Best Negro Leagues Podcasts (2024)

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Negro League Baseball 46:18

7d ago46:18

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In its earliest years, the National League was not segregated, and a few teams included Black ballplayers, but in 1887 major and minor league owners adopted a so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” that no new contracts would be given to Black players. In 1920, pitcher and manager Rube Foster founded the first of the Negro Leagues, the Negro National Le…

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The Southern Plantation System 46:56

1h ago46:56

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Fictional depictions of Southern plantations often present romanticized visions of genteel country life, but for the people enslaved on plantations the reality was that of a forced labor camp. At the same time the plantation was also their home. And although they had no choice in where or how they lived, enslaved people did work to make their resid…

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170: Shogun is over, Our "Final" Thoughts! 1:22:17

4h ago1:22:17

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RaysUp - Who is moving out & up + St. Pete Stadium realities for Tampa Bay Rays 57:41

6d ago57:41

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RaysUp Mat Germain & Mark Corbett tracking the Rays with 25% of the season gone Plus St. Pete Stadium agreement it's closer than you think First quarter lackluster performance of Tampa Bay Rays Civale is pitching well but needs to work on pitching mix Taj Bradley - great mindset - Future Ace Bats warming up DeLuca, Lowe, Arozarena, Caballero Pullin…

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Meggie Meidlinger - USA Women's Baseball Team pitcher, World Cup Gold winner gives back 27:05

2d ago27:05

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Meggie Meidlinger - Architect, Baseball pitcher, 2015 USA Women’s Baseball Team Gold-Medal winner & role model continues to give back to the game Full battery from Catcher to Pitcher Maximizing mechanics as a pitcher Why are young girls expected to move out of baseball and onto softball? Successful Women’s sports in professional & basketball teams.…

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Slavery & Incarceration in New Orleans 41:33

2d ago41:33

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Shortly after New Orleans became a US city (via the Louisiana Purchase), the municipal council established one of the country’s first professional salaried police forces and began operation of Police Jail, both efforts aimed at the capture and control of enslaved people who had run away from or otherwise disobeyed their enslavers. The history of Ne…

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E62: The Short Flight of the Seattle Pilots 34:51

1h ago34:51

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I discuss the 1 year run of the Seattle Pilots of the American League - why they lasted just 1 year and the lasting legacy of Ball Four.

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RaysUp - DeLuca and Lowe back & the bats warm up with Grit & Glow of Tampa Bay Rays 46:02

4d ago46:02

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Mat & Mark check out the 5 game winning streak of the Rays and a look to the future of the Tampa Bay Rays roster and how that will impact the team Grit & Glow uniform Rave Reviews Rays selling strategy with the new City Connect uniforms and Nike Black Rays jersey are they bringing the energy to the team Armstrong & Palacios – on how to create a pos…

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You’ve watched him for years on Braves and Hawks pre and post game shows, before that as the sports voice of Headline News—now Jerome Jurenovich is back on Sports Across the Board. 31:05

14d ago31:05

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Jerome talks candidly about why he retired , tells stories from his 40 year broadcast career, and comments on the Atlanta Hawks' need to press the refresh button.

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The Jazz Maestros of Jim Crow America 45:19

3h ago45:19

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Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie came of age in a deeply segregated country, battling racism to become celebrated musicians, composers, and band leaders whose music lives on. Joining me this week to discuss the lives and careers of these three musical geniuses is writer and journalist Larry Tye, author of The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellin…

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RaysUp - Bang-up with Milwaukee Brewers & looking for Randy & Yandy 53:39

4d ago53:39

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Mat & Mark look for a positive future with potential Tampa Bay Rays Roster Changes and new life from MLB City Connect uniform gear Randy & Yandy - trying to do everything Josh Lowe, Deluca & Aranda’s return soon to come Bernie the Brewer & Tampa Bay Rays mascot Raymond – launched from on-high William Contreras – Catcher strategies – what if the Ray…

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RaysUp - Where is Randy Arozarena, Detroit Tigers claw at TB Rays 45:44

