Conversations about life and love, faith and doubt, failure and resilience, between Reverend Jamie Haith and a broad range of guests.
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A revealing, moving and deeply thought-provoking conversation about death and euthanasia, with author and screenwriter Matthew Hall
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What is life and what is dying? Surely, in a world in which we as humans are used to being in control of so many things, why should we not be in charge of when and how we die? If you were diagnosed with a terminal illness, would you want the right to choose euthanasia? Through recent personal experience, Matthew uncovers the true reality for one fa…
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A conversation about purpose, calling and the winding path that is this life with Rev'd Elizabeth Garnsey
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Elizabeth Garnsey and her young son live in New Canaan, Connecticut, where she is Senior Associate Rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Before that she was ordained to the priesthood in the diocese of New York in 2006 and went on to serve as an Associate Rector in two Manhattan churches, then as a chaplain and religion teacher at an Episcopal sch…
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In conversation with my old friend Tim (surname withheld). He is now working tirelessly and bravely to fight against the sexual exploitation of children with the charity Destiny Rescue.
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Tim is an anti-human trafficking operative with Destiny Rescue, a Christian non-governmental organization that identifies, rescues and rehabilitates young women and children trafficked into sexual exploitation. Highly trained covert teams infiltrate bars, sex clubs, prostitution rings, online chat groups, the dark web and red-light districts to fin…
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In conversation with Dame Julia Cleverdon, DCVO CBE
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Dame Julia Cleverdon is a passionate and practical campaigner who has gained an international reputation for 'connecting the unconnected', inspiring individuals and organisations to work together for the common good. Tune in now to hear how Julia's faith compels her to reach out to the marginalised in society: bringing light to an often very dark w…
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In Conversation with CNN’s Chief International Correspondent, Clarissa Ward
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We live in a world that is beautiful but brutal. No-one knows that more than war reporter Clarissa Ward, who has spent nearly two decades reporting from front lines around the world: from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan to Yemen, Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. Within hours of Hamas’ terror attack on October 7, Ward traveled to the site of the Tribe of No…
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A heart-rending conversation about loss, grief and faith, with Patricia Carswell
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The author Corrie Ten Boom wrote: "When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer." That perspective on faith sounds all well and good in theory, but what does it actually look like in practice? I never cease to find it deeply humbling to speak with people who …
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An inspiring conversation about "The Art of Bouncing Back" with Coach Dar, Darleen Santore
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I've been off the airwaves for 18 months (I hope you've missed me?!)....and what better way to make a return to podcasting than to talk to the wonderfully inspiring Darleen Santore, known to those she helps as "Coach Dar". Author, speaker and mentor to global leaders, CEOs and athletes, Dar has helped thousands of people across the world with her m…
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A Conversation about "Rethinking Success" with Ambassador Doug Holladay
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Leader and lecturer Doug Holladay's life path has taken him from degrees at top universities to Goldman Sachs, then on to the White House and serving at the US State Department as a special ambassador to South Africa. He has met a lot of people and seen a lot of leadership along the way. What he's witnessed is that, all too often, "successful" peop…
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In Conversation with Higgidy founder Camilla Stephens
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A career in food was always more tempting than school for Camilla Stephens, who left halfway through her A-levels to attend Leith’s School of Food and Wine. She spent the next few years working in catering before joining Good Housekeeping magazine. Next came travel in America where she fell in love with coffee culture: returning to the UK, Camilla …
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My guest on the "Faith with Haith' podcast this week is Rachel Hughes, the Lead Pastor of Gas Street Church in Birmingham (alongside her husband Tim): a brilliant communicator who is passionate about seeing young women released into leadership. She has recently pioneered a national ministry alongside her sister, called ‘The Orchard’, with the aim o…
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In conversation with Rob Wickham, Bishop of Edmonton
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Next time you get a letter from a bishop you'll see their signature has a plus-sign by their name: it's symbolic of the blessing of the Cross. But its also perfectly apt that it's a plus-sign, because that person is someone who has dedicated their life to bringing addition and positivity to all the people around them. None more so than this week's …
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In conversation with World Bank water expert Anders Jagerskog
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How does a lad from the suburbs of Stockholm end up negotiating for equitable use of resources in the Middle East? How does a self-confessed sauna addict advocate for peace and understanding in transboundary water disputes in North Africa? And where does faith fit into all of this, and a busy family life, for this week's guest on "Faith with Haith"…
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In conversation with (cool and kind) professional drummer Terl Bryant
