, a story of a lady who caused a lot of trouble and a lot of excitement. With Ruth Hussie will be Kenny Delmar in one of his colorful characterization. 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Lincoln is a love the rich of people in the poor people the same way Then is a Georgie Washington Oh, there's a hundred different things and I'm back to him Washington University Georgie Washington a bridge Washington a park and on my block is even a Washington a handle on three Come on. I mean if he was a living it today, mr. Washington, it would have make a fortune. It would all does your businesses Yeah, and this is a country if you do something important they name lots of things after you take a for instance a well Who were that while the billy he cock he was a so famous that they make a belt after him What I could have do for my country that that it would have be so big something it would have been named after me if only some a little voice who would have whispered it in my ear and they say what to do Luigi my Hello, Luigi, hello, hello Hello, I was so lost into my thoughts. I hey wait wait, maybe you could have helped me out Well, I'm in a big hurry Luigi. Is it money you want now just some advice then sit on I got plenty of time Now what do you got a new hair besides a hair little bit out of nose Well, I would like it to do something a bigger for my country. What do you think I could do? Oh, who is the lucky you come to me right away? I got the answer.  Yes, marry my daughter Rose That's why I meant I want to do something important so so I could have a something to name after me Well, I married my daughter Rosa for 20 lily-bombinos. They all could have been named after me I Vasco Francesca Vasco Giuseppe Vasco Ralfa Vasco Jim Vasco Maria Well, I want to help America not to fill it up Spinster you want to know the best the way you can help America. Yeah, help us go back to Italy What sure and if you stubborn and you want to stay here then I get back and you antique a sharper close the doors Tighter and don't let any American a soldier see you face.  I'm no mad.  That's why I Know you should argue. It's a I think of though. You give me a good idea. Yeah, maybe Maybe I'm gonna become a soldier.  Listen, if you're gonna do something Volunteer yourself for a system of prisoner of war Assistant a prisoner of war watch it out. That's a very patriotic means if the enemy captures American a soldier You take as a place in a prison camp Now you're just making a fun of me, but but there must be something I can do Pasquale. Yeah, hey, I know I Join the army the Navy the men in the aircourt Maybe you even want to join in the Paris loopers I'm sorry, you mean the paratroopers Snopers the troopers of what's the difference with that empty head of you got you don't need a parachute to float a Paratrooper Yeah, I'm a man that would have made me a little bigger hero.  How are you gonna be a parrot? Look, I don't oh Yes, go ahead a little way to go ahead. Why should I talk you out of it be a paratrooper? Then you're gonna come a crawler in the back to me. What a way to wait. Hey, Pascale You you think I could be a paratrooper even if I'm not the citizen Oh, so that's a mate daughter for your situation. They always a drop you over a far in the country You see so you don't need to know citizen a bank All you need is a passport for the country. They dropping you in Dropping a man show is easy first.  Goodbye, Pascale. I'm gonna tell my night school. How am I gonna help out to my country? I love you you like the popper to me I Luigi, I personally don't think the parrot Rupes is for you. I don't think you're strong enough Oh, you're when you're young from those airplanes. You you land with a yike can't take you old Yeah, Luigi, if you've got to try and something showing the Navy at least you take a trip around the world You don't see it all at once from the Strato Sphere That's a good idea. It's a nice clean life, and there's no long hikes. Yeah, but you've got to be a genius to button up those pads My mind is a made up Mr.. Basko here mr. Howard mr. Olson mr. Schultz here Mr..   Basko, you've got your hand raised How much buddy? I'm gonna ask you something about and by the paratrooper's what there he goes the Italian space Luigi, why don't you think it over for us the best Class, please Mr.. Basko, what were you starting to say? Oh, I'm just funny. I was thinking I'm here at three years in America, sir Two and a half I guess but maybe I could do something a bigger for my country like and like it to be Paratrooper and identify could be paratrooper. I could be bigger bigger here Oh, I could have helped one of the water I could have go over so that I hate to disappoint you But I don't think you can become a paratrooper. Huh? Why not? Well, I think you've got to be a citizen. Oh Well, how did you got your discharge papers? Let's all go out