Best Frontline Policy Action Podcasts (2024)

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Analyzing Biden's Blunders and the GOP's Direction 34:17

1d ago34:17

34:17

In this episode of "From the Frontline," Cole Muzio discusses the ramifications of President Joe Biden's recent press conference. Cole recaps Biden's performance, noting several gaffes, including introducing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy with Russian President Putin. He contrasts this with discussions about the Republican National Committee's platf…

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Upholding Conservative Principles with Quena González 27:47

7d ago27:47

27:47

In this episode of "From the Frontline," Cole Muzio is joined by Quena González from the Family Research Council to discuss the vital importance of the Republican Party platform and the ongoing efforts to maintain its conservative values through the Platform Integrity Project. As the platform committee prepares to meet, Cole and Quena dive into the…

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Crisis in Command: The Aftermath of Biden's Debate Disaster 27:56

11d ago27:56

27:56

In this episode, Cole Muzio discusses the fallout from Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance and the ongoing conversation about whether he should drop out of the race. Cole discusses the implications of Joe Biden's performance and the broader effects on the upcoming election. As the nation approaches the Fourth of July, Cole also reflects on th…

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Fallout & Forecasts from the First Presidential Debate 19:18

17d ago19:18

19:18

In the latest episode of "From the Frontline," Frontline President Cole Muzio delves into the unprecedented early presidential debate, giving an in depth analysis of the performances and implications for the upcoming election. Cole provides a Christian, conservative perspective on the debate, focusing on Joe Biden's debate struggles and discussing …

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Reflecting on the Historic Dobbs Decision with Ed Setzler 51:08

20d ago51:08

51:08

2 years since the historic Dobbs Decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Cole Muzio interviews State Senator Ed Setzler about the impact of this ruling and the passage of the Heartbeat Bill in Georgia. They discuss the background and motivation behind the bill, the challenges faced during the legislative process, and the importance of building relati…

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023. From Scrubs to the State House: Nurses in Policy and Politics – A Conversation with Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long 50:09

5M ago50:09

50:09

In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editor Dr. Donna Nickitas, and Associate Editor Dr. Mary Ann Donohue-Ryan talk with Dr. Bethany Hall-Long, the current Lieutenant Governor for the state of Delaware, about health and public policy, and why it matters now more than ever as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Drs. Nickitas, Donohue-Ryan, and Hall…

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022. ‘Nurses All Speak the Same Language’: Continuing the Conversation with Sigma Theta Tau President Kenneth Dion 25:16

8M ago25:16

25:16

In October 2021, Donna Nickitas, Editor of Nursing Economic$, talked with Sigma Theta Tau President Dr. Kenneth Dion about the impact of the global nursing workforce on cost-effectiveness and savings on quality, safety, and outcomes. They continued their conversation in October 2023, during which Dr. Dion reflected on his nursing career and global …

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021. The Evolution of a Health Care System’s Business Model: Keys to Success 32:35

10M ago32:35

32:35

The chief nurse executive is a key leader when an organization sets out to develop or transform its business model. In today’s post-pandemic world, meaningful participation demands an evolved financial skillset to accommodate an ever-changing health care landscape. In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board Member Dr. Therese Fitzpatrick ta…

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020. The Value of Nurse Leadership: Interview with Dr. Maureen Schneider 22:34

1y ago22:34

22:34

In this episode, Dr. Mary Ann Donohue-Ryan, the Associate Editor of Nursing Economic$, talks with Dr. Maureen Schneider, President of Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, on the value that nurse leaders bring to the balance of leveraging innovation, maintaining fiscal resourcefulness, and supporting a challenged workforce. Drs. Don…

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019. Hospital and Health System Finances: Interview with Health Care Expert Lisa Goldstein 42:38

1+ y ago42:38

42:38

Hospitals continue to experience negative margins, with hospital expenses decreasing slightly since the start of the pandemic, but not enough to address impacted volumes and revenues. As a result, issues regarding hospital and health system debt and financial sustainability weigh heavily on health care administrators. Hospital finances, and specifi…

