Best Punchdrunk Podcasts (2024)

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BONUS: Punchdrunk & Emursive’s ‘Sleep No More’

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featuring an interview with Emursive Chief Storyteller Ilana Gilovich Sleep No More, the immersive, one-of-a-kind adaptation of Macbeth, is in the spotlight in the first-ever bonus episode of Shakespeare’s Shadows. Co-produced by Punchdrunk and Emursive Productions, Sleep No More is a promenade-style performance that invites the audience members to…

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Episode 050 - Adam Stoneman (Muse-Tech Ireland) on the implications for the cultural sector of emerging technologies and the need for robust critical engagement with the opportunities and challenges these ... 41:47

4d ago41:47

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A conversation with Adam Stoneman, founder of Ireland's Muse-Tech Working Group. Adam's career is a testament to the possibilities that can arise when cultural institutions embrace technology to democratise and enhance the museum experience. Last year the Muse-Tech Working Group, a cohort of Irish museum professionals, published Museum Technology: …

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BONUS: Long Beach Playhouse's 'Hamlet'

12d ago

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featuring an interview with actor Roberto Williams Roberto Williams is one of five actors together playing the title character in Long Beach Playhouse’s current production of Hamlet. One actor plays what’s called the core Hamlet, and the others play four parts of Hamlet’s psyche: wisdom, innocence, justice, and vengeance — Roberto plays the latter.…

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Episode 049 - Ash & Katie, Bytes #9 - a conversation about digital media trends in 2024, museums joining the fediverse, attention metrics at the New York Times, and a creative use of AI 18:49

6d ago18:49

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The nineth in our new series, Bytes, where Ash and Katie discuss 3 (or 4) things from the latest Digital Works Newsletter. In this episode we'll be discussing some of the links in the newsletter that went out on April 15th. We talk about: Deloitte's 2024 Digital Media report Aaron Cope's blog post on how the SFO Museum is navigating the Fediverse W…

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The Dauphin 56:38

28d ago56:38

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In “Henry V,” King Henry gets a new foil: the French Dauphin, the heir apparent in France, England’s rival. In the conflict that culminates in the Battle of Agincourt, Shakespeare depicts the English with layers and complexity and ultimately with a great deal of nobility. Meanwhile, the French (in the text and sometimes even more so in performance)…

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Episode 048 - Dr Brett Ashley Crawford and Paul Hansen on their new book 'Raising the Curtain. Technology Success Stories from Performing Arts Leaders and Artists' 49:44

26d ago49:44

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A conversation with Dr Brett Ashley Crawford and Paul Hansen. Their new book (Raising the Curtain. Technology Success Stories from Performing Arts Leaders and Artists) looks at how performing arts organisations and artists are successfully using technology in a variety of different contexts. We talked about how the pandemic became a catalyst for in…

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Episode 047 - Ash, Bytes #8 - Hilary Knight, Seb Chan, and Aled John on looking forward to the Digital Works Conference 20:38

1M ago20:38

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I chatted with Hilary Knight, Seb Chan, and Aled John to hear a bit more about what they'll be talking about at this month's Digital Works Conference as well as what they're looking forward to. We looked at the potential of informal networking, discussing how tea break chats can lead to new ideas and fortify the cultural community. The lessons that…

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Caliban 1:23:52

1M ago1:23:52

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featuring interviews with actor Michael Blake, Pilobolus choreographers Matt Kent and Renée Jaworski, and SUNY New Paltz professor Matthieu Chapman A Shakespeare play that can be at turns heartwarming and troubling, “The Tempest” features two major characters who don’t look like the humans around them: Caliban and Ariel. Caliban, repeatedly describ…

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Episode 046 - Michal Čudrnák (Slovak National Gallery) on building in-house teams, public-private partnerships, sector support, and the role digital can play in enhancing the in-person experience 39:32

2M ago39:32

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In this episode Ash chats to Michal Čudrnák Head of Digital Collections & Services at the Slovak National Gallery. We talk about the history of the gallery, and how the Digital team has grown and evolved over recent years. We talk about the interesting and somewhat unique role that the Slovak National Gallery plays in supporting the wider Slovak cu…

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Episode 045 - Ash & Katie, Bytes #7 - a conversation about advances and problems with AI, YouTube CEO's predictions for 2024, and shifts in how the web is monetised 20:27