and celebrate My lovely, do you remember crying never helped anybody except maybe Chani Ray Class I know you're all a good of friends and you want. I'm a sugar. What's the best buddy? Still still I'm a nut to feel it right. There's no reason for that feeling at all. Mr.. Basko Yeah, but last year I was just so ashamed of me spaulding I'm I'm not even a man enough for money to pay my income tax Oh, that's too bad and I still I'm wanted to do something in his soul So I'm gonna put the money in the envelope and wrote that here's a dollar to pay for your blanket You're not the funny thing either the bad dollar to You said it didn't do any good. They still run everything. I owe them Luigi look as far as I'm concerned. You're a great American right now. Yeah, but a friend. You say I want to help And I'm Mr.. Basko. I have an idea for you.  Miss budding you mean you mean as a patriotic I should have cut to myself Oh No, mr..  It would adjust. I want to paint that I'm gonna make up for the three years I'm here.  Maybe maybe they name a something after me after all I'm gonna expect a bridge or ever or a building or anything A big like a that just to something in a smaller like in a state of a city dumps.  That's the funny thing of mama me I'm gonna look all over for Red Cross and and I guess see where I'm a found it in my own the banker Uh-huh, right then a window was was there was a sticker and was a say give it to the red the cross Imagine I'm in here three years the first time. I'm know my bank is a take a blood No one doesn't call a blood the banker I write to you more later mama me but right to now. I'm a go to my bank Hello, mr. Manager. Hello, mr. Basko anything I can go for you I'm I'm just looking for the right to window. Do you wish to make a withdrawal or deposit withdrawal or deposit it? You mean I'm not only give it up, but I'm a kind of get it Well, I like to know I'm gonna make a deposit right over there Uh, how was something wrong mr. Basko? Well, I'm I'm I'm looking for a bottle. Yeah, I'm looking for a bottle. I'm a kind to make a deposit to without a bottle I don't get what are you saying, mr. I say this I don't get what are you not supposed to is it for a soldier? Mr. Basko do you want to deposit money? That's what's wrong. You think I'm a deposit of money. Well, I'm not I'm I'm a deposit in a blood What's the matter do our tellers look anemic? No, mr. Manager, you know I understand My teaching miss balding is a said I'm sure to go to the blood bank the blood bank you mean the red cross That's right, and you gotta read across the sticker and you win. Well, now I understand It's merely a little mistake. Well, I'll tell you where to go, mr. Basko You see the reason that sticker is there is because we gave blood ourselves last week Oh, well, that's a good then then then maybe you kind of telling me all about it Yes, there's nothing to it if you'll take my advice Drink a few glasses of water before you go.   Do you wish to donate? No, thanks. I'm I'm I'm I'm a just eight. Hmm. Oh, I said donate Excuse me. I thought you said a donut Yeah, I'm I'm like a donut. I'm gonna donate to my blood. But fine Just go over there to one of those little tables without to fill out your form Fill out to my former But I'ma tell you I ate the plenty you don't have to fill me out to no more A nurse will take down your statistics on a chart All right So quiet in here, huh? That's a funny nurses or with a blue uniforms the doctors or with a white jackets Still is it called the red the cross Yes, sir, will you take a seat? Thank you No, we'll fill out this chart Name, please Will you spell that please? Somebody you don't spell it so good Never mind. I've got it address 21 and at the holocaust that is three three Telephone yeah on the back of the story Telephone number sir. Oh, that's it. That's a sad joy three nine eight nine of five Occupation, huh? Oh, sure. Should I how I'm gonna get that on the boat? Your occupation. I'ma talk to you sort of vaccination No, I mean your business. Oh, well a business Business is nice and very bad, but I'm hoping this is gonna pick up in a Christmas. I bought a lot Oh What is it? Oh All right, take a shot. All right Now you may take your chart to that nurse over there. I'd like to She's taking my blood. No, she just examines you She She examines me. Yeah If you don't mind, I'm glad to wait there for the man's a nurse She just takes your blood pressure and your temperature.  I'm I'm a blood brother.  You want to take just have a suit sir Now then let's fill out the rest of your chart. Have you had any illnesses in the last month? No diabetes No, pneumonia. No leukemia typhoid malaria Mommy you mean I gotta be sicker before they're gonna take my blood How much do you weigh? I'm 38 stripped I'ma don't know I never taken my clothes off in a druggist story All right now just keep this thermometer in your mouth and I'll take your blood pressure Let me see 130 over 90 All right, I'll have that thermometer 98.6 fine I wish I could have get a dozen marks into my night to school Now we'll take your blood pretty soon. Hey good A win a win a nurse. Are you gonna bring in the wound to the soldier? Oh, your your blood isn't used here.  