It’s My Job is a podcast about what work is really like. We interview guests from across the working world about not just how they got to where they are, but what they do all day.
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Sing For Science is a science and music podcast produced with Talkhouse where musicians talk to scientists about science as it connects to their most famous songs. Created and hosted by New York musician, Matt Whyte, the podcast’s goal is to increase science literacy for as many people as possible by reaching a variety of different musicians’ fan bases. Listeners come to the show through their love of music and leave with a new piece of knowledge. Science literacy and respect for expertise a ...
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Encore: Living Colour: Cult of Personality (Psychology of Fascism with Ruth Ben-Ghiat)
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This episode originally aired on 11/18/2020. In this encore episode, Vernon Reid and Corey Glover from the band Living Colour join us for a discussion with NYU fascism and propaganda professor, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, about the fascism playbook, how authoritarian regimes end, fascism and the illusion of authenticity, modern examples like Trump, and Bil…
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Ever wonder what a venture capitalist actually does? Or how one becomes one? In this episode, we discuss all that at more with Collaborative Fund founder Craig Shapiro.By Michael Sachse and Bevil Conway
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LABS: Denzel Curry and Dr. Mimi Ito on Anime culture
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Recorded Live at the Anime Station store in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles on July 13, 2024, rapper Denzel Curry talks with UC Irvine cultural anthropologist Dr. Mimi Ito about his relationship to anime and anime culture in Japan and abroad. We discuss Mimi’s research that tracked how manga and anime grew from just a Japanese export to a global phenomen…
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How does a museum art exhibit come together? Dina Deitsch, the Director and Chief Curator of the Tufts University Art Galleries, tells us how she finds artists, arranges space, deals with staff administration, and also writes the text that appears on the wall.By Michael Sachse and Bevil Conway
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David Nam is an architect with Frank Gehry partners and has worked on iconic buildings around the world. In this episode, we ask David what drew him to architecture, how collaboration and critique works in his office, how he deals with opinionated clients, and what it's like to work with a world-famous architect.…
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Jack Antonoff: The Waiter (Theoretical Physics and Time Perception with David Kaiser)
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Recorded Live inside the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science in Boston on June 10, 2024. Join Bleachers frontman and 11-time Grammy Winning super-producer Jack Antonoff for a discussion about his track “The Waiter” on which he muses about the notion that time could stop hinting at the subjectivity of time perception. On hand to talk…
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Encore: Sia: Elastic Heart (Psychology/Attachment Theory with Alexandra Katehakis)
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Pop icon SIA and psychotherapist, Dr. Alexandra Katehakis discuss attachment theory, infant brain development and sex addiction.By Talkhouse
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LABS: David Byrne and Patrik Svensson on the Eel Question
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Recorded Live at the Museum of Science in Boston on May 8, 2024, musician polymath and Talking Heads co-founder David Byrne talks with The Book of Eels author, Patrik Svensson. Even in today’s age of advanced science, no one has ever seen eels mating or giving birth, and we still don’t understand what drives them — after living for decades in fresh…
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Laraaji: Sun Piano/Moon Piano (Eclipse Science with Nikole Lewis)
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Recorded Live at the Totality 2024 Festival in Hannibal, NY following the Total Solar Eclipse and Laraaji’s performance of his Sun Piano/Moon Piano albums. Ambient/New Age music legend Laraaji talks about how he represents the moon’s energy in 12 musical notes, his time at Howard University in the 1960s, his experience observing the Total Solar Ecl…
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LABS: José González and Dr. Brian Cox on Secular Humanism
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Swedish Argentine folk singer José Gonzalez returns to the show along with our only other repeat guest, physicist Dr. Brian Cox of BBC and CERN fame. The two talk about secular humanism, atheism, finding meaning, black holes, Carl Sagan and more!By Talkhouse
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Sid Sriram: Blue Spaces (Color Neuroscience with Bevil Conway)
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Recorded live at 2024 On Air Fest in Brooklyn, NY: Indian Carnatic superstar Sid Sriram talks about his song “Blue Spaces” with visual neuroscientist/color expert, Dr. Bevil Conway. We talk about Sid’s personal and cultural associations with color, cultural appropriation, the brain’s visual system, “the dress” from 2015 which some saw as blue and b…