2M ago20:27

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The seventh in our new series, Bytes, where Ash and Katie discuss 3 things from the latest Digital Works Newsletter. In this episode we'll be discussing some of the links in the newsletter that went out on February 26th. We talk about: The launch of OpenAI's new text-to-video product, Sora. The apparent meltdown that ChatGPT had last week, and the …

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Romeo 1:01:21

3M ago1:01:21

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featuring interviews with actor Bally Gill and University of the Pacific professor Courtney Lehmann One half of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers is in the spotlight in this episode, which explores how this character goes from bad poet to good poet, what it takes to deliver an authentic and naturalistic Romeo, and how the introduction of the rapier…

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Episode 044 - Samantha King (VIVE Arts) on the conditions required for good work to happen, the financial and operational realities of creating immersive experiences, and how artistic and technology teams ... 48:51

3M ago48:51

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A great conversation about immersive experiences with VIVE Arts' Head of Programme, Samantha King. We talked about a LOT including: the conditions required for new ways of thinking and working to take root; the importance of sharing knowledge and collaboration; the operational and financial realities of creating immersive work. We returned to a lon…

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Episode 043 - Ash & Katie, Bytes #6 - a conversation about platform ethics, highlighting the work of the National Gallery, and looking at the failed collab between Punchdrunk and Niantic 17:56

3M ago17:56

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The sixth in our new series, Bytes, where Ash and Katie discuss 3 things from the latest Digital Works Newsletter. In this episode we'll be discussing some of the links in the newsletter that went out on January 29th. We talk about: Hugh Wallace asking 'is it time to shake up your social media', the Association of Cultural Enterprises leaving X, an…

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Episode 042 - Stuart Buchanan (Sydney Opera House) on digital teams, international collaborations, reaching new audiences, experimentation, rights and IP, and artistic applications of AI 53:20

3M ago53:20

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We catch up with Sydney Opera House's Head of Screen, Stuart Buchanan. We talk about Stuart's new job title, how digital teams are structured at SOH, and the unhelpfully vague nature of the word 'digital'. Stuart shares how digital artistic programmes have enabled the Sydney Opera House to work with new artists, in new ways. The issues and challeng…

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Petruchio 1:20:40

4M ago1:20:40

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featuring interviews with actors Patrice Jean-Baptiste and Simon Paisley Day and Gonzaga University professor Heather Easterling One of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays, “The Taming of the Shrew,” gets put under the microscope in this episode as we examine the character Petruchio, the man who supposedly tames the play’s titular shrew. Discuss…

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Puck 49:04

4M ago49:04

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featuring interviews with actor Ray Porter and University of California Merced professor Katherine Steele Brokaw A spirit of mischief, transformation, and imagination, Puck aka Robin Goodfellow darts around A Midsummer Night’s Dream provoking chaos and confusion when a couple groups of humans wander into a forest populated by magical beings. Discus…

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Episode 041 - Haydn Corrodus on unleashing Social Media's potential for cultural organisations, the value of story-telling, understanding your audience, and being thoughtful about how you're showing up ... 42:52

5M ago42:52

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Our last episode of 2023 is a conversation with Haydn Corrodus. Haydn is a social media and digital marketing consultant who was previously an Arts Council England Tech Champion as part of the Digital Culture Network Haydn brings rich insights into the fragmented and ever-evolving world of social media, and its potential for storytelling, connectin…

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Iago 56:35

5M ago56:35

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featuring interviews with actors Patrick Page and Conor Andrew Hall and Queens College CUNY professor Miles Grier One of Shakespeare’s most notorious and chilling villains, Othello antagonist Iago, is in the spotlight in the second episode of season 2. This character has inspired debate for centuries, and this episode’s guests — who, at times, have…

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Episode 040 - Bytes #5, Ash and Katie reflect on 2023 looking at declining attention spans, AI challenges, shifts in where users are spending their time online, and some attempts at predicting priorities ... 42:52

5M ago42:52

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In the last podcast episode of the year, Katie and Ash reflect on 2023 - picking a few of the most notable articles, podcasts, research reports, and new stories of the year. We discuss digital overload and the impact it's had on our attention spans. Exploring whether our cultural institutions could become havens of focus and relaxation in the blizz…

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Juliet 1:04:46

5M ago1:04:46

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featuring interviews with actors Alejandra Escalante and Naire Poole and University of Oxford professor Sophie Duncan The podcast relaunches with an episode all about Shakespeare’s first tragic heroine. In the season 2 premiere, we explore what makes Juliet extraordinary: she’s brave, confident, and resourceful — all at age 13. Also discussed: Rome…