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018. A Call to Action: Sigma Theta Tau President Ken Dion Calls Upon the Global Nursing Workforce 25:41

2y ago25:41

25:41

In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editor Dr. Donna Nickitas talks with Dr. Ken Dion, President of Sigma Theta Tau International. During their discussion, they explore the role of nurse leaders, and specifically, Sigma Theta Tau members, in the effort for nurses to be informed and educated about, and to advocate for, a new health care economy that …

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017. Global Impact of COVID-19 & Nursing’s Role in Advancing Social Justice & Developing Community Capacity (Feat. Dr. Sheila Davis) 36:25

2+ y ago36:25

36:25

In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board Member Dr. Therese Fitzpatrick talks with CEO and nurse leader Dr. Sheila Davis about the global impact of COVID-19 and how the pandemic has impacted vulnerable populations. In addition, the role of nurse leaders in advancing social justice, developing community capacity, and addressing detrimental…

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016. Dealing with COVID-19 PTSD – Strategies for Preserving the Nursing Workforce and Supporting all Vital Frontline Personnel: Pt. 2 57:47

2+ y ago57:47

57:47

How can mission critical outcomes be achieved with the ongoing stress related to COVID-19, as well as other crises on the horizon? This two part podcast series addresses the compelling and urgent need for organizations to develop Healthy Workplaces with emphasis on Wellness among the workforce community. In Part 2 of this two-part episode, Drs. The…

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015. Transition to Practice Programs: An Investment into the Future of the Nursing Workforce 29:25

3y ago29:25

29:25

The value of Transition to Practice Programs are well documented in the literature. In this episode, Syl Trepanier, DNP, RN, CENP, FAAN, FAONL, discusses with Larissa Africa, MBA, BSN, RN, the results of a “Think-Tank” of national nurse leaders around the topic of Transition to Practice and how this should be viewed as a strategic investment into t…

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014. Dealing with COVID-19 PTSD – Strategies for Preserving the Nursing Workforce and Supporting all Vital Frontline Personnel: Pt. 1 1:02:12

3y ago1:02:12

1:02:12

How can mission critical outcomes be achieved with the ongoing stress related to COVID-19, as well as other crises on the horizon? This two part podcast series addresses the compelling and urgent need for organizations to develop Healthy Workplaces with emphasis on Wellness among the workforce community. In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Drs. The…

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013. Nursing and Nursing Leadership in Global Public Health 59:00

3+ y ago59:00

59:00

This episode presents a dynamic conversation with nursing health leaders Michelle Williams, ScD; Stephanie Ferguson, PhD, RN, FAAN; and Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FAAN. Universal health coverage, health inequities, and worldwide poverty are current global health care concerns. Nurses are at the center of global public health, and coll…

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012. Collective Action: Nurse Practitioners Are Not ‘Mid-Level’ Providers 1:02:27

4+ y ago1:02:27

1:02:27

The nursing community has a unique opportunity to inform the public and policy makers of the vital role nurse practitioners play in advancing health access, equity, and quality care. Recently, Becker’s Hospital Review published a notice stating about 15 physicians at Edward Elmhurst Hospital were to be terminated and replaced by nurse practitioners…

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011. The Nurses on Boards Coalition: State/National Integrated Strategy Work Group 31:23

5y ago31:23

31:23

Today’s discussion is led once again by health care consultant and Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board member Dr. Rhonda Anderson. Participants include Ms. Kimberly Harper, Ms. Rita Wray, Ms. Jana Bitton. In today's episode, you will hear a review of the work being done with board placement at the national level and how it relates to the state, regio…

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010. Being a Leader in the Nursing Profession: From Student to Graduate 23:18

