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ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash

Asian News International (ANI)

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ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash gets eminent people from different walks of life to talk about issues that impact you and society at large. Join Smita Prakash as she brings important voices from the field of politics, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle. Dive in for a great listening experience brought to you by India’s largest news agency.
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Surviving Society Productions

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Award winning, weekly political podcast exploring the local and global politics of race & class from a sociological perspective. Out every Tuesday !! Presenter: Dr Chantelle Jessica Lewis Executive Producer: George Ofori-Addo Design: Evelyn Miller
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There's never been a better time to understand what's going on in Asia. That's why we talk to the people who know it best. The Asia In-Depth podcast brings you conversations with the world's leading experts and thought-leaders on the politics, economics, and culture of Asia — and beyond. Subscribe today.
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Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda is a non-partisan podcast featuring thought leaders and industry pioneers with insights about innovative approaches to political campaigns, voter engagement, mobilization, fundraising, persuasion, and GOTV. Topics include the power of mobile devices, leveraging social networks, message testing and targeting, cross-media advertising, grassroots organizing, and big data.
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The Nordic Asia Podcast

NIAS and its academic partners

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The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the following academic partners: -Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia) -Asian studies, University of Helsinki (Finland) -Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) -Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University (Sweden) -Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku (Finland) -Norwegian Network for Asian Studies
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Under the Radar with Callie Crossley looks to alternative presses and community news for stories that are often overlooked by big media outlets. In our roundtable conversation, we aim to examine the small stories before they become the big headlines with contributors in Boston and New England. For more information, visit our website: wgbhnews.org/utr
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POC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of Color

Nancy Wu (Asian American, Economist, Progressive, Woman, Storyteller)

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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that creates space for people of color in conversations about economics, politics, and culture. Your host is Nancy Wu. Nancy is an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. Nancy triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and has a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. She works as an Economist full time and has previously worked in economic polic ...
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Simply News has released a new show: ”Simply Politics, from China”. This podcast is a daily news show covering articles about U.S. politics that are written in Mandarin for Chinese audiences. The podcast is fully AI-generated, with a team of AI news agents working together to find stories, translate articles, and produce the show.
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The Asian Review of Books is the only dedicated pan-Asian book review publication. Widely quoted, referenced, republished by leading publications in Asian and beyond and with an archive of more than two thousand book reviews, the ARB also features long-format essays by leading Asian writers and thinkers, excerpts from newly-published books and reviews of arts and culture. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review
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About Asia

South China Morning Post

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Let’s talk… About Asia by looking deep into the stories unfolding on the world’s most populous continent. Each episode showcases the reportage of SCMP’s journalists across Asia and in-depth interviews with experts, putting context and analysis to current affairs.
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Apex Express is a proud collective member of AACRE, Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality. AACRE focuses on long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders committed to social justice.
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Synopsis: Every Friday, get our distinct take on global issues with an Asian perspective, with ST’s globally-based correspondents. Produced and edited by: Fa'izah Sani Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.
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WNYC Studios

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BFF Kathy Tu and Tobin Low are super queer, super fun and ready to take over your podcast feed. Join them for provocative stories and frank conversations about the LGBTQ experience today. Because everyone’s a little bit gay. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other podcasts including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Snap Judgment, On the Media, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin and many others. © WNYC Studios
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A journey through the history of Asia, from the most famous events and fateful decisions to lesser-known conflicts, coups and catastrophes. From the rise of Xi Jinping to Vietnam’s Trotskyist movement, from the birth of modernity to forgotten resistance movements and local wars. At least weekly, Asian Centuries speaks to leading historians, academics, journalists and activists to interrogate the past and discover what it means for the present. The pod is hosted by David Hutt, a journalist an ...
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Foreseeable is a podcast of Global-is-Asian, the flagship digital platform of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. In each episode, we invite an expert for a conversation relating to their area of expertise and to find out what they foresee happening in the future. Listen to us on: Spotify Apple podcasts Google podcasts
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SASSpod

Center for South Asia

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The South Asian Studies at Stanford (SASS) Podcast features conversations between the Center for South Asia at Stanford and guests who have a connection to Stanford as faculty, staff, students, or alumni. The podcasts feature a wide range of topics, ranging from poetry to politics, from manuscript collecting to music, from business to Bollywood. Every podcast consists of an informal and informative conversation about South Asia and its meaning in the world, in our lives, and at Stanford.
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Exvangelical