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Episode 039 - Dr Carrie Goucher on meeting culture, the role of psychological safety, advice on how to improve the effectiveness of your meetings, and building trust in teams 42:26

5M ago42:26

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A conversation with Dr Carrie Goucher. Carrie helps people transform meetings and meeting culture. She has redesigned how we meet for the collaborative era, crafting meetings that are honest, focused, supportive and energising. Carrie’s PhD created an evidence-based framework for what underpins meeting success (spoiler alert: it’s not having an age…

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Episode 038 - Ash & Katie, Bytes #4 - exploring 50 years of the internet, the ChatGPT store (and associated soap opera), the death of the social internet, and a polemic about SEO 23:17

6M ago23:17

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The fourth in our new series, Bytes, where Ash and Katie discuss 3 (actually 4) things from the latest Digital Works Newsletter. In this episode we'll be discussing some of the links in the newsletter that went out on November 10th. We talk about: Internet Artifacts This TechCrunch article "App Store for AI: OpenAI’s GPT Store lets you build (and m…

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Episode 037 - Zoe Williams (Vagina Museum) on crowdfunding, owning your niche, building a community, dealing with censorship, ignoring the trolls, and having a sense of humour 38:09

6M ago38:09

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A chat with Zoe Williams, the Head of Communications and Fundraising at the Vagina Museum in London. We discuss their successful recent crowdfunding campaign, we also explore how they've harnessed the power of digital platforms to reach a global audience, built a robust community online, and how they’ve carved out their niche in the digital sphere.…

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Episode 036 - Ash & Katie, Bytes #3 - Exploring Twitter's transformation (/disintegration), Advances in AI, and the new Web Accessibility guidelines 17:11

7M ago17:11

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The third in our new series, Bytes, where Ash and Katie discuss 3 things from the latest Digital Works Newsletter. In this episode we'll be discussing some of the links in the newsletter that went out on October 20th. We talk about: "The Moral Case for No Longer Engaging With Elon Musk’s X" by Dave Lee ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak The relea…

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Episode 035 - Ash & Katie, Bytes #2 on the end of the Googleverse, using AI to mod games, and digital budgeting 16:12

8M ago16:12

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The second in our new series, Bytes, where Ash and Katie discuss 3 things from the latest Digital Works Newsletter. In this episode we'll be discussing some of the links in the newsletter that went out on September 22nd. We talk about: The End of the Googleverse - Ryan Broderick Skyrim Mod Uses AI to Give NPCs Memories - Marc Keever How to understa…

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Episode 034 - George Montagu (FT Strategies) on getting to 1 million digital subscribers, creating meaningful metrics, and working with NT at Home 38:19

8M ago38:19

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A conversation with George Montagu, Head of Insights at FT Strategies. FT Strategies is the consulting arm of the Financial Times. George and I talk about the shift from print to digital at the Financial Times and the related shift from ad to subscriber revenue, how leadership at the FT galvanised the entire organisation around a single goal (getti…

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Episode 033 - Ash & Katie, Bytes #1 on Twitter's demise, ChatGPT's lies, and some research into social activity 22:19

8M ago22:19

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The first in our new series, Bytes, where Ash and Katie will be discussing 3 things from the latest Digital Works Newsletter. In this episode we'll be discussing some of the links in the newsletter that went out on August 29th. We talk about: 'How to Blow Up a Timeline' - Eugene Wei ' We need to tell people ChatGPT will lie to them, not debate ling…

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Episode 032 - Fran Sanderson (Nesta) on shifting how they support the arts, what effective funding looks like, and thinking differently about value and risk 33:03

8M ago33:03

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A conversation with Fran Sanderson, Director of Arts Programmes and Investments at Nesta (which was originally set up in 1998 as the National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts). Fran is in the process of exploring a major shift in the way Nesta goes about making investments in the arts. We discuss the funding landscape for culture in …

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Episode 031 - Seb Chan (ACMI) on the power of 'digital imagination', the importance of experience-focused roles in museums, and understanding the importance of capital in predicting the future 1:16:04

9M ago1:16:04

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An incredibly wide-ranging conversation with Seb Chan, CEO and Director of ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image). Seb talks about his background in community radio, 'looking under the hood' of the early internet, the importance of experience-focused roles in museums, the power of cultural leaders developing a 'digital imagination', understa…