11d ago45:44

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Mat Germain & Mark need an Men In Black memory wipe for this April. Where are we and how do we climb up Turnaround for Randy Arozarena needed – changing superstitions & rituals. Randy’s Home Run against Tigers the beginning of an improved Arozarena Changing the mindset of a player Limited Runs and lack of Extra Base Hits – dramatically less than 20…

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169: Can Deadpool Save Disney? Rebel Moon, Henry Cavill and Fallout Round 2! 2:01:57

12d ago2:01:57

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Log Cabin Republicans and the Gay Right 45:34

14d ago45:34

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In 1977, a California state senator named John Briggs took to the steps of City Hall in San Francisco to announce a ballot initiative that would empower school boards to fire gay teachers based only on their sexual orientation. In response, gay activists around California mobilized, including gay Republicans, who formed among the first gay Republic…

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168: Is Fallout Good? And More Shogun! 1:34:00

22d ago1:34:00

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RaysUp - Angels visit the Trop & Rays face Mike Trout 45:16

18d ago45:16

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Rays & 13 inning game with the Anaheim Angels MLBDevelops TrailblazerSeries at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex @USABaseball @USABaseball Mo'ne Davis, Tamara Holmes, Megan Meidlinger, Lefty Lesko, Maybelle Blair & Perry Barber at the event @Mat_Germain_ shares story of daughter’s friend playing baseball in the province Rays scrapping their way …

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American Posture Panic 47:52

21d ago47:52

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For several decades in the 20th Century, American universities, including elite institutions, took nude photos of their students, sometimes as often as twice a year, in order to evaluate their posture. In some cases students had to achieve a minimum posture grade in order to graduate. How did that practice develop, and how did it end? This week we’…

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RaysUp - Tampa Bay Rays a winning week with Rockies & Angels 44:19

25d ago44:19

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Mat Germain & Mark Corbett – Somethings cooking in the Rays kitchen "Winningly Good” Marlins rough road Colorado Rockies – Pete Fairbanks. The balls are horrible. “That’s what happens when you don’t throw strikes” Velo down 2 MPH - Pete doesn’t do well in the cold Rays pen was out of sorts in first Rockies game Ryan Pepiot – 11K in 6 innings, was t…

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Bob Kendrick brings the Negro Leagues to life. Kendrick is the president of the Negro Leagues Museum in Kansas City. . 33:25

26d ago33:25

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Did you know “Cool Papa” Bell was so quick he could turn off the switch and be in bed before the room went dark? Do you know about baseball’s “forgotten man? How about where the great Hank Aaron began his illustrious career? The answers to these and other questions help form the history of baseball’s Negro Leagues. Listen as the Negro Leagues Museu…

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167: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and The American Society of Magical Negroes 1:42:08

26d ago1:42:08

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E61: The War of 1812 (PBS) pt 4 1:11:10

1M ago1:11:10

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I finish the series on The War of 1812 with the campaigns of 1814-15, which includes Baltimore, Washington, Plattsburgh, and New Orleans. I also talk about the Hartford Convention, Treaty of Ghent, and the impact of the war.

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The History of DARE 44:36

1M ago44:36

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In the fall of 1983, the LAPD, under Chief of Police Darryl Gates and in collaboration with the LA Unified School District, launched Project DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), sending 10 police officers into 50 elementary schools to teach kids how to say no to drugs. By the time DARE celebrated its 10-year anniversary, there were DARE officers…

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Carters 2:02:24

2M ago2:02:24

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In another dispatch from the Fortress of Proopitude, Greg and Jennifer lecture on Lee Dorsey, Louis Gossett Jr and Luis Buñuel.By Greg Proops

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RaysUp Tampa Bay Rays - MLB Opening Week Review of Blue Jays & Rangers 49:16

1M ago49:16

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Mark and Mat discuss Tampa Bay Rays Opening Week and a look at baseball luminaries and failures amongst other MLB teams Opening week review: The Rays' performance in first 7games, facing tough opponents like Toronto Blue Jays and World Series Champions Texas Rangers. Analysis of other AL East teams: Red Sox, Yankees, Orioles, and Blue Jays' early s…