Blake Chastain

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Exploring the world inside and outside the evangelical subculture, one conversation at a time. "Exvangelical" is a shared starting point with many destinations; it acknowledges the impact (predominantly white/white-led) evangelicalism has had on our lives, but does not dictate our current or future beliefs & practices. On this podcast, you'll hear stories of people who've left evangelicalism for other branches of Christianity, for other spiritual traditions, and for none at all. All paths ar ...
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Professor Robert A.F. “Bob” Thurman’s official podcast covers diverse topics including Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhist Studies, spirituality, Tibetan Culture, Asian history, philosophy, Eastern Ideas, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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On this podcast today, I am joined by three scholars: postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at Goethe University Frankfurt, Gil Hizi; assistant professor at Sun Yat-sen University, Xinyan Peng; and lecturer and researcher at the University of Ghent, Mieke Matthyssen. All three guests join me to talk about their chapters in the new book, Self-Development…
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In this inaugural episode of Talking Thai Politics, Pannika Wanich of the Progressive Movement talks about generational contestation in Thailand, as well the evolution of Future Forward, Move Forward and the newly-formed People’s Party. A former political journalist and LSE graduate, 36-year old Pannika served as the spokesperson of the now-dissolv…
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EU officials emphasize the necessity of a political solution to the crisis in Gaza. The impact of Mold's public support for Harris on the US election. Central Asian countries establish relations with the Taliban. Stay informed about the evolving dynamics in international politics with Simply Politics. Sources: https://www.news.cn/photo/20240910/9e1…
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Drawing on a rare cross-regional comparison, Playing with Fire: Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India (Cambridge UP, 2024) develops a novel explanation about ethnic party violence. Combining rich historical, qualitative, and quantitative data, the book demonstrates how levels of party instability can crucially inform the decisions of po…
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Dr. Yerkebulan Sairambay’s New Media and Political Participation in Russia and Kazakhstan (Rowman and Littlefield, 2023) confronts the sociological problem of the usage of new media (social media, the Internet, digital technologies, messaging applications) by young people in political participation. This book not only sheds light on the ways in whi…
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Two high-profile Indian American women – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Usha Vance, wife of Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance, are shining a spotlight on South Asian women in politics. They’re just two of the 4.4 million Indian Americans in this country – the largest Asian demographic identifying solely from one c…
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This is a historic election in Jammu and Kashmir, the first assembly polls since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. With more than 40% of the candidates running as independents, could they play the role of spoiler? Will any party secure a full majority? Who holds the real power in Kashmir? What are the prospects for the PDP and NC? And how has …
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Chinese water military theft of Dutch cartoonists X platform promotes Beijing political propaganda. Xiaomo CEO, Jamie Dimon, discusses the limited impact of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut and expresses more concern about geopolitical conflicts. Sources: https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-x-spamouflage-20240917/7788164.html https://finance.…
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Former Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan advocates for a half-point interest rate cut. European stocks rise as investors await key US economic data. Plus, Capital Economics predicts a rough year ahead for Mexican assets. Also, the four megatrends shaping the future of commercial real estate. Sources: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/17/former-head-of-…
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Will Confucianism make a comeback in Xi Jinping's China? Explore the intersection of political ideology and cultural heritage. Plus, uncover the shocking human rights crisis in Cuba with over 1,100 political prisoners suffering from hunger, illness, and torture. Sources: https://chinese.aljazeera.net/news/political/2024/9/15/%e5%84%92%e5%ae%b6%e6%8…
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The IPPR emphasizes the need to tackle the UK's ill-health crisis for economic growth. The OECD highlights the economic impacts of poor diagnostic practices in healthcare. Jared Bernstein discusses the perception of the US economy in an interview. An article explores the interplay of politics and economics in job preservation. These stories shed li…
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Asia Society Australia, in collaboration with Asia Society centers in Hong Kong, India, and Japan, hosted a panel discussion to explore how Asian countries perceive the U.S. role in Asia and what bearing the election will have on the region’s security and prosperity. Participants include Dr. Natalie Sambhi, senior policy fellow at Asia Society Aust…
