Best Jason Burress Podcasts (2024)

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Violator Was an Investment Banker in LA with Ray Ratto 56:19

2h ago56:19

56:19

Defector’s Very Own Ray Ratto joins Drew and Roth to talk only about sports and bagels and not about the election. We promise. First, they run through a game of How Fucked Is This NFL Team? It turns out, a lot of them are fucked. And in the second half, we have a heaping helping of Funbag questions, as they answer both written and voicemail questio…

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The First Half Is About the Election with Denny Carter 1:01:00

6d ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Editor of the Bad Faith Times Denny Carter joins Drew and Roth to preview the 2024 Presidential Election. Drew has a bold prediction he wants to share with all of you and it makes sense if you’re watching the game. But don’t worry, election coverage is just the first half of the show. In the second half, they’re mostly talking about how Jayden Dani…

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Increase Revenue Across Three Fiscal Hog Moons 59:07

8d ago59:07

59:07

Drew and Roth are podcasting from Atlantic City, so this episode is extra impressive considering they’re glued to slot machines for the whole recording. In the first half, they’re previewing the World Series, giving a final eulogy for the 2024 Mets, and wondering how Yankees-y are these Yankees when they pick off other teams’ best players. In the s…

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Skin Like Cinnabon Icing with Rohan Nadkarni 56:16

13d ago56:16

56:16

NBC News’ Rohan Nadkarni joins Drew and Roth for Sandwich Talk, Chicago and The Bear edition! After that, they continue to wrestle with the ethics of Tua returning to the Dolphins because the AFC is all messed up and most QBs are either bad or ok and expensive. In the second half, Roth opines on the scrappy Mets…but Rohan doesn’t think they're all …

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Playing Nice with Jason Schreier and Luis Paez-Pumar 1:00:43

1M ago1:00:43

1:00:43

Jason Schreier, Bloomberg journalist and author of the new book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, joins Roth to talk about what’s been going on with the company that makes Warcraft and Overwatch. Along with Defector comrade Luis Paez-Pumar, they discuss what the story of Blizzard means for the story of gaming as a who…

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Stations of the Plaxico Burress Cross 1:03:02

1M ago1:03:02

1:03:02

We’re just some NFL guys, watching the players run around like miniatures in a Warhammer 40k game. In the first half, Drew revels in his incredible mood because the Vikings are the main characters of this football season and Roth is taking considered interest in how good Aaron Rogers could be as a color commentator. In the second half of the show, …

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Look at Mr. Restaurant with Maitreyi Anantharaman 59:45

2M ago59:45

59:45

Defector’s own Maitreyi Anantharaman joins Drew and Roth for a September sports roundup. They discuss NFL Week 2: are the Lions bad, is Sam Darnold the MVP, and are we genuinely concerned about Tua’s brain? Onto baseball, as we’re on How Are You Doing? Watch for Maitreyi as they talk about the on-the-cusp Tigers. Finally, they preview the WNBA play…

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Investors Demand 13 Players on the Field with Israel Daramola 52:11

2M ago52:11

52:11

Defector’s own Israel Daramola joins Drew and Roth to ring in the college football and pro football seasons. And that means it’s also is-college-football-falling-apart-with-the-NIL-and-12-team-playoff season and pro-athletes-getting-harassed-by-cops season. And as always, they dive into the Funbag, answering real questions from real listeners. Do y…

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The Fastest NFL Good/Bad Ever with Kalyn Kahler 1:12:03

2M ago1:12:03

1:12:03

Former comrade and now ESPN’s own Kalyn Kahler joins Drew and Roth to preview the NFL season with the fastest ever recorded game of GOOD/BAD. As you can see by the run time, “fastest” still means you’ll get your money’s worth. But before they dive in, Kalyn previews her new podcast Spiraled, which is like Hard Knocks meets Serial meets the Duggar f…

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An Unironic Donald Pump T-Shirt 1:03:24

2M ago1:03:24

1:03:24

It’s the dawwwwg days of summer, so Drew and Roth hanging out by the podcast pool! First off, it turns out when everything isn’t terrible, they actually like talking politics. Drew and Roth discuss if Trump merch will ever become ironic and if the Democrats actually get it. Then, baseball! Which is more impressive: Ohtani joining the 40/40 Club or …