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Have you ever wanted to interrupt a conversation with "I object"? Shamita Etienne-Cummings does that as part of her job, but also works for some of the largest companies in the world on their most sensitive intellectual property disputes. In this conversation we cover litigation, big firm practice, building your network, and finding satisfaction in…
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LABS: Bethany Cosentino and Lisa Marchiano on Jungian Analysis
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Best Coast lead singer and Jungian analysand, Bethany Cosentino and “This Jungian Life Podcast" host Lisa Marchiano do a deep dive on you guessed it…Jungian Analysis! We cover dream analysis, the unconscious, creativity, archetypes, personae and then some!By Talkhouse
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Spyro Gyra: Catching The Sun (Harmful Algal Blooms with Holly Waterfield)
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Spyro Gyra co-founder Jeremy Wall talks about the height of the jazz fusion era, composing and about about the ins and outs of lake formation, spirogyra algae, harmful algal blooms or HABS and more with lake ecologist, Holly Waterfield. This episode was co-produced with the AJ Reid Science Discovery Center at SUNY Oneonta where it was taped in fron…
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We depend on software for so much, but how does it get written? What does it even mean to write code? And what impact will Generative AI have? Ed Peters, Executive Distinguished Software Engineer at Capital One, tells us!By Michael Sachse & Bevil Conway
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Sheila E: The Glamorous Life (Rhythm Neuroscience with Hugo Merchant)
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Queen of Percussion and Prince collaborator Sheila E talks about her 1984 hit, working with Prince, salsa music and learning from her legendary father with University of Mexico Neuroscientist, Dr. Hugo Merchant. Hugo shares fascinating findings about how the mechanisms in the brain process rhythm and help us keep a beat.…
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Encore: MGMT: A Family of Trees (Forest Ecology with Suzanne Simard)
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A FAMILY OF TREES: UNCOVERING NETWORKS IN OUR FORESTS' UNDERSTORY with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT and Dr. Suzanne Simard, forest ecology professor. In this episode we discuss: - how trees communicate with one another - the folly of industrialized logging - how trees help other trees - Native American ancestral DNA in cedar - whe…
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How confident do you feel ordering a glass of wine? You're not alone. Bill Jensen's job is to make ordering wine fun and judgment free. And he's great at it. This podcast is fruit forward with a long finish.By Michael Sachse & Bevil Conway
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Data science is one of the fastest growing professions, in part because it is one of the newest. But what do they do (other than run regressions)? Alex Smolyanskaya, of head of data science at Abl, tells us about her work.By Michael Sachse & Bevil Conway
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Cat Power: Cat Power Sings Dylan (Nostalgia Neuroscience with Hetvi Doshi)
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Chanteuse Chan Marshall, best known as the artist Cat Power talks about her recreation of the historic 1966 Bob Dylan concert album at the Royal Albert Hall with Cornell University neuroscientist and nostalgia expert, Hetvi Doshi. We cover the origins of nostalgia study, the growing body of scientific evidence that suggests nostalgia has health ben…
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Making people laugh is amazing, but getting paid to do it is no easy feat! In this episode, Bevil and Michael are joined by Ophira Eisenberg, frequent host of the Moth, former host of Ask Me Another, and veteran stand up.By Michael Sachse & Bevil Conway
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They don't teach you how to run a college in college. That's because it takes an array of skills that go well beyond the academic: you have to be good at leading, communicating, fundraising, and, of course, educating. In this episode, we speak with the President of Trinity College, Joanne Berger-Sweeney, who tells us how it's done.…
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Universe of Art | How Star Trek Incorporates Real-Life Science
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Special BONUS episode featuring the Science Friday/Universe of Art Podcast! Sing For Science host Matt Whyte welcomes Universe of Art host, D. Peterschmidt to talk about their show, Universe of Art. Like Sing For Science, Universe of Art is a science and art podcast that showcases “artists who use science to bring their creations to the next level.…
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There are so many professions that are interesting and fulfilling but that we don't hear of until much later in life. Physical therapy is a perfect example of that. In this episode, Michael and Bevil speak with Ethan Gramstad, a physical therapist, to understand how he got there and what he does.By Michael Sachse & Bevil Conway
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You've probably heard of lobbyists, but do you know what they do? Or how you become one? In this episode, Bevil and Michael talk to Israel ("Izzy") Klein about being a lobbyist, whether we need lobbyists, and why Chuck Schumer is the hardest working man in politics.By Michael Sachse & Bevil Conway