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Terl Bryant is not only one of the kindest men you will ever meet, he is totally cool and insanely talented: he would have to be in order to play for, amongst others, Pete Murphy (Bauhaus), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) and Peter Gabriel. We became firm friends in the early '90s when I was asked to drive the bus for his band at the time, Iona, on …
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In conversation with singer, actor, photographer (and ice-dancer?!) Stefan Booth
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This week's episode of "Faith with Haith" was not supposed to happen. My son was booked in to have a pretty big operation in the world-famous and wonderful Great Ormond Street Hospital which is, rather extraordinarily, in my parish. Suffice it to say I was a nervous wreck. until my old pal Stef put to work the age-old friendship practice of "just s…
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A conversation about having faith in yourself, with entrepreneurs Nicholas Dasgupta and Steven Michael-O'Hara
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So here we are at the start of a new year. Perhaps you have made some fresh resolutions to take on some new creative adventure? Perhaps you have decided it's time to turn your back on some unhealthy practices? Perhaps you want to chart a whole new course with your career? I believe that to do any of these things you will need help from God, but you…
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I figured you wouldn't be up for anything too high-brow today, so this week's episode of the "Faith with Haith" podcast features the now-annual ridiculous chat with my old pals Lorne and Busky. Yes, they have returned. I only wish I could say it was by popular demand...By Jamie Haith
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In conversation with professional rugby player, pundit and TV personality Ugo Monye
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Perhaps you know him from his days making tackles and scoring tries for Harlequins, England and the Lions. Perhaps you know him from his TV and radio commentary or captaincy on the iconic BBC "Question of Sport". Or perhaps your favourite version is the one with some serious rumba rhythm as a contestant on "Strictly Come Dancing". However you know …
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Here's a little Christmas present for you : "4 Carols 4 Christmas: The 2021 Edit"
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A departure this week on the "Faith with Haith" podcast: apologies that there is both no guest interview and a lot more input from me! But I think you will love this little Christmas treat: in December 2020 we recorded the stunning Spirituals gospel choir under the glorious dome of London's St Paul's Cathedral. You can see the full video online: th…
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In conversation (and song) with composer and guitarist David Clifton
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You know how there are some people who seem to be able to do loads of different things...and not just do them, but do them BRILLIANTLY? Dave ("The Doctor") Clifton is one such person: making the planet a richer and more beautiful place with both his deep insights and his broad-ranging creativity. To be honest, initially I was excited to talk about …
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In conversation with Andrew Rumsey: poet, singer, author...and bishop.
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If you have a creative soul then you will love this week's episode of the "Faith with Haith" podcast. And if you don't have a creative soul, then you are guaranteed to have one by the time you've finished listening to the thoughtful and inspiring Rt Rev'd Andrew Rumsey. He has the most wonderful way of seeing the world, so pull up a chair by the fi…
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In conversation with screenwriter and movie director Stuart Hazeldine
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This week’s guest on the “Faith with Haith”podcast: film director and screenwriter Stuart Hazeldine, He is best known for his 2009 psychological thriller Exam, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA. But where we mostly go in this interview is into a movie-meeting with God, because Stuart directed the 2017 film adaptation of the best-selling novel …
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In conversation with RAF Group Captain Willy Hackett, MBE
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What do you get when you combine one of the finest gentlemen on Earth with one of the greatest pilots in the sky?: Group Captain Peter “Willy” Hackett, MBE…Britain’s answer to Tom Cruise’s Maverick…that’s what. In this episode of the “Faith with Haith” podcast, recorded especially for the Remembrance Day weekend, Willy and I talk honestly about the…
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A conversation about "hearing" God, with author Bill Cahusac
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This week on the Faith with Haith podcast: Bill Cahusac. He is one of the finest men I know: loving husband, great dad, true leader...and brilliant car driver (...?). We would all agree that faith is hard, and God often feels distant and silent, yet the Bible is full of stories of God speaking to humans. But are they just stories? If you've ever wo…
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A conversation about freedom from bulimia with Nici Cahusac
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This week on the Faith with Haith podcast, my guest Nici Cahusac gets very honest about the experience and psychology of bulimia, with which she struggled for many years. Ultimately it's a story of hope: Nici was miraculously set free through prayer and her life was changed forever. Today, between running an organisation, raising three teenagers an…
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In conversation about eating disorders with Carolina Mountford, "Ambassador of Hope"
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You know that feeling when you've had a conversation with someone but then afterwards you kick yourself, wishing you'd asked a whole load of other questions? The big downside of creating and presenting the "Faith with Haith" podcast is that, to be honest, I have that feeling every single week; and never more so than when Carolina Mountford was extr…
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In conversation with Ger Jones, vicar of L.A.