5y ago23:18

23:18

In this episode, Dr. Beverly Malone, Chief Executive Officer for the National League for Nursing, speaks with recent nursing school graduate Brooke Trigiani of Rutgers University School of Nursing in Camden, New Jersey, on the transition from being a student nurse to becoming an active registered nurse in the community. Dr. Malone passes on her wor…

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009. The Nurses on Boards Coalition: A Roundtable Discussion 17:18

5y ago17:18

17:18

In honor of Nurses Week, we are proud to present a round table discussion featuring key nurse leaders. This discussion, led by healthcare consultant and Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board member Rhonda Anderson, DNSc(h), MPA, BS, RN, FAAN, LFACHE, focuses on the founding and work of the Nurses on Boards Coalition. In addition to Dr. Anderson, partic…

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008. Interview with Dr. Jennifer Francis, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Research Center 26:31

5y ago26:31

26:31

In this episode, Dr. Donna Nickitas, Editor of Nursing Economic$, talks with Dr. Jennifer Francis, a Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Research Center in Falmouth, MA, and an Affiliate with the Rutgers University Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Dr. Francis is world-renowned for her research on Arctic climate change impacts and the resulting…

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007. Interview with Senator Eduardo Bhatia, Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate 17:04

5+ y ago17:04

17:04

While visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico, in January 2019, Nursing Economic$ Editor Dr. Donna Nickitas talked with Senator Eduardo Bhatia, the current Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate. Their conversation focused on climate change and Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico. Having assumed office in 2017, Senator Eduardo Bhatia is the current M…

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006. An Interview with Franklin A. Shaffer, President and CEO of CGFNS International 45:42

5+ y ago45:42

45:42

In this episode, Mr. Amil Kusain Perez Tan, an assistant director of nursing and doctoral student, talks with Dr. Franklin Shaffer, president and chief executive officer of CGFNS International, an immigration-neutral, nonprofit-organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which helps foreign-educated healthcare professionals live and work in t…

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005. An Interview with Dr. Susan B. Hassmiller, RWJF Senior Advisor of Nursing 24:26

6y ago24:26

24:26

In partnership with AARP, Dr. Susan Hassmiller, the Senior Advisor for Nursing for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the 2009 recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal, directs the Foundation’s Campaign for Action. In this episode, Andrea Palerino, an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Utica College in Utica, NY, talks with Dr. Hassmiller about h…

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004. Speaking Up and Speaking Out: The Importance of the Nurse Voice 35:34

6y ago35:34

35:34

In this episode, public health nurse and health reporter Barbara Glickstein discusses the importance of the nurse voice with interviewer Giselle Gerardi. Ms. Glickstein discusses the economic, professional and social implications of speaking up as nurses and being heard through the media. Barbara provides advice to help nurses become engaged and be…

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003. An Interview with School Nurse Activist Robin Cogan 41:52

6y ago41:52

41:52

This episode is a supplement to the guest editorial, “Why I Became a Nurse Activist,” authored by Ms. Robin Cogan and published in the March April 2018 issue of Nursing Economic$. In this episode, Ms. Cogan speaks of her family’s experience with gun violence. She provides a powerful message about the impact of gun violence in our schools, how the o…

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002. Beyond Lessons Learned: An Interview with a Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur 18:51

6+ y ago18:51

18:51

This episode accompanies the article, "Lessons Learned from Nurse Practitioner Independent Practice: A Conversation with a Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur," published in the January/February 2018 issue of Nursing Economic$ (authored by Dr. Joyce Hahn and Wesley Cook). Full practice authority affords the nurse practitioner, as an advanced practice r…

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001. Interview with Dr. Peter Buerhaus — Improving Nursing Workforce Forecasts 35:55

6+ y ago35:55

35:55

On October 6, 2017, Nursing Economic$ editor Dr. Donna Nickitas talked with nurse and acclaimed healthcare economist Dr. Peter Buerhaus about study findings published in the November/December 2017 issue of Nursing Economic$. The article, entitled 'Improving Nursing Workforce Forecasts: Comparative Analysis of the Cohort Supply Model and the Health …

