Best AirGo Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 345 - Live @ Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution 27:28

17m ago27:28

27:28

The guys hop on stage at the Court Theatre in Hyde Park for a live conversation with writer Nambi E. Kelley and director Tasia A. Jones about their new play Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution. The production covers the life of visionary movement thinker and organizer Stokely Carmichael/Kwame Ture, whose work spans from the early work of SNCC across…

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One Million Experiments PSA #2 - Screenings in Twin Cities, Durham, Detroit, and Indianapolis! 1:38

8d ago1:38

1:38

Come find the 1ME crew on tour over the next couple of weeks hosting screenings, performances, and conversations around our film One Million Experiments! We will be in Minneapolis on 6/19, Durham on 6/26, Detroit on 6/29, and Indianapolis on 6/30. Come say hi!Find all the info and RSVP at https://www.respairmedia.com/events…

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1ME PSA #2 - Screenings in Twin Cities, Durham, Detroit, and Indianapolis! 1:38

7d ago1:38

1:38

Come find the 1ME crew on tour over the next couple of weeks hosting screenings, performances, and conversations around our film One Million Experiments! We will be in Minneapolis on 6/19, Durham on 6/26, Detroit on 6/29, and Indianapolis on 6/30. Come say hi!Find all the info and RSVP at https://www.respairmedia.com/events…

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Ep 344 - Morgan Elise Johnson 1:16:21

8d ago1:16:21

1:16:21

We're joined by bonafide genius and bonafide friend Morgan Elise Johnson! Morgan's the publisher and cofounder of The Triibe, a digital media platform that is reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago and giving ownership back to the people. Their original works in journalism and documentary, alongside creative writing and video, capture the multifa…

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Ep 343 - Dylan Rodriguez, Pt. 2 58:23

15d ago58:23

58:23

NOTE - this is the second part of our convo with Dylan Rodriguez. Hop back to the previous episode to catch the first half of the convo!The AirGo crew is joined by a longtime thought leader in the global movement for abolition, Dylan Rodriguez. Dylan is a teacher, scholar, organizer and collaborator who has maintained a day job as a Professor at th…

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Ep 342 - Dylan Rodriguez, Pt. 1 1:06:47

22d ago1:06:47

1:06:47

The AirGo crew is joined by a longtime thought leader in the global movement for abolition, Dylan Rodriguez. Dylan is a teacher, scholar, organizer and collaborator who has maintained a day job as a Professor at the University of California-Riverside since 2001. His lifework focuses on liberationist, anticolonial, and abolitionist confrontations wi…

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Ep 341 - Nicole Humphrey of NAHCreate 1:07:12

29d ago1:07:12

1:07:12

This episode's guest is Nicole Humphrey, a thoughtful and consistent figure in the city's creative arts scene for the past decade. Nicole is an advocate and ambassador to the Chicago arts scene, and a talented artist in her own right too. She's the founder of NAHCreate, a marketing and strategy firm that offers innovative solutions for creative mar…

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Ep 340 - Frsh Waters 1:13:53

1M ago1:13:53

1:13:53

The guys head to LA to talk with rapper, community presence, and Pivot Gang champion Frsh Waters. Frsh brings his whole self to the conversation, shares some remarkable Pivot stories from the early days of one of hip hop's best groups, and reflects on how incarceration shifted his relationship to community, artistry, and himself.SHOW NOTESFollow Fr…

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Ep 339 - Kahari Rastafari 1:03:52

1M ago1:03:52

1:03:52

The AirGo crew is joined by pal and community stalwart Kahari Rastafari, a dope visual artist and wonderful soul who has been a participant in Chicago's creative and social movement communities for years. He is a part of the Mural Moves Paint crew which has designed and installed many large scale murals over the city of Chicago, and is a founder of…

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One Million Experiments - Bonus Ep! with Collective Justice 1:19:03

2M ago1:19:03

1:19:03

The crew snuck back into the lab for this bonus episode of One Million Experiments, which is being shared her on AirGo too! Dame and Kiss talk with Martina and Matt from Collective Justice, a Seattle-based restorative justice organization brought together by a diverse group of survivors and imprisoned community members in Washington State. Between …