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#519 Talk Talk with Ron Bennington 2:09:23

11M ago2:09:23

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Ron Bennington joins me on today's episode to talk about interview style and his series Unmasked. Ron is someone whose style of interviewing I've always admired, it seemed fitting to have him on this episode. All upcoming shows & tickets: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/ • Oct 21: Bensalem, PA • Nov 0…

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#518 Jew Special Commentary Part Two The Cheapening 3:34:01

12M ago3:34:01

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Continuing the Jew Special Commentary now in Romania! We dive into the last few bits of my special Jew on my Youtube now. If you're listening stick around till the end and you can hear all the songs on my Edinburough playlist while I was running this hour of material there! All upcoming shows & tickets: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour Instagram: ht…

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#517 Jew Special Commentary with Ari Shaffir 3:52:13

12M ago3:52:13

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I've done a lot of these commentaries over the years and I've found them to be incredibly interesting as a fan of comedy and useful as a comedian. Today I'm gonna break down the first half of my latest masterpiece Jew. This one might be one you wanna watch cause I actually have the rights to play the special on youtube! All upcoming shows & tickets…

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#516 2023 State of the Union with Dave Smith 5:04:18

12M ago5:04:18

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Dave Smith came over for the State of the Union! Dave breaks down what the hell is going on in America and around the world in our annual Skeptic Tank State of The Union, which is usually done in the beginning of the year. It's always a great conversation with Dave and this time is no different. It's a long one, almost five hours. I hope you enjoy!…

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#515 War Is Heaven with Geoffrey Asmus 1:58:04

1y ago1:58:04

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Geoffrey Asmus or The Only Funny White Guy (Keep an eye out for his new special on Youtube) joins me to talk about war and the military. He's never been in the military and he's never been to war but he is truly fascinated by it and knows a lot of shit. For More Ari: All upcoming shows & tickets: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour Instagram: https://w…

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#514 Moving Day with Andy Haynes 2:16:28

1y ago2:16:28

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Andy Haynes came in to talk to me about his job as a mover. He became a mover the day he moved to New York and was doing it throughout the pandemic. It turns out lots of comics do it because of the flexibility and cash under the table. Plus you get a pretty good workout. For more Ari: The Wrong Side of History Tour pre-sale starts this Wednesday Ap…

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#513 The Curious Case of Peter Schickele with Danny Polishchuk 1:58:21

1y ago1:58:21

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Five-time Grammy winner Pete Schickele is unknown to many but if you were a comic in the 90s you may know him as the guy who beat you out for a Grammy. Danny Polishchk brought this story to my attention and it is just wild. We go on a deep dive into who the fuck this Peter Schickele guy even is. For more Ari: All upcoming shows & tickets: https://w…

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#512 Ryan Sickler, MD with Ryan Sickler 2:00:50

1y ago2:00:50

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Fellow Maryland-er Ryan Sickler and I were able to fill up a whole podcast episode just about Maryland. It's the state where we both grew up and have two very different versions of it. Ryan also has a brand new special out called "Lefty's Son" now on youtube! Go check it out and support unfiltered standup comedy. For more Ari: All upcoming shows & …

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#511 Big Jay From LGA with Big Jay Oakerson 1:53:36

1y ago1:53:36

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Big Jay Oakerson made me pick him up at the airport as my last responsibility as producer (Jewish term) of his new standup special, Dog Belly. I’m so proud of him. The special is amazing. I still find his fashion and musical tastes to be problematic but his standup is among the best in the world. For more Ari: All upcoming shows & tickets: https://…

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Episode 030 - Fiona Morris (The Space) on what makes a successful digital project, the importance of digital skills, and the meaninglessness of the word 'digital' 54:31

1y ago54:31

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A conversation with CEO and Creative Director of The Space, Fiona Morris. The Space was founded in 2013 by Arts Council England and the BBC and is now an independent not-for-profit organisation. The Space's primary goal is to enable the arts, culture and heritage sector to engage audiences using digital and broadcast content and platforms. Over the…

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#510 Professor Pain with Mike Vecchione 1:32:44

1y ago1:32:44

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Mike Vecchione has a new special out now called "The Attractives" but before he did standup, Mike was a teacher for some rough and tough kids in Philly. He molded and shaped America's wild youth and he's here to tell me all about it. For more Ari: All upcoming shows & tickets: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour Cool merch & more: https://www.arishaffi…

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