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Sleep Number 69 with Rohan Nadkarni 1:00:43

3M ago1:00:43

1:00:43

Best-Friend-of-the-Pod Rohan Nadkarni joins Drew to bounce back from the dark place they were in when he was last on the podcast. Now there’s a new Democratic nominee, JD Vance is constantly beefing it, and college football is on the horizon! That’s so much to be excited about (and do a Hater’s Guide to College Football). But first, Rohan has some …

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Government Controlled Podcast Microphones with Rachelle Hampton 56:07

3M ago56:07

56:07

Defector’s own Rachelle Hampton joins Drew and Roth to welcome her into the Defector family of content! But Rachelle explains why she’s hanging her Blue Yeti up in the rafters. After Media Talk, they turn to the Olympics, where they decide if they have to hand it to the IOC for doing a good job in Paris. In the back half of the show, Drew runs a th…

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Viscosity in the Early 80s with Chris Nashawaty 53:55

3M ago53:55

53:55

Chris Nashawaty, author of The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, And the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982, joins Drew and Roth to talk about movies in the 80s! They ask Chris about the unifying idea underneath ET, Blade Runner, Wrath of Khan, Conan The Barbarian, Poltergeist, The Thing, and The Road Warrior: moist monsters are moist monsters are better …

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Podcast Rant Protocol with Patrick Redford 58:08

3M ago58:08

58:08

Defector’s own Patrick Redford joins Drew and Roth to put on Peacock and fully emerse themselves in the Olympic games. The Opening Ceremonies were A Lot of Drama, but is reenacting Marie Antoniette’s beheading with metal music more dramatic than Steve Kerr benching Jayson Tatum? Speaking of TV, drama, and NBA, Drew, Roth, and Patrick decide who to …

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Boogaloo Zones with Pablo Torre 57:33

4M ago57:33

57:33

Pablo Torre, of Pablo Torre Finds Out, joins Drew and Roth to talk about the Olympics! In the first half, Pablo walks them through the most corrupt sport in Olympics history. And in the second half, they determine if we’re having a 90s timewarp with breakdancing, kayak cross and USA men’s basketball. And as always, they dive into the Funbag, answer…

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Chief End Times Correspondent 1:00:41

4M ago1:00:41

1:00:41

It’s just Drew and Roth in this episode, but I think it captures what it’s like living in America right now. In the first half, they process all of The Stuff that’s been going on in the country. And in the second half, they talk baseball and the All-Star game, along with some Funbag questions. A microcosm of modern life, you know? Do you want to he…

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A Pog on Society with Rohan Nadkarni 48:31

4M ago48:31

48:31

Chief Sandwich Correspondant Rohan Nadkarni joins Drew to actually explain how the NBA’s CBA apron actually works. Is it making everything worse? or is all we have to talk about Bronny James so we’re keying in on it? And in the second half, Rohan delivers secret Pennsylvania buffet intel and they dive into the Funbag, answering real questions from …

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What Was 1982 Like? with Ray Ratto 46:56

4M ago46:56

46:56

Chief Comrade of Defector Ray Ratto joins Roth to get really esoteric with it. We’re asking the tough questions: What’s the deal with the city of Edmonton? How did everyone not die in the late 1970s and early 80s? What do you call a run forced in by cheating? And how much semi-legal sticky stuff is too much sticky stuff for the MLB? And as always, …

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Mr. Met Has Fallen Down the Stairs at the Met Gala 1:01:23

5M ago1:01:23

1:01:23

It’s summertime and you know what that means? Drew and Roth are hanging loose, chilling out, and wondering if the flags at the beach are related to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s wife. In the first half of the episode, they’re wrapping up an NBA season of wondering if the Celtics are good and kicking off NFL QB contract dicsussion now that th…

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100 Foods to Throw in the Garbage with Megan Greenwell 1:04:25