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What’s it like to go to a funeral a week? Which is harder to officiate, a funeral or a wedding? More important, how do you decide you believe enough to become a religious leader? (And can it be done while having small children?) We learned that and more in a truly searching conversation with Rabbi Aaron Alexander.…
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Encore: Mac DeMarco: Chamber of Reflection (Acoustics with Russ Berger)
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MAC DEMARCO: CHAMBER OF REFLECTION: UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE OF SOUND with Mac DeMarco and Russ Berger, acoustician. In this episode we discuss: - what sound is - how speakers work - how sound affects the human body - how the brain interprets sound in a space - Astronautical eliminationBy Talkhouse
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There's more to anthropology and archeology than Indiana Jones! In this episode, Rice University Professor Mary Prendergast tells us about working in remote Tanzania, explains why poop is such an exciting find, and wonders if she should have been a vet.By Michael Sachse & Bevil Conway
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What does it mean to be a coach? Michael Melcher, the founder of M2 Leaders, and the author of "Your Invisible Network" and "The Creative Lawyer" is here to tell us. There's also a meta layer to this conversation because this podcast is all about career choices and experiences. Who better to discuss that with than someone who guides people through …
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"Get out your notebook, there's more." Michael and Bevil talk with New York Times Technology reporter Cecilia Kang about what it's like to be a journalist. Cecilia shares how she got into journalism, how she crafts stories, and Bevil learns that a "nut graph" is does not have an x and y axis.By Michael Sachse & Bevil Conway
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All of us have been to the doctor, but what is it like to actually be one? Clay Ackerly, a primary care physician, tells us what it's like to balance caring for patients, staying up on the science, dealing with insurance, and managing burnout.By Michael Sachse & Bevil Conway
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Have you ever wondered how television is actually made? In this episode, Michael and Bevil talk with Jordan Reddout, the showrunner for Hulu's "The Other Black Girl." Jordan shares what it's like to be inside the writer's room, what it means to be a showrunner, and also shares some stories about how Hollywood is not for the faint of heart.…
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Ice Nine Kills: Hip To Be Scared (Horror Movie Science with Sarah Rose Cavanagh)
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Recorded live at the MIT Museum in Cambridge, MA on 9/18/23: Heavy Metal frontman and horror movie expert Spencer Charnas chats with psychologist Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh about his favorite horror movies, why we like to be scared, the difference between fictional and real violence, monster theory, recreational fear lab research and more.…
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Ice Nine Kills (Audience Q&A MIT Museum Taping)
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Spencer and Sarah field questions aplenty from the sold out crowd at the MIT Museum on 9/18/23. Lots of territory covered including favorite on-screen monsters, what we fear most, scary music, and how to take a class with Sarah in Boston.By Talkhouse
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It’s My Job is a podcast about what work is really like. We interview guests from across the working world about not just how they got to where they are but what they do all day. In this episode, Michael and Bevil dicusss the impetus for the podcast and share a little bit about what you can expect from future episodes.…
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Eartheater: Mitosis (Cell Biology with Elizabeth Hénaff)
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Multidisciplinary artist Eartheater talks with NYU computational biologist and artist, Dr. Elizabeth Hénaff about cell division, snails, horseshit, gut biome health, artist residencies and more at this very special live event! This episode was recorded at DEMO2023, presented by NEW INC and the New Museum, June 2023…
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311: All Mixed Up (Building Utopia with Rutger Bregman)
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311 lead singer and eternal optimist Nick Hexum talks about their breakout hit “All Mixed Up” with best-selling author and Dutch Historian, Rutger Bregman. Rutger’s books “Utopia For Realists” and Humankind” draw on scientific evidence that demonstrate our inherent capacity for good and the viability of ideas like Universal Basic Income, a 15 Hour …
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Ted Hearne: Farming (Agriculture Science with Dr. Sarah Taber)
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Pulitzer Nominated composer, Ted Hearne talks about his epic work “Farming”, a hybridized piece written for a 24 piece choir with text taken from William Penn correspondence, a Jeff Bezos speech, the Uber Eats Twitter feed and more. Dr. Sarah Taber joins us for a conversation about the impacts of settler colonialism on modern day agriculture, the r…
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Ringo Starr: Send Love, Spread Peace (Meditation Science with Bob Roth)
