There's always so much hope when we embark on the annual journey of a new year. This year not only begins with a new season of this podcast, but coincides with the inauguration of a new US President. Earlier today, January 20, President Joe Biden gave a hint as to what the world can expect from the 46th executive and chief of the United States. And while most of us hope for a return to normalcy, the challenges for President Biden are formidable. Uniting his country, bringing Americans together, won't be easy; and the need to do so has seldom been greater.