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Bonus! with Collective Justice 1:19:03

2M ago1:19:03

1:19:03

The crew snuck back into the lab for this bonus episode of One Million Experiments! Dame and Kiss talk with Martina and Matt from Collective Justice, a Seattle-based restorative justice organization brought together by a diverse group of survivors and imprisoned community members in Washington State. Between their work with survivors of violence an…

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Ep 338 - Angel Bat Dawid 1:24:05

2M ago1:24:05

1:24:05

AirGo gets interdimensional this episode with the multispacial multihyphenate Angel Bat Dawid, a Black American Composer, Improviser, Clarinetist, Pianist, Vocalist, Educator and DJ. An unabashed and unapologetic creative force in Chicago and beyond, Angel is a bandleader and performer in the tradition of experimental Black American music. She chat…

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Ep 337 - Reginald Dwayne Betts Live! 24:44

2M ago24:44

24:44

This week's episode features a convo with poet and writer Reginald Dwayne Betts, recorded live at the Logan Center in Chicago. For more than twenty-years, he has used his poetry and essays to explore the world of prison and the effects of violence and incarceration on American society. The author of a memoir and three collections of poetry, he has …

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One Million Experiments PSA - NYC Screening on 4/24 and more! 1:14

2M ago1:14

1:14

We've got a lil quick One Million Experiments-related PSA for y'all! We're going to be screening the film in NYC on 4/24–the event is at Starr Bar in Brooklyn at 8pm, and is free with RSVP! Sign up here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-million-experiments-screening-conversation-starr-bar-tickets-873424996677Hit us up to build a screening near you…

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1ME PSA - NYC Screening on 4/24 and more! 1:14

2M ago1:14

1:14

We've got a lil quick PSA for y'all! We're going to be screening the film in NYC on 4/24–the event is at Starr Bar in Brooklyn at 8pm, and is free with RSVP! Sign up here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-million-experiments-screening-conversation-starr-bar-tickets-873424996677Hit us up to build a screening near you - contact@respairmedia.comFind …

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Ep 336 - Rabbi Brant Rosen 59:36

2M ago59:36

59:36

This week's guest, Rabbi Brant Rosen, is the founding rabbi of Tzedek Chicago, a "Jewish congregation based on core values of justice, equity and solidarity." In the almost-decade of the reconstructionist congregation's existence, Tzedek has worked to build a Judaism beyond nationalism that centers solidarity, nonviolence, and spiritual freedom. Br…

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Ep 335 - Robin DG Kelley Returns 1:13:37

3M ago1:13:37

1:13:37

The guys welcome back movement mentor and brilliant scholar-organizer Robin DG Kelley back to the show. Robin is a Professor of American History at UCLA and the author of seminal texts Hammer & Hoe, Freedom Dreams, and other offerings to the radical canon. He joins the show to talk about his personal path to his politic, the ebbs and flows of movem…

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Ep 334 - Shawnee Dez Returns 1:10:12

3M ago1:10:12

1:10:12

The AirGo stu is blessed by the presence of community luminary and vibrant musical artist Shawnee Dez. Shawnee, who recently released her full-length project Moody Umbra, talks about finding the trust to show all of her creative impulses, the joy of playing for her people, the unexpected power of her project the Black JoyRide, and much more!SHOW NO…

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Ep 333 - Prentis Hemphill 42:45

3M ago42:45

42:45

We're fangirling pretty damn hard over here because we have the one and only Prentis Hemphill on this week's episode! Prentis is a therapist, somatics teacher and facilitator, political organizer, writer and the founder of The Embodiment Institute who has been a centering and leading voice in the work to create new pathways to healing conflict and …

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Ep 332 - Kennedy Bartley 1:07:11