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Being a professional church pastor is not an easy job and, as a result, it's all too easy to do it in a really detached way: it's all too easy to be distant and become untouchable. But with Ger Jones you get something very different. You get deep honesty and true warmth up close; you get a real man living real life and loving a church along the way…
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In conversation with award-winning comedian Milton Jones
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Picture the scene: an empty stage, a theatre full of people, a single microphone on a stand in a pool of light. There's nowhere to hide. It's now on you alone to entertain this expectant crowd. Now THAT is most people's idea of the ultimate nightmare. But not today's guest. Milton Jones is one of the best-known comedians in the UK, selling out thea…
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In conversation with sustainable fashion champion Christina Dean
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As the climate changes around us, it's clear that our attitudes and behaviours need to change in response; and they need to change fast. But what can we do to protect this exquisite planet that we call home ? Consider an electric car? Yes. Eat less meat and palm oil products? Definitely. But have you ever given much thought to your fashion choices?…
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A heartbreaking but inspirational conversation about death and dying, with Amy Owen
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The remarkable Amy Owen explains how it feels to know that your present life is coming to an end, how the hope of Heaven is real and how the presence of God is a tangible experience available to us all. Listen in now for a wide-ranging conversation (including Buble, the Bible and plenty of bubbles!) and then please share this episode with someone y…
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In Conversation with "Holy Father" Ian Dyble
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For us all, the road of life takes many twists and many turns. As you journey on, the joys of the mountain-top can feel outweighed by far more deep, dark valleys and difficult climbs. As Ian Dyble will tell you, being a Church of England vicar is no different. He opens up about how an intelligent London lawyer finally chose to turn his collar aroun…
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A conversation about responding to the deepest darkness by seeking the light...
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Have you seen the extraordinary post-9/11 image of two almighty searchlight-towers dominating the New York skyline? The message to the world is clear: the light will ALWAYS break through and defeat the darkness. As "Faith with Haith" returns for a second season, and on this 20th anniversary of 9/11, I interview an amazing woman who was in the White…
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The 50th Episode! In Conversation with Rae, Phoebe and Fleur Griffiths
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I cannot believe that this is the 50th episode of the "Faith with Haith" podcast. By way of a celebration of that fact I could think of no-one finer to share it with than the women of the Griffiths family. Rae and her two daughters, Phoebe and Fleur, have a wonderful dynamic together and by rights should have a podcast of their own. Listen in now t…
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In Conversation with Michael Emmett (part 2)
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This week on the "Faith with Haith" podcast: a total delight to welcome back Michael Emmett. His new book, "Sins of Fathers", is flying off the shelves and you would be mad to miss out on this extraordinary story of crime and addiction, but also faith and connection. He might look like he's carved from stone but today Michael is one of the kindest …
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Faith can and should push us out into the world, to bring friendship and comfort to those most in need. Patrick Regan has been doing that for years now, helping hundreds of thousands of people to understand and experience God's love. But Patrick would be the first to say (and does on this podcast) that it is so easy for the balance to go out of lif…
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Such a delight and honour to interview one of my heroes: Terry Virgo, the founder of the "New Frontiers" network of churches. Not only is he one of the finest Bible teachers you will ever get to hear, his legacy of church-planting and leadership development has impacted the entire globe, touching the lives of millions. But the main reason this podc…
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In Conversation with Professor Peter Howarth
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Some people are just fascinating to talk to: Peter is most definitely one of them. You may have enjoyed studying literature at Uni, like me, but I guarantee you could not begin to come anywhere close to the depth and breadth of knowledge that he has. The way he talks about poetry makes you want to spend the rest of the day curled up reading in fron…
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Singer-songwriter Matt Redman's music is both listened to and sung by millions around the world every day, especially the double-Grammy award winning "10,000 Reasons". He's also authored eight books and helped start three new churches, all whilst being a loving husband to Beth and a great dad to 5 kids. But, at the end of the day, he's just Matt an…