Give me your finger. I'm gonna take a blood count You're gonna count in my blood Yes, why? Well, it's nothing. Only you better get some help.  Don't you worry. I'll just take one drop and that's gonna be enough for for a wounded soldier. I'm afraid you're too inquisitive Now hold up your finger There Now we put the wrap on the slide Oh, would you happen to know what type bud you have what a type of blood I'ma got there Well, it's sure same as everybody else a red I just meant well, we'll know in a minute Oh, there it is your type. Oh, huh? What are the types you got?  My name is a basco.  You just lie down on this table, mr. Basco That's right Now I'll clean your arm with these antiseptic solutions There now get ready. All right. This won't hurt one bit There did you feel it? No, no, no, I'm a feeling nothing That's a wonderful.  Certainly, what is it? Well, when When you send this a bottle to that wounded soldier Maybe you put on a little note. Uh-huh. That's going to say from Hello, edgy basco use in a good health And so mom and me I'm I'm I'm just to come back up and we're giving a blood and I'm I'm I'm feel very proud Was a funny thing I'm not gonna be a paratrooper because I'm a foreigner, but Well, it's lucky for me.  So what did they give it to me for nothing?  So Jovey are all going somewhere and you are going with us Yeah, I'm gonna what what what are you gonna? We are gonna give blood What yeah, we was thinking Luigi why are we sending only you to give?  That's all of none. Yeah, and if you don't go we're gonna lose on there We're all going to miss paulding's blood center and she's gonna meet us there a gift to What's the matter Luigi? Don't you want to go? But him or don't tell me I ate three dollars worth of steak for nothing Luigi you're not gonna back out. Are you?  Come on. Come on. I'm gonna go with you. No smile Luigi.  I don't know how much I ate I think it was a 15 Anyway, I'm sitting in my store and I'm feeling very patriotic, but I'm I'm also feeling very dizzy and Luigi come on with me. I made a data for you. Oh, no wait to wait to wait the best color What do you mean you made a data for me? Well, you was the figure in the before what you should do for your country I figured out is something that's so important even i'm gonna do with it.  What what what am I gonna do?  I'm a me. Yes. Yes. Yes Luigi if I'm willing to give us some of my grade a top quality pasquale blood You shouldn't hold back any of that homogenize the red stuff you got Yeah, but a buscali. You don't understand it. I'm I'm more more likely to give it twice If I give it once more I'm gonna be empty Stop you liar Luigi. Don't be afraid to give And you only gonna be given up for one little soldier My daughter roses coming with us. She's gonna give an offer for a whole division Three quarts Now come on.   Please. I'm gonna say that away in the front of me.  Come on. I call my rosa Rosa Rosa Rosa Come on and we go to the blood bank. No, wait wait wait the buscali. I'm I can't even walk.  All right, the rosa. I got an idea I'll talk to him and you carry him It's coming out of it nurse. Keep an eye on that blood pressure Oh Luigi don't just lay there talk to me My mommy, what's happening? Mr. Busqually, we've checked the records of all the blood centers This man has donated three times the day three times Weegee, let me kiss you my mommy. I'm afraid for them All right, mr. Busqually lie down Now mr.  No, mr. Busco, we're not taking this time. We're giving you a transfusion from mr.  They'll like it and it's good for them The makers of wriggly spear mint chewing gum invite you to be sure to listen next week at this time when luigi basco writes another letter To his mama basco in italy life with luigi is a sci-howard production pat burton is associate producer The script is written by mac ben off and lude german directed by mr.  This is the cbs radio network


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This study examined the presence of four common mycotoxins, aflatoxins, afla, cierilinone, ZEN, deoxynivalinol, DAWN, and fumonisins, FUM, and corn, soybeans, wheat, and DDGS from 2009 to 2011. The results showed that afla, ZEN, DAWN, and FUM were found in 33%, 45%, 59%, and 64% of samples, respectively. Additionally, 81% of all samples tested positive for at least one mycotoxin. This study also revealed regional differences in mycotoxin levels, with higher levels of afla and DAWN detected in samples from North America compared to those from Europe or Asia. This article was authored by Ines Rodriguez and Karen Nair.