3M ago1:07:11

1:07:11

The Don Dada is on the air! We're thrilled to be rocking with Kennedy Bartley, who has been a steadfast leader through Chicago's progressive political victories as the Executive Director of United Working Families. Kennedy breaks down her Waukegan backstory, how she imagines electoral work as part of the fight for a public good, and a whole lot mor…

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Ep 331 - Bring Chicago Home with Brian Rodgers and Tynetta Hill-Muhammad 45:46

4M ago45:46

45:46

AirGo's so excited to be back in full effect and regular flow of conversations reshaping culture for the more liberatory and creative! With the Chicago municipal election coming up on 3/19 (early voting is open now!), we're starting off with a call to Bring Chicago Home, a referendum aiming to restructure the Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT), a one-…

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Episode 20 - The Conclusion with Mariame Kaba 1:22:26

5M ago1:22:26

1:22:26

This is it! We've reached the end of Season 2, and the last episode of 1ME (for now). And who better to close us out than our OG partner in decriminalization and 1ME creator Mariame Kaba. Mariame returns to the show to discuss what she's learned across twenty episodes of the show, the importance of movement-led archival work, how she understands th…

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Ep 330 - One Million Experiments Part 20 - The Conclusion with Mariame Kaba 1:22:26

5M ago1:22:26

1:22:26

This is it! We've reached the end of Season 2, and the last episode of 1ME (for now). And who better to close us out than our OG partner in decriminalization and 1ME creator Mariame Kaba. Mariame returns to the show to discuss what she's learned across twenty episodes of the show, the importance of movement-led archival work, how she understands th…

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Ep 19 - Practicing New Worlds with Andrea J. Ritchie 1:22:32

6M ago1:22:32

1:22:32

On the penultimate episode of One Million Experiments, our hosts turn to collaborator and movement mentor Andrea J. RItchie. Andrea, who is the cofounder of Interrupting Criminalization, talks about how the emergent power of movement can sustain us as people and communities in the face of state violence. She also explores what she learned in the cr…

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Ep 329 - One Million Experiments Part 19: Practicing New Worlds with Andrea Ritchie 1:22:32

6M ago1:22:32

1:22:32

On the penultimate episode of One Million Experiments, our hosts turn to collaborator and movement mentor Andrea J. RItchie. Andrea, who is the cofounder of Interrupting Criminalization, talks about how the emergent power of movement can sustain us as people and communities in the face of state violence. She also explores what she learned in the cr…

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BONUS - Malik Eternal (2023) 1:24:54

6M ago1:24:54

1:24:54

On the birthday of movement brother and beloved ancestor Malik Alim, who passed in 2021, we journey with his community in the practice of liberatory grief work that aims to uplift his life and legacy.Produced by Jeanette Harris-CourtsBy Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger

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Ep 18 - Palestine Heirloom Seed Library with Vivien Sansour 1:19:03

7M ago1:19:03

1:19:03

The 1ME squad has the honor of talking with Vivien Sansour, the founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library (PHSL), which seeks to preserve and promote heritage and threatened seed varieties, traditional Palestinian farming practices, and the cultural stories and identities associated with them. Recorded five weeks into the 2023 flashpoint of ge…

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Ep 328 - One Million Experiments Part 18: Palestine Heirloom Seed Library with Vivien Sansour 1:19:03

7M ago1:19:03

1:19:03

The 1ME squad has the honor of talking with Vivien Sansour, the founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library (PHSL), which seeks to preserve and promote heritage and threatened seed varieties, traditional Palestinian farming practices, and the cultural stories and identities associated with them. Recorded five weeks into the 2023 flashpoint of ge…

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Ep 327- One Million Experiments Part 17 - Just Practice Collaborative w/ Shira Hassan & Deana Lewis 1:22:10

8M ago1:22:10

1:22:10

The 1ME crew welcomes the homies from Just Practice Collaborative, a training and mentoring group focused on sustaining a community of practitioners that provide community-based accountability and support structures for all parties involved with incidents and patterns of sexual, domestic, relationship, and intimate community violence. Collaborative…

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Episode 17 - Just Practice Collaborative with Shira Hassan & Deana Lewis 1:22:10