5M ago1:04:25

1:04:25

Godmother of Defector Megan Greenwell joins Drew and Roth to talk about how private equity is pervasive and bad. Also pervasive and bad are the Athletics baseball team, which they discuss in the second half of the show. But it’s not just doom and economic gloom, because this episode also has loud farts, emo cows, tight doughnuts, and Zoomers using …

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It Doesn’t Matter If We’re Off Topic with Ray Ratto 1:02:39

5M ago1:02:39

1:02:39

Defector’s own Ray Ratto joins Drew and Roth to dive into the 2024 NBA Finals! Is Kyrie good enough at basketball to forgive all the weird things he said in the past? Are the Celtics the greatest team of the 21st century, actually bad and will lose in the finals, or maybe somewhere in between? And in the second half of the show, they hit on the med…

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It’s the Distraction, I’m Sheila, That’s Roth. 53:16

5M ago53:16

53:16

It’s time for the Annual Defector Staff Meeting, so Drew and Roth are recording a guestless ep a little ahead of time. And guestless ep means a wide breadth of topics: toothpaste talk, butter talk, consideration of the future of Defector, wrestling with the goal of Defector being the #1 website, summertime body talk, wondering if Current Age Derek …

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Elite Old Guy Excellence with Stephen Rodrick 57:16

6M ago57:16

57:16

Variety’s Stephen Rodrick joins Drew and Roth to talk about his most recent profile of director Paul Schreder. As Stephen is one of the premier profile writers of our time, there are a lot of parallels to draw: this Schreder profile to the one in The Canyons era; what it is like writing profiles in 2024 as compared to 20-year-old Rudy Giuliani arti…

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Jake from State Farm Invented Women’s Basketball with Maitreyi Anantharaman 56:17

6M ago56:17

56:17

Defector’s own Maitreyi Anantharaman joins Drew and Roth to preview the WNBA season! Which team (other than the Fever) should we be excited about? Which team will be meh? What does it mean to “as soon as we can get planes in place?” But Maitreyi has other areas of expertise, including not dying at Detroit Tigers games and rooting for the Vancouver …

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The Mashup Returns 47:28

6M ago47:28

47:28

Drew and Roth are chopping it up without a guest, so it’s a hearty stuff of whatever is on their minds right now: the SF real estate market, stories about LA, and inside jokes about their marriages. And the second half is diving into the Funbag, answering real questions from real listeners. I am not going to tell you where the mashup is, you’ll hav…

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Once, Twice, Three Times a Rohan Nadkarni 1:11:50

6M ago1:11:50

1:11:50

*Stefon voice* This podcast episode with Rohan has everything: media speculation, Sports Illustrated tea, Michael Jordan comparisons, LeBron James speculation, salads, sandwiches, goaltending, and a fake ad that is definetely not real but feels like a real ad. And as always, they dive into the Funbag, answering real questions from real listeners. D…

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The Pajama Lesson with Alec Lewis 1:01:40

7M ago1:01:40

1:01:40

The Athletic’s Alex Lewis joins Drew and Roth! The first half they wrestle with the rational idea that trading back for more picks is the best draft strategy. What percent crazy are you for wanting your team to trade up for the first draft picks or is it just human nature? In the second half, they apply that theory to practice by discussing what te…

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Kennedy Levels of Ruddiness with Patrick Redford 1:02:41

7M ago1:02:41

1:02:41

Defector’s own Patrick Redford joins Drew and Roth to for a Hater’s Guiiiide to the NBA Playoffs! Which team in the East should you root for even as the Boston Celtics are inevitable like the heat death of the universe? Which teams in the West signify how weird their owner has gotten? And which team are the Sacramento Kings who are great and will n…

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I Hear Him All Day with Justin Halpern 1:01:21

7M ago1:01:21

1:01:21

Executive producer of Harley Quinn and Abbott Elementary Justin Halpern returns to Drew and Roth now that baseball season has started and we know the Padres and Mets are already blowing it. In the first half, they discuss how betting isn’t just ruining the lives of folks risking all their money on over-unders, it’s ruining sports media as a whole. …

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Subtraction by Subtraction with Ray Ratto 1:02:26

