def generate_podcast_intro(episode_number, host_name, guest_name, topic):
intro = f"On episode {episode_number} of the {host_name} Podcast, budget cuts destroy the introduction and {informal_name} talks to {guest_name} about {topic}."
return intro
episode_number = 53
host_name = "Charles C. W. Cooke"
informal_name = "Charles"
guest_name = "Timothy B. Lee"
topic = "artificial intelligence"
podcast_intro = generate_podcast_intro(episode_number, host_name, guest_name, topic)
print(podcast_intro)
# The dial-up tone in the introduction was recorded by lintphishx and is used under a CC 3.0 License.