8M ago1:22:10

1:22:10

The 1ME crew welcomes the homies from Just Practice Collaborative, a training and mentoring group focused on sustaining a community of practitioners that provide community-based accountability and support structures for all parties involved with incidents and patterns of sexual, domestic, relationship, and intimate community violence. Collaborative…

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Ep 326 - One Million Experiments Part 16: API Chaya Natural Helpers 1:06:42

9M ago1:06:42

1:06:42

On this episode, the 1ME crew talks with some of the folks behind the Natural Helpers program at API Chaya, a Seattle-based org that empowers survivors of gender-based violence to gain safety, connection, and wellness. They build power by educating and mobilizing South Asian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and all immigrant communities to end exploitatio…

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Episode 16 - API Chaya Natural Helpers 1:06:42

9M ago1:06:42

1:06:42

On this episode, the 1ME crew talks with some of the folks behind the Natural Helpers program at API Chaya, a Seattle-based org that empowers survivors of gender-based violence to gain safety, connection, and wellness. They build power by educating and mobilizing South Asian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and all immigrant communities to end exploitatio…

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GUARANTEED Episode 7 - What's Possible? 1:08:51

9M ago1:08:51

1:08:51

On our finale episode, Eve takes her learnings from talking with program participants over the last five episodes and brings a final set of questions to the folks who have run two of the guaranteed income pilots discussed–Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, who oversees the Cook County Promise Pilot: and Richard Wallace, who as Executive Direct…

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GUARANTEED Episode 6 - Raul 42:23

10M ago42:23

42:23

Raul is a mathematician, movie nerd, deeply analytical thinker, and dad who is a participant in the guaranteed income pilot run by the municipality of Evanston, which is the suburb just north of Chicago.SHOW NOTESLearn more about Respair Production & Media - http://respairmedia.comConnect with the Economic Security Project - http://economicsecproj.…

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GUARANTEED Episode 5 - Topaz 33:02

10M ago33:02

33:02

Topaz is a health care worker, BDSM and kink educator, and Chicagoan who is a participant in the Cook County guaranteed income pilot, which recently was made permanent by the county.SHOW NOTESLearn more about Respair Production & Media - http://respairmedia.comConnect with the Economic Security Project - http://economicsecproj.org/GUARANTEED is a p…

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GUARANTEED Episode 4 - John 32:24

10M ago32:24

32:24

John is a minister, grandfather, military veteran, and former Freedom Rider who lives on the West Side of Chicago. He's a participant in the guaranteed income pilot run by the City of Chicago.SHOW NOTESLearn more about Respair Production & Media - http://respairmedia.comConnect with the Economic Security Project - http://economicsecproj.org/GUARANT…

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Episode 15 - Philadelphia Community Bail Fund with Candace McKinley 1:00:42

10M ago1:00:42

1:00:42

On part five of our second season, the 1ME crew celebrates the work of bail and bond funds across the country by talking with Candace McKinley of the Philly Community Bail Fund. We learn about the growing pains of building a bail fund, the shifts in theory of change that have been necessary, and what the recent retaliatory raid of the Atlanta Solid…

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Ep 325 - One Million Experiments Part 15: Philadelphia Community Bail Fund with Candace McKinley 1:00:42

10M ago1:00:42

1:00:42

On part five of our second season, the 1ME crew celebrates the work of bail and bond funds across the country by talking with Candace McKinley of the Philly Community Bail Fund. We learn about the growing pains of building a bail fund, the shifts in theory of change that have been necessary, and what the recent retaliatory raid of the Atlanta Solid…

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GUARANTEED Episode 3 - Stephanie 31:26

10M ago31:26

31:26

Stephanie is a dance teacher, parent, and lifelong resident of the Southeast Side of Chicago. She is a participant in a guaranteed income pilot from LIFT, which includes one-on-one coaching programs that empower parents to set and achieve goals that put families on the path toward economic mobility, as well as the pilot run by the City of Chicago.S…

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Episode 6 - The Center of the Gardens 1:08:44