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Why is it so difficult to implement Evidence Based Healthcare? 57:44

7+ y ago57:44

57:44

Richard Gleave, Public Health England and Professor Sue Dopson, Said Business School give a talk for the Green Templeton Lectures 2017: Delivering Health: Clinical, Management and Policy Challenges. The challenges presented when attempting to get research evidence into medical practice are notorious and, because of this, there exists a healthcare g…

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Big Data and Biomedical Research: Developments and Implications 56:17

8y ago56:17

56:17

Professor Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the Green Templeton College 2016 lecture series on big data and biomedical research.By Sir John Bell

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Big Data, Food Consumption and Food Policy 54:02

8y ago54:02

54:02

Professor Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University London gives a talk on significance of the emergence of big data in the world of food. Collation of data has long been a feature of the food system, but big data does signal a new round in the long tussle between food capital, the state and food democracy. The technical shift in big data…

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Politics by Numbers: How Social Media Shape Collective Action 52:49

8y ago52:49

52:49

Professor Helen Margetts, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute and Professor of Society and the Internet, University of Oxford gives a talk on social media and how it can shape collective action. The internet and social media bring political change, allowing 'tiny acts' of political participation which can scale up to large-scale mobilisation …

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Twitter and Social Life: Tales from the Frontline of Social Media Research 51:23

8y ago51:23

51:23

Professor Susan Halford, Director Web Science Institute, University of Southampton, gives a talk on using social social media for research. The phenomenal growth of Web-based social media data provokes great interest and activity from researchers across a range of disciplines.For most, if not all, the lure of these data is that they offer important…

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Emerging Market Multinationals in the 21st Century 1:18:53

8y ago1:18:53

1:18:53

Professor Avinash Dixit, the Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor 2016, leads a panel discussion reviewing and explaining the rapid growth of emerging market multinationals over the last three decades.By Avinash Dixit, Richard Peto, Tim Besley, Robert Wade, Beata Javorcik

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Archie Cochrane Lecture 2015: Malaria control - past, present and future 58:18

9y ago58:18

58:18

Professor Nicholas John White, Professor of Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford and Mahidol University, Physician, John Radcliffe Hospital gives the Archie Cochrane 2015 lecture. Malaria is the most important parasitic infection of humans. No other infectious disease has had left such an imprint on the human genome. In tropical regions approxim…

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Sanjaya Lall lecture 2015 1:10:44

9y ago1:10:44

1:10:44

Professor Abhijit Banerjee (Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor) delivers the 2015 Sajaya Lall Lecture. Professor Abhijit Banerjee, Ford International Professor of Economics at MIT, will be joining the Department of Economics as the Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor for Trinity Term 2015. Professor Banerjee is a founding director of the Abdul Latif Jamee…

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Children's Worlds through Children's Literature - Lecture 4 54:06

9+ y ago54:06

54:06

Fourth lecture in the Green Templeton College lecture 2015. This lecture focusses on the changing literary world of the child and the place of literature in the lives of today's children. The purpose is to consider developments in children's literature in their own right, to identify and critique depictions of children in literature and to relate d…

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Global Childhoods - Lecture 3 56:34

9+ y ago56:34

56:34

Third lecture in the Green Templeton Colege 2015 lecture series. This lecture will look at developments relating to childhood, viewed in a global perspective. The discussion will focus on how processes associated with globalisation - viewed broadly to include political, social and cultural factors as well as economic processes - are acting to influ…

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Children and the Internet- Lecture 2 47:09

9+ y ago47:09

47:09

Second lecture in the Green Templeton College 2015 lecture series. Children are increasingly being targeted as a set of consumers of the internet, whether in a commercial sense or as regards the consumption of mass media. But is this a corruption of childhood or is the commercial world providing entertainment, learning, creativity and cultural expe…

