David Waldman and Greg Dworkin wish you all a happy LAST year! (Because we're re-running our Jan. 2, 2023 episode!) It’s not a prediction per se, but a nice objective.   2023 won’t be a good year to avoid gun deaths. New Year's Eve parties featured the usual accidental shooting deaths, and related casualties and injuries.   Not universally beloved Pope Benedict’s death might just reshape the Catholic Church, or maybe not.   Congress votes for a new speaker of the House tomorrow. Historical as always, but this time maybe a little more historical, and hopefully a little more hysterical than usual. Understudies await in the wings to rescue their party, or at least to get a chance to burn it all down. Hakeem Jeffries will receive Democratic votes, but the chances of a unity candidate are slim.   Everyone knew that Republicans did not deserve a red wave, but skewed polls implying a red wave still did plenty of damage. Hardline Elise Stefanik supporter, Elise Stefanik has had a hate-love-loooooove relationship with Donald Trump which Donald rightfully distrusts. David teams up with the New York Times to find how Stefanik’s craven opportunism might not be enough to keep her on top.