If you have an annual conference in Canada and haven't worked with a Destinations Marketing organization before, you may not know all of the benefits of working with a DMO or a CVB. And friends, there's an incredible collaboration happening in Canada where three of our DMOs have come together to make it even easier for you to work with them. Today, we're speaking with the brilliant minds behind Canada's Cities and Sync partnerships. Stick around. And as a site selection professional, I'm always working with those cities, DMOs and CVBs to give me the lay of the land when it comes to my clients' programs. Well, a few years back, three of Canada's most iconic destinations got together and created a program where we can work with the CVB and it makes it even easier for meeting planners to work with them, especially if they have a program that rotates across the country. Today, we're speaking with the three Destinations in Canada's Cities and Sync program and how they can help planners with their upcoming meetings and conferences. I'd like to introduce Candace Shearling, Director of National Sales, Tourism, Saskatoon, Miranda G, VP Sales, Business Events, Victoria and the Victoria Conference Center, and Paul Bouge, Director of Sales, Destinations, St. John's. Welcome, everybody. Hello. So friends, I've worked with all of your Destinations separately on different programs, and now there's this great collaboration. What can you tell me about Cities and Sync? Well, Cities and Sync was an idea born out of PCMA convening leaders. We were attending that show a few years ago, and what we found was there was three destinations in the U.S. that were doing a program where they were collaborating. And we just thought it was such a neat concept that we could bring over to Canada. So looking at what opportunities there are for destinations, you know, beautiful, Victoria, amazing St. John's, Disneyland, and it really made sense for us to do coast to coast and in between. So that's where the idea was born, and it took a lot of research. We interviewed the U.S. destinations to find out how their program worked, and then it took probably about a year and a half to get our CEOs on board, as well as our board. But, you know, our CEOs have a great relationship too, so it was just a perfect fit for our three destinations to create this collaborative program. What can you tell me about what planners can expect when they engage Cities and Sync? Yeah, definitely. So planners can expect a really efficient and easy process. So we know they have a proposal. They would send it to one of us, and we would then bring back a proposal from all three destinations back to the planner. So not only is it quick, it's easy, it's efficient, but the planner can also expect financial incentives from all three destinations, which would really help offset the cost of their meetings. So how do planners engage with Cities and Sync? It's a really easy process. You can reach out to any one of our three destinations, and you will have one contact that will solicit getting all of your bid information from all of the other destinations, and you'll get it in one nice, complete proposal and package. Well, it almost sounds too easy, Paul, so you can expect me to reach out to you soon with some of my clients' programs. Now that you guys are a few years in, and you've probably seen some great successes with the program and potentially some challenges, is there anything that you would do differently with the Cities and Sync program? When we first launched the program to now, we've made some significant changes just in the way of providing people, for example, with presentations that often you might need to take to your clients to make sure that this is the type of program that would work for their event. One of the challenges that we found was, you know, we had kind of set up a parameter where you had to book all three Cities over a five-year rotation, but actually sign contracts within a year. But we're taking each on a case-by-case basis, because we do understand if you're booking, you know, really far out that that might be difficult. But also to, you know, taking the opportunity to say we understand the need for events to sometimes be in Ontario every other year. So really looking at that flexibility where they can, you know, book every other year with one of our destinations. But quite honestly, you know, a lot of the benefits from this, you know, firstly from internally from a marketing standpoint, we've been able to host some really great events through Cities and Sync, and for each of us, that's a third of the cost, you know, offer some really great sponsorships and, you know, sort of cost share and just being able to host together. Thank you so much for sharing that, Candace. Now, Miranda and Paul, can you speak to why your three particular destinations were a good fit for this program? Yeah, absolutely. So when we're looking at our three destinations, not only was it good fit geographically for Victoria being on the West Coast, St. John's being on Barrett East Coast, and Saskatoon being central. So it's great for that rotation. But we look at our three destinations, we're very similar in terms of size and what type of group we can accommodate in our major conference centre and in terms of number of hotel rooms we have. From when, you know, clients considering a program to be rotated across the three destinations, we know that the group size can comfortably fit in all three of our destinations and that's really key, of course, making sure that we meet the needs of the clients. Paul, is there anything that you can share about St. John's involvement in Cities and Sync? You know, we're just so happy to be a part of it. And to your point earlier, there are three unique destinations here. And so when you can think about three destinations marketing each other, it really is a win-win for everybody. And so we're just so grateful for the opportunity to be part of this wonderful program and it's truly been successful for us. Can you guys share something that you're most proud of when it comes to the Cities and Sync program? Sure. I mean, on top of, you know, the opportunity to work together and share best practices, last year, Cities and Sync was awarded the Marriott Innovator of the Year Award at the Tourism Industry Association of Canada Annual Awards. And that was really special to us because it's not often that the Meetings and Conventions world is recognized through the TIAC awards. So to be honoured in that way and really bring things to light in the tourism industry overall was a really, really special moment for our team. Congratulations, you guys. And you guys should be very proud of what it is you're doing. It's an award well deserved and we're also very proud of you. Thank you. Thank you. Friends, if you have questions about Cities and Sync, I encourage you to reach out to Miranda, Paul or Candice or simply even comment on this video and I'll make sure that your question is pointed in the right direction. To learn more about Conference Direct's Complementary Site Selection Services, pop on over to conferencesource.net and take a look at what we do for our clients, including helping them get into great destinations like the three you learned about today. I'd like to thank Candice, Miranda and Paul for joining us today and sharing about the Cities and Sync program. It really is something that meeting planners should tap into when looking at their meetings that travel from coast to coast. So thank you to everyone who joined us today and we will see you next time. Bye for now. Bye.