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Fab Four drummer and peace activist, Ringo Starr talks about going to see the Maharishi with John and George, his upbringing in violent Liverpool of the 1950s and being saved by music and then the gift of meditation. Bob Roth, renowned meditation teacher of 60 years and CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, talks to Matt and Ringo about the scientific…
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Joan As Police Woman: The Magic (The Science of Transcendence with Maria Popova)
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NYC Legend Joan As Police Woman (Joan Wasser) talks about her 2011 song “The Magic” with influential writer and science historian, Maria Popova (The Marginalian / Brain Pickings). We talk about measuring how music can transport us, the “magic” of making connections, pattern recognition, wonderment as a discipline, double dutch and so much more in t…
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Dermot Kennedy: See Yourself in My Eyes (Science of Street Performance with Psychologist Dr. Robbie Ho)
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Irish balladeer and arena headliner, Dermot Kennedy talks about his experience coming up as a busker in Dublin with Hong Kong psychologist, Dr. Robbie Ho whose research seeks to quantify the effect “busking” has on the audience’s perception of a public space.By Talkhouse
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Onuka (Ukraine): Vidlik (Radiobiology with Chernobyl researcher Olena Pareniuk)
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Special Chernobyl anniversary episode with Nata Zhyzhchenko of the Ukrainian band, Onuka and Chernobyl radiobiologist, Olena Pareniuk. Both of today's guests joined us from Kyiv and have been in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. We talk about what life is like during wartime for a professional musician and a scientist, the horsehair …
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Join SFS host, Matt Whyte and SFS social media manager, Bailey Constas for a curated peak at some of Season Two's Best Moments! Featuring SIA with psychotherapist, Dr. Alexandra Katehakis, Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe with social psychologist, Dr. Tony Lemieux, Jose González with epidemiologist, Dr. Mike Osterholm, Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris St…
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Join SFS host, Matt Whyte and SFS social media manager, Bailey Constas for another trip down memory lane with some of Season One’s Best Moments! Featuring Living Colour and fascism expert, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Aly & AJ and neuroscientist, Dr. Joseph LeDoux, Aluna and conflict resolution expert, Priya Parker and DMC with folklore expert, Dr. Jennifer…
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Join SFS host, Matt Whyte and SFS social media manager, Bailey Constas for a trip down memory lane with some of Season One’s Best Moments! Featuring MGMT & forest ecologist, Dr Suzanne Simard, Norah Jones and science journalist, Shawn Otto, Connie Britton and rivers expert, Paul Gallay, Renée Fleming and Parkinson’s expert Dr. Bin Hu, Mac Demarco a…
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Ani DiFranco: The Atom (Quantum Physics with Melissa Franklin)
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Today’s episode was hosted by the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts and recorded in front of a live audience as part of an ongoing collaboration with Sing For Science. We discuss the Manhattan Project, the ethical implications of nuclear energy, climate change, quantum entanglement, quantum computing and more!…
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Richard Reed Parry & Susie Ibarra: Overtone Heartbeats (Cardiology with Sandeep Jauhar)
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This episode was recorded live at Public Records in Brooklyn, NY as part of the Offair event series. Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry and percussionist/composer Susie Ibarra talk about their album “Heart and Breath” with cardiologist and bestselling author, Dr. Sandeep Jauhar. Their album is set entirely to the rhythm of their o…
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Rhiannon Giddens: At the Purchaser's Option (Ethnomusicology with Portia Maultsby)
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Grammy Award and Macarthur Fellowship winning artist Rhiannon Giddens talks about her collection of slave narratives, “Freedom Highways,” the origins of the banjo in Africa and the connection between African and African American music with trailblazing ethnomusicologist, Dr. Portia Maultsby.By Talkhouse
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Jonathan Davis (Korn): Dead Bodies Everywhere (Mortuary Science with Mary Roach)
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WARNING: This episode contains content related to mortuary science that some listeners may find disturbing. Korn frontman Jonathan Davis delves into his past as a mortician with popular science bestselling author, Mary Roach. Mary wrote the hit book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and the two have no shortage of gory details to discuss. …
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Rivers Cuomo (Weezer): Come Undone (Computer Programming with Guido Van Rossum)
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Rock icon Rivers Cuomo goes deep on coding talk with Python computer language creator and programming icon, Guido Van Rossum. We talk about the history of The Sweater Song, coding vs songwriting, the history of Python and much, much more!By Talkhouse
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