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166: Shogun and Dune Part 2 1:21:26

1M ago1:21:26

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Alice Roosevelt Longworth 45:08

2M ago45:08

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When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his eldest child, 17-year-old Alice, rose quickly to celebrity status. The public loved hearing about the exploits of the poker-playing, gum-chewing “Princess Alice,” who kept a small green snake in her purse. By the time she died at age 96, Alice, whose Dupont Circle home included an embroidered pi…

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165: 3 Body Problem and Catching Up! Ft. TechnicallyMexican 2:14:06

1M ago2:14:06

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Opening Day RaysUp - Tampa Bay Rays & Toronto Blue Jays with Mat Germain 47:52

1M ago47:52

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Mat Germain & Mark Corbett – Tampa Bay Rays MLB Opening Day Eve give #RaysUp fans the lowdown Tampa Bay Rays Roster Prep for 2024 season Blake Snell finally signs a contract, what about Tommy Pham Austin Shenton moves up from AAA Durham Bulls to MLB Rays for Opening Day First 2 weeks of the schedule includes Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, San Fr…

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Florida Bolts Girls Baseball - Opening the Future for Girls & Women in Baseball 31:52

1M ago31:52

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Florida Bolts 5 teams give young girls from 8 to 18 the opportunity to play in all girl baseball tournaments. Brooke & Lily Greene share their stories about their team and more possibilities for women in the game like the BFA Nationals. Brooke and Lily Greene, who are involved with the Florida Bolts girls' baseball organization, discussing their pa…

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Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to the Pacific Theatre during World War II 42:01

1M ago42:01

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In August 1943, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt set off in secrecy from San Francisco on a military transport plane, flying across the Pacific Ocean. It wasn’t until she showed up in New Zealand 10 days later that the public learned about her trip, a mission to the frontlines of the Pacific Theater in World War II to serve as "the President's eyes, ea…

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RaysUp Tampa Bay Rays last week Spring Training 46:56

2M ago46:56

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Mat Germain & Mark Corbett review the Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training and get ready for the 2024 upcoming MLB season Tampa Bay Pitching Arms Rodriguez on board as Andrew Kittredge departs Phil Maton Jose Caballero – short stop – his speed is electric Ruben Cardenas Austin Shenton Rays Shortstop position evolution – Adames, Franco, Walls & now Caball…

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Eliza Scidmore 43:27

2M ago43:27

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Journalist Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore traveled the world in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, writing books and hundreds of articles about such places as Alaska, Japan, China, India, and helping shape the journal of the National Geographic Society into the photograph-heavy magazine it is today. Scidmore is perhaps best known today for her long-ru…

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E60: The War of 1812 (PBS) pt 3 47:59

2M ago47:59

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I discuss the 1813 campaigns which include Lake Erie, Frenchtown, Thames, and Chrysler's Farm.

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Foreign Missionaries & American Diplomacy in the 19th Century 43:16

2M ago43:16

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In 1812, when the United States was still a young nation and its State Department was tiny, American citizens began heading around the world as Christian missionaries. Early in the 19th Century, the US government often saw missionaries as experts on the politics, culture, and language of regions like China and the Sandwich Islands, but as the State…

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Tammany Hall, FDR & the Murder of Vivian Gordon 40:06

2M ago40:06

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In 1931, Judge Samuel Seabury was leading an investigation for Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt into corruption in New York’s magistrate courts when a witness in the investigation named Vivian Gordon was found murdered in the Bronx. Because of the public demand for answers in this high-profile murder case, FDR could no longer keep his uneasy peace wi…

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164 - Avatar The Last Airbender and Halo Jumps The Shark Again 1:36:09

3M ago1:36:09

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RaysUp - 2024 Tampa Bay Rays MLB Spring Training begins 39:21

2M ago39:21

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Mat Germain @Mat_Germain_ & Mark talk about the first days of MLB Spring Training. Spring Training weather – Canada or Florida Can’t take Spring Training seriously just ask Nolan Ryan Mat highlights Trevor Martin's pitching performance for the Rays, and his potential for the future. Battery sparks - pairing pitchers & catchers and the role of catch…