What is up you guys welcome back to another one if you are new to the channel I am going pounding on doing new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today we are in the new 2022 Honda Odyssey courtesy of Apple Honda in York PA for more information on their inventory please feel free to check out the link in the description box below and so wanted to check this one out today because in a world where SUVs are absolutely taking over the Honda Odyssey is still absolutely killing it and there are actually some minor changes for the 2022 Odyssey as well and not only that one of the main reasons I wanted to check this one out today is Honda for the first time I feel like in forever is offering 0% financing on quite a few of their models so definitely want to check that out go to Honda's website and check out offers so you can see if there's 0% financing on whatever Honda you're particularly interested in but also the Odyssey is known for great reliability as a very good track record for that and so in this video I will be testing out everything about the Odyssey from third row legroom to acceleration braking steering field ride quality sound system even exhaust clips so having said all that what do you guys say let's just go ahead and jump right into it and as always let's start with pricing so as you can imagine there are several different trim levels for the 2022 Odyssey first one being the LX starting at $32,090 EX for $35,490 the EX-L which actually is the one we have today starting at $38,760 Turing for $42,800 and lastly the Elite starting at $47,820 and so regardless of trim level that you go with the power plant on the Odyssey is going to be the same powering this one is going to be a 3.5 liter direct injected V6 pointing out 280 horsepower at 6,000 rpm 262 pound-feet of torque available at 4,700 rpm power sent to the front wheels to return speed automatic with paddle shifters which you guys know we will be testing out in a little bit here but 0 to 60 time comes in at approximately 6.6 seconds which I got to admit is quite impressive for a minivan if you were comparing the Odyssey to the Sienna Sienna comes in at approximately 6.9 so the Odyssey's got the Sienna beat there when it comes to 0 to 60 at least MPG numbers come in at 19 in the city 28 on the highway taking regular unleaded fuel but so that before we do any kind of fun paddle shifter tests or acceleration tests here in our Odyssey I did want to mention there are actually some drive modes on this one they will include normal snow ego and sport there's drive mode buttons are all located just underneath of the infotainment display there and they will adjust things like the shift points the throttle response climate control settings and of course traction control settings as well for example if you were to put in than that snow mode that is going to adjust that traction control to give you the best optimal grip in the snow but nonetheless since we now have that out of the way what do you guys say let's go ahead and find a straightaway first wanted to put the paddle shifters here to the test and let's just see how quickly they're going to react for us here all right we are in first hang on now yep yep yep now we're in first gear here we go there's a little bit of a delay it's to be expected it's a minivan after all but anyways I do like that the paddle shifters are there typically what I recommend people do if you want to it doesn't matter but when you're going down a hill let's say when it's snowing out you can always use the paddle shifters to do a little bit of engine braking as opposed to actually hitting the brakes when you're going down a hill and then sliding off the road because the roads are slippery so they are good for engine braking I'll well say that but I'm gonna go ahead and give back full control to the Odyssey here I'm just gonna press that D button again that gets back full control and having said that let's go ahead and do a quick little acceleration test with the Odyssey having full control and let's see how quickly we can get this 2022 Honda Odyssey here up to speed all right so we've got a little bit of an uphill climb here but 3, 2, 1 gotta start it it's not bad it'll get the job done it's definitely not the quickest thing in the world but having said that it is quicker than Sienna and there was a little bit of slippage as well at the beginning there because the roads are quite wet it's kind of been raining all night so this morning the roads are not going to be the best for grip but having said that you're not going to have any issues of merging onto the highway so all is good there but anyways to go along with that acceleration as always braking is equally important so upfront you will find 12.6 inch ventilated front discs in the back 13 inch solid rear discs as far as that 60 to 0 stopping distance goes it actually comes in at a respectable 124 feet so again for comparison Sienna comes in at 128 so they're pretty pretty close when it comes to the stopping power but having said that I do love the brakes on the Odyssey they're actually a lot better than most SUVs that I test like let's say the Volkswagen Atlas comes in at 139 feet from 60 so definitely a very nice bite there's no dead spots in the brake pedal or anything like that so I do like the braking on the Odyssey and touching on suspension and handling up front you're gonna get a McPherson strut front suspension in the back independent multi-link rear suspension front and rear stabilizer bars as far as ride quality goes it's pretty much as expected it's actually I would say a little bit above average compared to a lot of the SUVs that I test so ride quality is pretty much as expected it's perfectly fine for me as far as steering feel goes I actually really like it I kind of expected the Honda Odyssey to have this super loosey-goosey steering feel with no response whatsoever to it but I should have expected differently because typically Honda really kills it when it comes to steering field this is no exception I actually do like the steering feel I mean it's not gonna be as heavy as maybe a Civic Type R or something like that but steering feel actually is quite nice in the Odyssey I will say that but touching on cabin noise it's perfectly fine definitely absorbing a lot of the wind noise they're not a whole lot coming into the cabin you guys could probably tell that now we'll say that maybe do in part because we do have the EXL trim because you do get the acoustic laminated front windshield if you were to go with the EXL trim