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On Tothill Street, in the heart of London’s Whitehall, sits Caxton House, home to the Department for Work and Pensions. The DWP administers the UK’s welfare system, a key infrastructure of everyday life. For many, the DWP determines if they have enough money to eat, stay warm, power medical equipment - to live. For many, it has also become synonymo…
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In September, 1974 – two days after her 14th birthday – Leola Hampton boarded a school bus that would launch her into the heart of one of the most divisive and defining moments in Boston history: court-ordered school desegregation. She and her older sister, Linda Stark, were bused from their home in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Roxbury i…
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In 1964, Wendell Arthur Garrity was United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts – not yet a judge on the District Court of Massachusetts. Ruth Batson was a frustrated parent and civil rights activist – not yet director of Boston’s Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, or Metco, the voluntary desegregation program. Louise Da…
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Talat Majid, an independent candidate from Pulwama backed by Jamaat-e-Islami, is emerging as a significant political figure in Jammu and Kashmir. With deep connections to the local community, Majid has been advocating for the people of Pulwama, pushing for solutions to key issues like unemployment, education, and the disenfranchisement of Kashmiri …
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Will Confucianism make a comeback in Xi Jinping's China? Explore the intersection of political ideology and cultural heritage. Learn about the People's Congress system and its significance in China's political development. Plus, delve into Zhongnanhai's governance and the ongoing reforms. Stay informed on the latest developments in Chinese politics…
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Asian stocks rise despite China's weak economic data. Get insights into the current state of the Asian markets and the implications of potential interest rate cuts. Plus, a comprehensive economic calendar for 16 - 20 September 2024, including trade data, inflation rates, and interest rate decisions that can significantly impact financial markets. S…
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Will Confucianism make a comeback in China in Xi Jinping's hands? Explore the intersection of political ideology and cultural heritage in contemporary China, and the potential implications for the country's future direction. Plus, get insights into the upcoming debate between Vice President He Jinli and former President Trump, and its impact on the…
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Discover what Taylor Swift and Oasis can teach us about the economy. Explore the emergence of the 'working-from-home economy' and its long-term impact. Find reasons to be cheerful in turbulent times and learn about the removal of economist Ajit Ranade as VC of Gokhale Institute. Join us for insightful discussions on the evolving nature of the econo…
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Waheed ur Rehman Para is the PDP's candidate from the Pulwama constituency and currently serves as the Youth Wing President of the PDP. He is considered a close aide of former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. Para spent 19 months in jail on allegations of terror links. In 2020, young PDP leader won the DDC elections while being in NIA's custody. …
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China draws red lines in its relationship with the United States. China faces setbacks in South Asia amid geopolitical tensions. ISIS resurges in Somalia, threatening the entire region. LDP candidates discuss the bribery scandal in Japan. Stay informed about the latest international political developments with Simply Politics. Sources: https://www.…
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Explore the potential local economic cost of the Boeing machinists strike and the workers' fight for fair wages and benefits. Discover how the strike could disrupt supply chains and impact Boeing vendors, as well as its implications for various industries in Washington state. This article presents an opportunity for an opinion piece discussing the …
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Developing Asia has been the site of some of the last century's fastest growing economies as well as some of the world's most durable authoritarian regimes. Many accounts of rapid growth alongside monopolies on political power have focused on crony relationships between the state and business. But these relationships have not always been smooth, as…
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Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960 (Cambridge UP, 2022) offers a new history of the partition. Based on previously unexamined archives and rare films, it investigates key questions around film production, partition and the provenance of the nation in South Asia: How did partition transform the dynamic and transcultura…
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China today positions itself as a model of state-led environmentalism. On the country’s arid rangelands, grassland conservation policies have targeted pastoralists and their animals, blamed for causing desertification. State environmentalism - in the form of grazing bans, enclosure, and resettlement - has transformed the lives of many ethnic minori…
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Developing Asia has been the site of some of the last century's fastest growing economies as well as some of the world's most durable authoritarian regimes. Many accounts of rapid growth alongside monopolies on political power have focused on crony relationships between the state and business. But these relationships have not always been smooth, as…