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The Combahee River Raid of 1863 46:07

2M ago46:07

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Starting in November 1861, the Union Army held the city of Beaufort, South Carolina, using the Sea Islands as a southern base of operations in the Civil War. Harriet Tubman joined the Army there, debriefing freedom seekers who fled enslavement in nearby regions and ran to seek the Union Army’s protection in Beaufort. With the intelligence Tubman ga…

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Rick Strom, former Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, on faith, football and never giving up. 44:12

2M ago44:12

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Through trials and tribulations, both mental and physical, Rick Strom built a career in college football and the NFL. Hear stories about his coaches including Bill Curry, Chuck Noll and Marv Levy. Gain insights into his teammates such as Detroit's Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders. And learn how faith and determination led him to a career he …

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163: Madam Web and More Halo! 2:12:28

2M ago2:12:28

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Perry Barber - Leads a path for girls & women to become umpires & baseball players 1:03:54

3M ago1:03:54

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Perry Barber a 40 year path as a leading woman umpire in baseball and an icon to young women aspiring to play and officiate the game Jeopardy championship and baseball trivia launched Perry into a love of baseball $660 game show winnings, NY city sublet, Bon Ami cleaner, Rice-A-Roni + beer & skittles She was the intro musical act for Springsteen Pe…

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The History of Ice in the United States 43:19

3M ago43:19

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Today, Americans consume 400 pounds of ice a year, each. That would have been unfathomable to people in the 18th century, but a number of innovators and ice barons in the 19th and 20th centuries changed the way we think about the slippery substance. Joining me in this episode is writer Dr. Amy Brady, author of Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rink…

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E59: The War of 1812 (PBS) pt 2 53:33

3M ago53:33

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The campaign of 1812 is discussed including the Fall of Detroit, Queenston Heights, the USS Constitution, and the USS United States. I also discuss the election of 1812.

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Pitchers & Catchers Report - Mat Germain gives us the low down as Spring Training starts up 49:11

3M ago49:11

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Pitchers and Catchers Report - Aaron Boone – Having Sand kicked in the Face Mark Corbett & Mat Germain discuss spring training, free agents & team expectations. Mat analyzes the pitching staffs of various teams, highlighting potential ace pitchers like Cole Ragans and Tarik Skubal. Impact of pitchers like George Kirby and Logan Gilbert for the Seat…

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162: Halo Season 2 (Episode 1 & 2) 1:37:26

3M ago1:37:26

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The History of Blue Jeans 41:26

3M ago41:26

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If you’re like most Americans – or most people on earth – you have a pair of jeans, or maybe five, in your wardrobe. There’s a decent chance you’re wearing jeans right now. These humble pants were invented by a Reno tailor in the 1870s in response to a frustrated customer whose husband kept wearing through his pants too quickly. How, then, did they…

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Dodgers Spring Training w/ Announcer Tim Neverett 43:41

3M ago43:41

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Day 1 of Dodgers Arizona Spring Training Players have reported early DodgerFest – Shohei Ohtani – World Media will surround him Ohtani much like Taylor Swift or Beatles Did Blue Jays benefit from early speculation on Ohtani flying to Toronto Shohei – once in a lifetime player, understands the difference between Angels & Dodgers fandom Yamamoto – wo…

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161: Argylle, Halo and Kill the Justice League 1:37:25

3M ago1:37:25

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The History of Pinball 51:07

3M ago51:07

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In January 1942, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia sent New York City police out on an important mission; their objective: to find and destroy tens of thousands of pinball machines. But some of pinball’s most important innovations, including the development of flippers, happened in the decades that it was banned in New York and many other US cities. This w…

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Artist Chire Regans searches for the truth in portraits, names and hair 48:16

4M ago48:16

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The Black Lives Matter movement pushed Chire Regans' art in the direction of social awareness. From portraits of gun violence victims to sculptures exploring hair braiding practices, the new Oolite Arts resident hopes to spark change through her pieces.By Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena

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