level and up and then acoustic front and rear doors if you were to go with the elite but then touching on visibility that is one of the first things I noticed visibility is amazing absolutely amazing I love it I can see perfectly fine out the back definitely better than the SUV counterparts that I tend to drive so absolutely no issues whatsoever when it comes to visibility also one to mention though rain sensing windshield wipers coming on the elite trim level so that's pretty cool whenever it detects any kind of mist or rainfall it's gonna automatically turn on those windshield wipers for you if you go with the elite trim level at least so just one less thing you got to worry about there but that about rounds out the performance segment of this review you guys let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2022 Honda Odyssey alright so here she is you guys the new 2022 Honda Odyssey actually looks pretty darn good completely blacked out in my opinion and so one of the minor updates for the 2022 model year is going to be a new color called radiant red metallic too did want to mention that so let's go ahead and start up front on this one though LED headlights actually do come standard for every single trim level across the board of course they do come with the automatic feature meaning when it starts to get dark out at night those headlights will turn on automatically for you there LED daytime running lights also coming standard there are LED fog lights if you go with the EX trim level and up meaning the LX is the only trim that will not get them active grill shutters also come standard on every single trim level across the board meaning those shutters will open and close dependent upon the engine cooling that is needed at any given time it's one of these features I think I first saw on BMW that is now making its way to other manufacturers as well so it's a pretty cool one too but anyways let's now go ahead and make our way to the side of the 2022 Odyssey here alright so now since we are around to the side rear privacy glass does come standard across the board we'll find a floating roof line towards the back of this one although it's not as evident when everything is completely blacked out I will say that but it is there black door handles come with the LX trim level you will find chrome door handles if you were to go with the EX trim level and up when it comes to those side mirrors they are body colored power adjustable side mirrors for all trims EX trim level and up however is going to add to that heated side mirrors with integrated turn signals then as well is how you're going to go ahead and get that when it comes to the side skirts down below black side skirts coming with the LX EX and EX L although they are matte black side skirts but they do look just as good with this black exterior I will say that but didn't want to mention it because body colored side skirts will come with the touring and elite so if I were to have a white exterior I would have those black side skirts with the EX L here but if I went up to the touring there would be body colored so they would be white as well so a little bit of a difference there I wanted to mention take a look down at the wheels set up 18 inch silver painted alloys with LX 18 inch gray painted alloys for the EX 18 inch machine finished alloys for the EX L and if you were to go up to the touring or elite you will find 19 inch machine finished alloys so pretty much completely different depending upon the trim level that you go with but now let's go ahead and make our way to the back of this one and so now since we are around back body colored shark fin antenna all the way to the top just below that rear spoiler with an integrated brake light just below that rear window wiper actually do you like the chrome trim that ties into the sides as well it goes across the back there also LED tail lights do come standard for every single trim level across the board little added illumination at night and just below it all a single exhaust outlet found on the passenger side underneath there so having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip right so now since we are around back of the Odyssey there are a few different ways to go ahead and open up that rear liftgate there is a button on the key fob itself there is a button on the liftgate itself then there is a button by the driver's side left knee as well it is a power tailgate by the way if you were to go with the EX L trim level and that's how you're going to get that so therefore we do of course have that today but once opened up cargo capacity is actually insanely impressive when it comes to the Odyssey compared to other three row SUVs I'll say that 32.8 cubic feet behind that third row it's mainly because it's so deep back there at times with SUVs it's going to be up a lot higher so that kind of compromises the cargo capacity so I do like that if then I were to fold that third row down that's going to bump that up to 86.6 cubic feet and by the way it is one simple thing that you just pull on to fold that third row down it's super easy and it's completely flush then with the floor so it's completely flat so I absolutely love that as well and then with all rows folded 140.7 cubic feet so if I were comparing the cargo capacity in the Odyssey let's say to the pilot pilot comes in at roughly 84 cubic feet Odyssey 140 that is a substantial difference there if you're looking for space I wanted to mention that but anyways cargo lighting can be found back there as well there's grocery bag hooks as well one of the other changes is there's not going to be any cargo vacuum for the top trim level of the Odyssey unfortunately but I did want to say there was plenty of little storage cubby areas back in that cargo area as well that I found pretty cool so overall good bit of space of course but then making our way to the third row legroom again insanely impressive 38.1 inches so for reference I am an even six feet tall and I was able to fit in the third row of the Odyssey I very rarely can say that with SUV so easily can fit in the third row of the Odyssey I love that rear ventilation by the way does come standard for all three rows it's not going to be found on the roof but it is going to be found on the sides there's going to be some side vents for each individual row in case you were curious about that of course you're going to have cup holders back there as well overall still very impressed that I could fit in that third row but now let's go ahead and make our way to the second row legroom