7M ago1:02:26

1:02:26

Defector’s own Ray Ratto joins Drew and Roth to preview the MLB season! Which teams are good? which are bad? and which teams are anonymous enough that you and your goomar can enjoy a game together? Halfway through, they take a pit stop to discuss women’s college basketball and unpack what happens when WBB stars can make more money staying in school…

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As Basil Exposition Once Said… 54:39

8M ago54:39

54:39

It’s everything you ever wanted: Drew and Roth fucking around and talking about whatever. The first half is all about Drew’s vacation, foggy ol’ London town, and college reminiscing. And the second half is all Funbag questions, real questions from real listeners! Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726…

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The 2024 Hater’s Guide to March Madness with Ken Pomeroy 57:41

8M ago57:41

57:41

College basketball metrics analyst Ken Pomeroy makes his triumphant annual to the Distraction to preview this year’s March Madness! Drew, Roth and Ken make their Final Four picks, give the all-important UPSET SPECIAL, and show what teams are min-maxing offense and defense. And they nicely explain to Roth why Wagner, although in the tournament, is m…

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I Am a Girl and I Drive! with Kathryn Xu 1:05:11

8M ago1:05:11

1:05:11

Defector’s own Kathryn Xu join Drew and Roth to break down the hottest free agency market we’ve ever seen: K-Pop groups. They also glean insight from Kathryn’s specialties that are rare for the show: F1 drama, hot pot drama, and what young people are doing these days. And as always, Roth shares a specific detail about Trump that has pushed out prec…

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Subway Sandwiches Don’t Actually Look Like That! with Rohan Nadkarni 1:14:11

8M ago1:14:11

1:14:11

We’re back! We’re back! with Rohan Nadkarni as he joins Drew and Roth to throw water all over the Boston Celtics. They read the tea leaves of the back half of the NBA season to see who is falling or surging to the playoffs. And they loft the media story of Caitlin Clark out there to see if any of the three of them will zag on it… the answer will su…

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Run Out of Town with Pitchforks Media with Ed Zitron 1:00:44

9M ago1:00:44

1:00:44

Ed Zitrion (host of the podcast Better Offline and proprietor of the Where’s Your Ed At newsletter) joins Drew and Roth to break down the Apple Vision Pro. Continuing the running theme of the last few episodes, why does this feel like an unfinished product that a company has pushed out the door to maximize profit? And Ed weighs in on if it possible…

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My University of Austin Class on Bloodletting 54:46

9M ago54:46

54:46

Drew has activated vacation mode so it is a no-guest streak on The Distraction. They start with ski talk and injury talk, and I promise these are unrelated stories. But Nike and Fanatics doing such a terrible job with baseball jerseys leads to a discussion the flattening, joylessless, and enshittification of so much of modern products. Then they gi…

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The Future of Schlong-Form Reporting 1:03:30

9M ago1:03:30

1:03:30

Drew and Roth are snowed in together, so they’re doing they’re favorite snow day activity: podcasting. Now that football season is over, they’re getting into the weird stuff: Darren Rovell going one-on-one with Kristaps Porzingas, wrestling with the idea that Biden can be president but maybe not drive, and why can’t companies just create a good pro…

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Live From the Bounty House on Radio Row with Matthew Coller 55:19

9M ago55:19

55:19

Purple Insider’s own Matthew Coller joins Drew and Roth from the Super Bowl! You can feel the energy of standing at an activation sponsored by one of the best paper towel brands out there. They preview the Big Game and answer the immortal question: is the NFL going analytics woke? And in the back half of the show, they answer a whole lot of Funbag …

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I Am Wearing a Christian Black Metal Hoodie in My Headshot With Jason Kirk 1:00:17

9M ago1:00:17

1:00:17

Senior editor for The Athletic and co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast Jason Kirk joins Drew and Roth to talk about his debut novel Hell Is a World Without You. Jason describes his relationship with his Evangelical upbringing and how he expressed it, writing the book that he wanted someone to hand him, and the Christan versions of every single band. B…

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No One Could Make Fun of Me If I Went to Bed Right Now 1:00:08