11M ago1:08:44

1:08:44

We follow where Hazel's legacy lives in Chicago’s EJ struggles today, and commit to the mission of actualizing the legacy Hazel envisioned.Show NotesSupport the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donateLearn about Respair Production & Media - https://www.respairmedia.com/Music CreditsCo…

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Episode 4 - Mothering the Movement 1:03:17

11M ago1:03:17

1:03:17

We hear Hazel become a mother of the newly coalesced global Environmental Justice movement and take EJ to the highest halls of power, while still connecting the dots in her home community.Show NotesSupport the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donateLearn about Respair Production & Med…

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Episode 3 - From the Center of the Donut 58:01

11M ago58:01

58:01

We learn about and from Hazel's early fights scrapping with the power of the state, and the new possibilities for healing that she created.Show NotesSupport the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donateLearn about Respair Production & Media - https://www.respairmedia.com/Music CreditsCo…

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Episode 2 - "They Should've Never Built This" 43:53

11M ago43:53

43:53

We go to the roots of the land where Altgeld Gardens sits and where Hazel's legacy lives, digging through the layers of indigenous, Black liberation, and personal lineages that make up the area.Show NotesSupport the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donateLearn about Respair Production…

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Episode 1 - Help This Garden Grow 43:27

11M ago43:27

43:27

Help This Garden Grow is a new podcast docuseries telling the story of Hazel Johnson, a visionary of the Environmental Justice movement and a resident of the Altgeld Gardens community on the far South Side of Chicago. We begin our story–the story of Hazel Johnson, of Altgeld Gardens, of Environmental Justice, and of how we each fit into the fight t…

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Episode 5 - Inheriting the Shoebox 1:14:51

11M ago1:14:51

1:14:51

As her health begins to wane, Hazel passes the baton to her daughter Cheryl who guides PCR through the treacherous waters of attacks, blackballing, and disrespect.Show NotesSupport the work of People for Community Recovery - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/join-our-fight/donateLearn about Respair Production & Media - https://www.respairm…

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GUARANTEED Episode 1 - Guaranteed Income 101 1:06:55

12M ago1:06:55

1:06:55

We're proud to share the first episode of GUARANTEED, a new podcast we made with our pal Eve Ewing! On the first episode of GUARANTEED, we start at the beginning–what does guaranteed income mean, what does it not mean, and how does it make freedom and dignified life more possible? Our host Eve learns from three of the world's foremost experts on gu…

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GUARANTEED Episode 2 - Sherrif 32:20

12M ago32:20

32:20

Sherrif is a Chicagoan, father, community builder, and participant in the Chicago Future Fund, a guaranteed income pilot program for formerly incarcerated individuals run by community organization EAT (Equity and Transformation). Also, a small note for our non-Chicago listeners: 26th and California is the intersection where the Cook County Jail is …

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Help This Garden Grow, coming 7/27/23! 1:42

12M ago1:42

1:42

We're SO hyped to share the trailer for Help This Garden Grow, the second Respair project dropping this summer. It's dropping 7/27, and we're celebrating with a BIG release party at the Winter Garden in the Harold Washington Library. It's free and open to the public, come through! Here's the RSVP link: Help This Garden Grow is a new podcast docuser…

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Ep 324 - One Million Experiments Part 14: Queenie's Crew with Zara Raven 1:00:38

12M ago1:00:38

1:00:38

On this episode the 1ME crew talks tots and transformation with Zara Raven of Queenie's Crew! Queenie’s Crew engages children in learning about building communities of care without prisons or policing. Every month, members receive an email with an activity that kids can complete to learn more about abolition: they share activities like coloring pag…

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GUARANTEED with Eve Ewing, dropping 7/13/23! 1:39

12M ago1:39

1:39

We wanted to give y'all a peek at the first project from our new org Respair Production & Media! GUARANTEED is a podcast about what happens when regular people receive direct cash assistance, known as guaranteed income. it’s a show about the choices people make, the dreams they pursue, and the impossible things that become a little more possible wh…

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