coming in at 40.9 inches also very impressive again six feet tall this is how much space I have back there and so I know someone's going to ask this and of course I'm going to tell you guys seating for seven is going to come with the LX every other trim level gets seating for eight let's say if you have the EXL trim level that we have today and you don't want that seating for eight and you still want seating for seven that's fine because that middle seat right there can be completely removed by simply just pulling on one little thing there so I can completely remove that middle seat and then not only that I can move one of the side seats into the middle if I wanted to I don't have to if I wanted that captain's chair is kind of set up I can simply just remove it maybe leave it in the garage and just leave it with these two seats in the middle if I wanted to or I could just leave it there it's up to you and the cool thing is it gives you that option so I love that and in addition to that of course you get front seat back map pockets back there you're going to have a ton of cup holders you do in addition to that also have two USB charging ports I love that because of course the Odyssey you're going to have kids in the back and they're going to want to charge up their tablets so yes there are two USB charging ports for that so absolutely love that as well also TriZone climate control coming with the EX trim level it up meaning the rear passengers the kids wanted a different temperature they can actually adjust that using the climate control information found kind of on the roof of the Odyssey there so I think that's pretty cool I like that rear window sunshades coming with the EX trim level and up I absolutely love that that is pretty cool they are manual sunshades but absolutely love that there's so much better than the ones you could buy at Walmart upper seat back map pockets coming with the touring and elite don't have them today we just have the standard seat back map pockets which honestly are perfectly fine for me and I did want to also mention with opening those rear doors of course with the minivan you're not going to have the kids opening the doors into the vehicle next to you like you would in the SUV because they're kind of flush they just open back and you can control that using the key fob that is one way you can do that if you were outside of the Odyssey you could just simply pull out on that door handle that's actually going to open it and close it and one more way there is actually a button on the inside here if you were sitting down you could simply just press that button it's going to actually open up for you then as well but it is power rear doors there so definitely found that pretty cool I liked that but one last thing I wanted to mention for that second row at least is 10.2 inch rear entertainment system coming with the touring and elite that's going to be a blu-ray player or you can stream different things on there as well of course we don't have that today because we don't have those trims but did of course want to mention it but then making our way to the front seats power adjustable front seats coming with all trim levels cloth seating with the LX and EX trims leather seating for the EX L trim level and up you will find heated seats for the EX trim level and up heated and ventilated seats then for the elite trim level as well but overall seats were plenty comfortable not the most comfortable seats I've ever felt but still plenty comfortable for a long road trip or something like that but then taking a look at the steering wheel it is tilt and telescoping of course it is leather wrapped for the EX L trim level and up L meaning leather and it will be heated only if you go with the elite trim level then but then make your way to the startup let me start by showing you guys the key you do have your nifty little Honda logo on the one side and when you flip it over a ton of different stuff you can check out on the other side lock unlock button to pop the rehatched little circular button is going to be remote start so you can warm up the odyssey and cold days before you actually get inside and then of course the two car buttons in the middle there that is going to be to open and close the doors on the side in case anybody was curious you just hold that down basically so that's pretty convenient as well but overall it is all keyless entry with a push button start coming standard for every single trim level across the board so all I'm going to do is simply put my front of the break and press that engine start button located just kind of to the left of the infotainment screen there and so once started up the majority of this gauge cluster is a digital display you can actually control what is on that by using the steering wheel mounted controls found on the left side of the steering wheel there if you press the little home icon you can check between trip information bluetooth information radio information when you need your next oil change as well which I really like how Honda does that in their vehicles overall you can actually also see your driving modes up there as well outside temperature the list goes on pretty much everything you could possibly want to see within those digital gauges up there but then taking a look at overall interior quality overhead sunglass holder with the school bus mirror that's what I'm going to call it I think Honda calls it a rear conversation mirror but it's a school bus mirror you can check all the kids in the back that's pretty cool power moon roof coming with the EXL trim level end up that's why I like this particular trim that we have here today because we do have that because we have the EXL trim level I found that pretty cool tri-zone climate control coming with the EX trim level and up homeland controls is another big one for me for up to three different garage doors found in the bottom portion of that rear view mirror if you were to go with that EXL trim level end up again that we have today so auto dimming rear view mirror again with the EXL trim level and up you get some blue ambient led lighting for the touring and elite trim levels only also wireless phone charger for the elite trim level only but one of the best parts about the interior quality maybe it's because it's a minivan but in between the front driver and passenger seats a lot of times you're going to find a whole lot of nothing taking up a whole lot of space but in the Odyssey it's kind of left open so you can store things down there you could store things like maybe