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The journalists discuss the Rohingya persecutions: How did it start and when will it end? Journalists and filmmakers Am and Steve Sandford have covered Southeast Asia as a couple for the last 30 years and have been intimately involved with the Rohingya in Myanmar since 2009, when members of the Muslim minority group began fleeing their homes.That c…
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What is the truth behind the scenes of Gybaba for providing seaports in Ethiopia? Djibouti offers Ethiopia the possibility of fully managing a port to alleviate tensions. Trump's false voter fraud charges lead to turbulent political landscape. Stay informed about the regional politics and the impact of baseless accusations on the integrity of the e…
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An economist suggests that China may be holding back on economic stimulus due to Trump's tariff threat. Inflation cools down in August, bringing relief to shoppers and economists. The US stock market reacts to fresh economic data. Plus, a comprehensive overview of the latest economic indicators, commodities, and market trends. Sources: https://www.…
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Why did a nation-state order emerge when nationalist activism was usually an elitist pursuit in the age of empire? Ordinary inhabitants and even most indigenous elites tended to possess religious, ethnic, or status-based identities rather than national identities. Why then did the desires of a typically small number result in wave after wave of new…
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Casey Michel's new book peers deep into the world of foreign lobbying in the United States. The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) is joined by Casey Michel, author of Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World, to discuss the world of foreign lobbying and its effects on geop…
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How did Ronald Reagan’s vision of the American Dream lead to Donald Trump’s success? Looking back to 1983, Diane Winston, professor of journalism and communication at the University of Southern California, discusses how evangelical religion, the news media, and social turmoil culminated in MAGA’s Second Coming. Winston shows that many journalists u…
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How did Ronald Reagan’s vision of the American Dream lead to Donald Trump’s success? Looking back to 1983, Diane Winston, professor of journalism and communication at the University of Southern California, discusses how evangelical religion, the news media, and social turmoil culminated in MAGA’s Second Coming. Winston shows that many journalists u…
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Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke, hosts of This Podcast Will Kill You, probably the first podcast on diseases - join Merle and Lee to reflect on podcasting and infectious diseases over the past several years. The conversation traces the beginnings of Erin and Erin’s podcast and the reason why they decided to launch it. Erin and Erin talk about ho…
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Revered as soldiers, the Gurkhas are Nepalis who are recruited into the British Army, the Singapore Police, the Indian Army, and recently, even the Russian army. Synopsis: Join The Straits Times' senior columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the Asian continent. In this episode, Ravi speaks with one of th…
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Lieutenant General PC Nair (Retd.) is a distinguished retired officer of the Indian Army with a career spanning over four decades. He served as the Director General of the Assam Rifles, India’s oldest paramilitary force, where he played a crucial role in counter-insurgency operations in the North-East region. Lt Gen Nair (Retd) has extensive expert…
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Zhang Zulin expelled from the party amidst corruption allegations. He Jinli and Trump set aside differences to attend 9/11 commemoration. Stay updated on the latest political developments in China and the US presidential race. Sources: https://finance.sina.cn/2024-09-12/detail-incnwmeq7733495.d.html https://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%8A%A5…
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Updated production target improves economics at Tiris Uranium Project. Vodafone Idea's fund-raising plan on track. Economic sentiment increases slightly ahead of the September Fed meeting. Plus, insights into the economic prospects in times of transition. Sources: https://investingnews.com/updated-production-target-improves-economics-at-tiris-urani…
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Lesbian poetry as a form of socio-political praxis in the Philippine context. This episode’s guest argues that lesbian writing – by lesbians and about lesbians – is a form of activism and decolonial praxis, as well as an important form of political identity. Dr Naomi Cammayo’s academic/literary interests are within the fields of poetry, Philippine …
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Bhakti Ethics, Emotions, and Love in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Metaethics (Lexington Books, 2024) explores the broader implications of understanding bhakti, “devotional love to the divine,” as an ethical theory based on a “realist” account of emotions, where emotions are sensory perceptions of the real ethical qualities of classes of actions. The work discu…
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Macau was supposed to be a sleepy post for John Reeves, the British consul for the Portuguese colony on China’s southern coast. He arrived, alone, in June 1941, his wife and daughter left behind in China. Seven months later, Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, invaded Hong Kong, and made Reeves the last remaining British diplomat for hundreds of miles, …
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