10M ago1:00:08

1:00:08

Drew and Roth are by themselves today, and they do what they do best. They’re breaking down the shuttering of Sports Illustrated as only two writers who experienced something similar can, and they’re balancing the overcoming and succumbing to tragedy that was the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs. But first, we have very specific stories about t…

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The Fist Bump That Ages Me 20 Years with Ray Ratto 59:20

10M ago59:20

59:20

Defector’s own Ray Ratto joins Drew and Roth to look back on NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend, both the teams that looked terrible that lost and the teams that looked killer for winning. And they break down the new coaches, the fired coaches, and if the coaching openings are even good. We will be directing you to The New York Post too, but it’s for a …

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Bury Me with a Terrible Towel with Rohan Nadkarni 1:03:21

10M ago1:03:21

1:03:21

Our first guest of 2024 needs no introduction: Sports Illustrated’s Rohan Nadkarni joins Drew and Roth to preview the NFL playoffs. But along the way, we’re keeping Rohan’s New Years Eve malady secret for viral marketing, examining how much of a Philly dude Bradley Cooper is, trying to keep Roth from being fully assassinated by Aaron Rodgers’ strik…

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Happy Immunological New Year! 1:03:23

10M ago1:03:23

1:03:23

Happy 2024, listeners. Here’s to another year with more Distractions. We’re giving you the classics on this two-man episode: leading off with Drew vomiting and how weird are the fans of the teams in the college football finals. Then our favorite football guys are truly being their best self at the turn of the year: Dan Campbell going for two many t…

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A Boy Named Cloud with Dan McQuade 57:42

11M ago57:42

57:42

The podcast title is referencing Final Fantasy, so you know that Defector’s own Dan McQuade is joining Drew and Roth. They’re talking about how bad the Eagles are, how bad Jalen Hurts is, and which PS1 games fit which NFL teams. In the second half, they wonder if any team would take Draymond Green, and by team they mean wrestling organization. And …

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The Extreme Bonilla 57:34

11M ago57:34

57:34

Drew and Roth drill down on the most important story in sports right now: is Tommy DeVito’s agent proof that we’re living in a simulation? Because it’s just too on the nose. But first, Roth unspools the effects of Shohei Ohtani’s signing, on the current baseball picture and the sport as a whole. And we’re a little late on it, but we need to go thro…

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Georgia Frat Relatives with “The Simpsons” Exec Producer Matt Selman 1:00:09

11M ago1:00:09

1:00:09

The Simpsons executive producer and co-showrunner Matt Selman joins Drew and Roth to talk about something only he knows: the food at SoFi Stadium. But seriously, Matt explains what it’s like making the historic cartoon in 2023, how necessary it is to have silly people together in the same room, and how to make jokes for people who’ve been watching …

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A Conglomeration of All Sports Writers with Dave McKenna 57:32

12M ago57:32

57:32

Defector’s own Dave McKenna joins Drew and Roth to talk about Ireland's sports as it intersects with the political climate in the country. But first, these three longtime sportswriters untangle the next media company that wants to give you the slop via AI, Sports Illustrated. And we can’t let Dave McKenna leave without wrestling with the Dan-Synder…

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Burress Law Life & Friends - 29 Jason & Brian talk about recent cases including their plane crash 44:18

12M ago44:18

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Break Out 28 Dollars for Taco Bell with Jasper Wang 57:57

12M ago57:57

57:57

Defector’s own Jasper Wang joins Drew and Roth on Thanksgiving to talk about the Annual Report that Defector releases about how their business is going. The conclusion: financial stuff is much more fun when you give yourself a challenge inside of it. But they also ask Jasper about the butt-related football highlights of New York Jets, the different…

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Non-Monster Mash Songs by the Monster Mash Guy with Rob Harvilla 56:25

12M ago56:25

56:25

Author of 60 Songs that Explain the 90s Rob Harvilla joins Drew and Roth to explain the 90s. At the risk of sounding like old farts, there’s a lot of talk about how mixtapes really showed how much you liked a girl in middle school, Rico Suave, and the six cassette tapes that Rob owned as a teenager. But Rob doesn’t get off that easy, as he needs to…

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