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I remember the day when Julia Strachan (nee Immonen) announced to me with glee that she was going to row the Atlantic. And I especially remember my reaction...(let's just say I was rather sceptical and very nervous). But she only went and did it: she faced up to mountainous waves, endless technical failures and crushing self-doubt all in order to r…
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Losing a Loved One to Cancer, with Andy Henderson and his son Archie
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I find these weekly conversations so deeply humbling: to be able to talk with people at such an intimate level is such an honour. In this episode, Andy Henderson and his amazing son Archie share their life experiences which have been nothing short of excruciating. We get the word "excruciating" from the word "crucifixion": Andy and Archie, individu…
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This week's conversation is with an extraordinary man: Andrew Steer, who heads up the World Resources Institute. He has had, to date, the most extraordinary career helping entire nations towards economic growth, reduced poverty, better healthcare and education and all whilst protecting the environment. Andrew believes that sustainable development g…
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A total delight to interview one of my favourite songwriters. I've often been in the crowd enjoying the music of "Delirious?" and many of Martin's songs have deepened my faith over many years. This is your chance to get to know the great man behind the great music just a little bit more.By Jamie Haith
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Politics and Religion in the USA: In Conversation with Peter Wehner
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You will never meet a more intelligent, insightful and courageous journalist, and a more balanced, nuanced and compassionate Christian, than Peter Wehner. We got to know each other when I was leading a church just outside DC: every coffee and every lunch was a meeting of both minds and hearts. If you, like me, are struggling to understand what is g…
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This week I interview Charlie Groves, one of the finest men, and finest musicians, alive. The "Faith with Haith" podcast has always been about real faith and real life, and this episode is no different. In our conversation Charlie opens up about his real life, focusing in on what it is to be the father of a son with autism, all the highs and all th…
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In Conversation with Pat "The Portable Priest" Allerton
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Fast becoming one of the best-known vicars in the UK, Pat took to the streets during the first lockdown to help bring light in the darkness. With a hymn, a prayer and a quality sound system, he showed London that God is very much with us, even if we have to keep the church doors closed....and he only got unplugged once! Listen in now to hear how Pa…
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Everyone’s story is so different. We all see this thing called life from such diverse angles and we all appreciate God and spirituality in such varied ways. But, within those differences, there are fundamental similarities that make us all the same; profound truths that bind us all together. This week's guest, executive coach Audrey Wiggin, has see…
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In Conversation with Eugene and Dorothy McDaniel
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the presence of faith" When his A-6 Intruder aircraft was shot down over North Vietnam on May 19, 1967, Red was captured and spent six agonizing years as a POW in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison. In the face of unrelenting barbaric and sadistic torture, McDaniel remained a source of hope and strength for …
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It's time for those New Year's resolutions. What will yours be? I have a hunch that many of you that listen to this podcast have a creative urge and your desire is to make that come to life this year as never before. I also believe that for some of you there is a major career change coming. My guest this week is a man who is a living example of bot…
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It's the "Faith with Haith" Christmas Special !
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What a complete delight to welcome back two of my oldest and dearest friends: Busky and Lorne were a hit when we did our first podcast together right at the start of "Faith with Haith". Listen in now to hear (not much) profundity and (quite a lot of) silliness. Happy Christmas!By Jamie Haith
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Ever wondered how a top male model becomes a priest? Yeah, probably not...but it's a great story, and my guest this week is both a great man and great friend. Download now to listen to the life story of the brilliant Reverend Ash Meaney.By Jamie Haith
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It is my absolute delight to introduce to you one of my greatest heroes, Mary Wallis, and on the day of her 80th birthday! When you see Mary you see a lifetime of kindness: 40 years as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Then she retired...and immediately set about volunteering there, which she has done for the last 14 years! Tune in now to he…
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