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Children, War, Insecurity and Conflict - Lecture 1 49:10

9+ y ago49:10

49:10

Dr Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 2008-2014 gives the first Green Templeton College Lecture in 2015 on war and human rights. This lecture will consider the numbers of children directly and indirectly affected by war and conflict, identify consequences and also speak about the actions that are being taken towards amelioration of …

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New Patterns of Innovation: Barclay Lecture 2014 55:32

9+ y ago55:32

55:32

Professor David Gann, Vice-President and Chair in Innovation and Technology Management, Imperial College, London, gives the 2014 Barclay Lecture at Green Templeton College This lecture explores the emergence of new patterns of innovation arising with the advent of the Internet and big data. These patterns of innovation are associated with different…

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McGovern Lecture 2014: John P McGovern and his Oxford Connection: A Biographer's Perspective 1:01:53

9+ y ago1:01:53

1:01:53

Dr Bryant Boutwell, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston gives the 2014 McGovern Lecture at Green Templeton College This lecture will highlight the impact of Sir William Osler and Osler's American student, Wilburt Davison, who trained with Osler at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and became the founding dean of Duke University School of …

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Do We Face Secular Stagnation? Panel Discussion 1:11:05

10y ago1:11:05

1:11:05

Professor Paul Krugman, Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor, leads a panel discussion on whether the world's economy is facing 'secular stagnation' 5 years after the credit crunch. Professor Paul Krugman, Lord Adair Turner and Lord Robert Skidelsky discuss the state of the global economy. The discussion is prompted by a talk on 'Secular Stagnation' by …

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Can kindness save the NHS? 1:08:40

10+ y ago1:08:40

1:08:40

Mr John Ballatt, Director of The Openings Consultancy gives a talk for the HEXI - MiM Speaker SeriesBy John Ballatt

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Cochrane Lecture 2013: Trials In Emergency Care 1:00:53

11y ago1:00:53

1:00:53

Ian Roberts, lecturer in Clinical Trials Unit, LSHTM, gives the 2013 Cochrane lecture on Trials in Emergency Care. He discusses the need for clinical trials in emergency situations and explains how such trials can and should be conducted. Clinical trials are essential for improving the safety and effectiveness of emergency care. Many such trials se…

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The Media's Reporting of Risk and Uncertainty Panel Discussion 22:08

11+ y ago22:08

22:08

Panel discussion with Roger Harrabin, BBC Environment Analyst, Fiona Harvey, Guardian Environmental Correspondent, Kate Kelland, Health and Science Corespondent, Thompson Reuters, chaired by Tom Sheldon, Science Media Centre.By Roger Harrabin, Fiona Harvey, Kate Kelland, Tom Sheldon

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The IPCC's Communication of Risk and Uncertainty part two 18:29

11+ y ago18:29

18:29

Professor Arthur Petersen (Chief Scientist at the PBL Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency) gives a talk for the Communicating Risk and Uncertainty conference, held at Green Templeton College, Oxford on 15th November 2012.By Arthur Petersen

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The IPCC's Communication of Risk and Uncertainty 18:11

11+ y ago18:11

18:11

Professor Myles Allen, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford, gives a talk for the Communicating Risk and Uncertainty conference, held at Green Templton College, Oxford on 15th Novemeber 2012.By Myles Allen

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Communicating Risk and Uncertainty in Climate Science part three 15:51

11+ y ago15:51

15:51

Professor Rob Wilby, (Loughborough), gives a talk for the Communicating Risk and Uncertainty conference, held at Green Templeton College, Oxford on 15th November 2012.By Rob Wilby

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Communicating Risk and Uncertainty in Climate Science part two 14:45

11+ y ago14:45

14:45

Peter Scott, Met Office, gives a talk for the Communicating Risk and Uncertainty conference, held at Green Templton College, Oxford on 15th Novemeber 2012.By Peter Scott

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