a purse or maybe a small suitcase or chihuahua or something there's so much space in between these two front seats here I absolutely love it it's very functional very practical just above that you have a usb charging port 12 volt power outlet just behind that two cup holders and then an absolute ton of space within the center kind of cargo storage area you got a little bit of lighting in there also an auxiliary port any usb charging port within that as well in the case anybody's wondering where's the center arm rest they're actually right against the seats you simply just fold that down it's a little bit different than a lot of people are used to but that's where those armrests are going to be their individual for the driver and the passenger but overall interior quality I will say is plenty practical and functional nothing that really blows you away but it's very useful and it's very well laid out I will say that but then let's go ahead now and take a look at the infotainment screen here and so if you were to go with the lx trim level you're going to find a five inch color lcd screen essentially from the 90s but if you were to go with the extram level and up you're going to get what you're looking at right now which is an eight inch color touchscreen display and actually bluetooth and audio streaming comes standard with either infotainment display but if you wanted android auto apple carplay and you do go with the extram level and up and so what that is if you have a smartphone you simply hug it up to the odyssey and then therefore you have free navigation using your smartphone but displayed up on the infotainment screen using google maps if you have an android for example which is the very best mapping system in my personal opinion also lets you know if there's speed traps which is pretty cool but anyways also you can check out pandora and there's a couple other compatible apps as well up on the infotainment screen but very cool looking clocks i always like to mention that with honda i think that's a pretty cool little thing that they do up on their infotainment screen there's also a cabin talk system which you can access through this infotainment screen as well you can protect your voice into the rear seats of course you probably don't need it quite honestly you should be able to be loud enough that the kids can hear but if you still wanted it it's there for you also you can check out your radio information up there by the way there are going to be two different sound systems for the odyssey first one is a seven speaker sound system with 160 watts and that's going to be essentially for every trim level but the elite because that elite trim level is going to give you an 11 speaker sound system with 550 watts so having said that we got the EXL so we do have that seven speaker sound system with us today so let's go ahead and turn on the radio see we got playing today here and let's test out the clarity of this one actually not that bad maybe it was this song that was a really cool song but definitely decent amount of clarity bass wasn't the most in the world i got to admit that the bass wasn't the most but it is a seven speaker sound system you do have the 11 speaker sound system available if you wanted to go with that top trim level but that sound system wasn't bad for seven speakers i will say that but last thing i wanted to mention to you guys on that infotainment screen at least is when you do put the odyssey in the reverse you will find a rear view camera with dynamic grid lines coming standard for every single trim level across the board which of course is going to let you know who or what is behind you and as always that is going to lead us into safety and so with this being an odyssey with this being more than likely a vehicle you're going to have kids in the back safety is extremely important so first thing i wanted to mention to put your mind at ease iihs top safety pick plus which is the very highest designation given by iihs so that pretty much as at all right there front side side curtain airbags do come standard driver and passenger knee airbags as well in the back you're going to have latch aka lower anchors and tethers to children for the rear car seats rear child door lock tire pressure monitoring system that's all pretty boring at this point let's get to the fun stuff also standard for every single trim level across the board includes collision mitigation braking system road departure mitigation system for collision warning lane departure warning link keep assist adaptive cruise control traffic sign recognition automatic high beams and a rear seat reminder alert system then as well and so overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the 2022 odyssey crazy amount of space i really think the odyssey has a competitive advantage if you're comparing this to really any three row suv maybe with the exception of like a Chevy Tahoe or suburban maybe but crazy amount of cargo space very nice third road legroom which you almost never find in three row suvs also the odyssey of course has a history of great reliability as well gotta love that the iihs top safety pick plus means it's an extremely safe vehicle so that's always important with minivans overall i guess you could say decent driving dynamics actually was kind of surprising for a minivan as well i think the only constructive criticism maybe there's two of them the only constructive criticisms i can think of for the odyssey is i would have loved for an available all-wheel drive system to be there just because of the fact when i hit the gas in this thing there was a decent amount of slippage because all that power is being set to the front wheels and in pennsylvania we do get things like snow quite often as well as rain so all-wheel drive definitely would have been optimal for me but lx infotainment system as well being that five inch lcd screen is straight from the 90s honda you really got to update that just put the eight inch screen on there i know it's going to up the price a little bit but still nobody wants that five inch lcd screen that's pointless but anyways that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching let me know what you think of the odyssey in the comment section below feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen there if you like be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're into new car reviews that is what we do here on this channel after all do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and i will see you guys all in the next video stay gold