Best Silent Consumers Podcasts (2024)

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Reflections on D Day and America's Future 7:07

1M ago7:07

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"As we paused to look back four score, to honor and reflect on the brave allied soldiers that liberated a continent, my mind advanced to November evaluating the reality that lies ahead for America’s future. I am battling to find the right words to express my concern for the governing institutions of our nation." Commentary from Roger Rickard, Presi…

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Complimentary Partnerships Drive Advocacy Support for Patients and Families 33:38

3M ago33:38

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Running a medical association comes with many challenges. Today’s guest confronts these challenges head on while leading this community with advocacy in an ever-changing world. "The voices of those affected by cleft and craniofacial conditions are really the strongest in the room, without a doubt." - Adam Levy, CAE ABOUT the GUEST Adam Levy is the …

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Raising Voices: How Storytelling Fights for the Silent Majority 29:02

4M ago29:02

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Nine years ago, life threw our next guest a curve ball when she learned during her pregnancy that her baby would be born with a facial birth defect. Come with us as we learn about her fascinating journey that has led her to help other families by speaking out as an author and advocate. ABOUT the GUEST Amy Mendillo, MM, MPP, is a writer, author, and…

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Learn of the Important Advocacy Issues Fought on Behalf of People with Muscular Dystrophy 31:40

4M ago31:40

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Join us as we explore the importance of advocating with today’s guest - the Director of Advocacy Engagement for the well-known organization – who is committed to supporting policies and initiatives that make a positive impact on the lives of children and adults living with neuromuscular diseases. ABOUT the GUEST Mark Fisher is the Director of Advoc…

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From Advocacy to Action: Driving Growth in the Distilled Spirits Sector 33:12

4M ago33:12

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Today we speak to the leader of an organization that has received more than $250 million dollars voluntarily from the nation’s leading distillers to fight drunk driving and underage drinking and promote responsible decisions about beverage alcohol. Stay tuned as we learn about their dedication to advocacy. ABOUT the GUEST Chris Swonger serves as th…

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087: Inflation, Deflation and Overspending: What's Next? 20:21

10M ago20:21

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The more things change, the more they stay the same. We’re still dealing with high inflation and interest rates and the silent recession continues with the average household still feeling the pinch at the grocery stores and gas pumps. And now, the Federal Government says that we’re in a deflationary period while adding $1 trillion to the national d…

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086: The Silent Recession 23:19

10M ago23:19

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With 30-year mortgage rates at 7.5%, inflation continuing to impact our spending power, and gas pushing almost $4 a gallon, we’re seeing higher bankruptcy rates and hearing talk of a lost decade. So what do we do to keep our financial plan as healthy as possible? In today’s episode, we’re talking about what’s going on in America–and the silent rece…

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085: Good News Equals Bad News Economy 20:17

11M ago20:17

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“We’re overspending $5.1 billion a day more than we’re bringing in because of interest rates.” - Ed Siddell Today, we're talking about how good news can actually lead to bad news when it comes to the economy. When something looks good, it usually comes at a cost. We’ve all lived through a whole lot of craziness since 2020, and we’ve experienced maj…

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084: Legacy Planning: Mistakes to Avoid to Secure Your Wealth 22:52

11M ago22:52

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There are things that are within our control and some that are not. Time doesn’t stop, and everybody gets older, but one thing that is within our control is to take action before it’s too late to secure your legacy and avoid headaches like probate. For anyone who has been able to put money away and generate enough wealth to leave assets behind, we …

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Why is it so Important for Young People to Be Engaged in Advocacy? 34:30

11M ago34:30

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Today we speak to the leader of an organization that empowers young adults to advocate for higher education, health care, and economic policies. ABOUT the GUEST Kristin McGuire is the Executive Director for Young Invincibles. Kristin assumes this role having most recently served as YI West Regional Director, where she empowered young adults to advo…

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Amazing Facts and Surprising Truths About Whistleblowers and The Law 35:37

12M ago35:37

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Whistleblowers have been at the top of the news lately. Today’s special guest is the founder of the leading nonprofit dedicated to protecting and rewarding whistleblowers around the world. You do not want to miss this episode as we explore the importance of advocating for stronger whistleblower protection laws and educating the public about whistle…

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We Speak to an Expert for the Well-known Organization Whose Mission is to Honor and Empower Wounded Warriors 27:32

12M ago27:32

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Today’s guest is the Grassroots and Constituent expert for the well-known organization - whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Join us as we explore the importance of advocating for our wounded servicemen and women. ABOUT the GUEST Justin Beland serves as WWP’s Grassroots and Constituent Affairs Director where he utilizes 23 years…

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Advocating for the Arts: It is Important for Your Community 34:33

1y ago34:33

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Today we speak to the CEO of an organization that is the influential, unified voice of the vibrant creative arts community in New Jersey. Stay tuned as we learn about their dedication to arts advocacy. ABOUT the GUEST As President & CEO, Adam Perle manages all ArtPride operations. He leads the senior management team and is responsible for resource …

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7-3-2023: The end of The Early Birb Briefing 10:41

1y ago10:41

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After alot of thinking, I have decided to end the early birb briefing podcast. Rather than just let it fade into nothing, I felt one last episode to explain why is needed. we will still have the main podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/4CVFx2jDmIlqovqy6xJERf And I will be doing other content at youtube.com/eaglefalcon as well as twitch.tv/eagl…

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083: Market Volatility: What the Markets Are Telling Us 19:27

1y ago19:27

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Fear of missing out is a real thing. Everyone is looking for 15-20% returns and this can prompt people to make risky decisions–especially when it comes to retirement. Right now, we have a bull market in the S&P, volatility is low and tech is back on the rise. So, is it time to go all-in, or should investors beware? Today, we’re talking about why ou…

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Political Influence and its Importance to the Family Farm and the Food We Consume 25:46

1y ago25:46

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Our guest today is a farmer, and not just any farmer, Chris Hoffman is the President of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and a member of the Board of Directors at the American Farm Bureau Federation. Join us as we explore the importance of advocating for our nation's food supply, after all its what's for dinner. ABOUT the GUEST Chris Hoffman owns and o…

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082: Consumer Credit and Rising Debt: Managing Your Spending in Today’s Economy 18:27

1y ago18:27

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Consumer credit is at an all-time high. Credit card debt is pushing $1.25 trillion and headed upwards. Inflation’s high, consumer spending is high, and employers are cutting good jobs with benefits. Even if you’re steadily employed or running a healthy business and your personal debts are manageable, these macroeconomic factors can still affect you…

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Interview: Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee on the Reauthorization of the Farm Bill and Constituent Engagement 18:48

1y ago18:48

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Today we speak with the Chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Congressman 'GT' Thompson. As we learn more about the FARM Bill and the importance of constituent engagement. ABOUT the GUEST Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson is the descendant of a long line of dairy farmers and lifelong resident of Howard Township, Centre Cou…

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6-8-2023: Twitch rolls back platform killing ad policy 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Twitch's ad policy that had the potential to ruin almost every large event on the website has now been rolled back, but does that mean all is well? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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6-6-2023: WWDC 2023 in under 4 minutes 4:01

1y ago4:01

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We cover the latest WWDC content and discuss if this is revolutionary or not. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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6-2-2023: Bobby Kotick should've stayed silent 4:01

1y ago4:01

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The Activision Blizzard CEO has finally spoken about all the allegations that has been going on... and he probably shouldn't have since he blatantly denies it ever happened. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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6-1-2023: Nvidia shuns the consumer market 4:01

1y ago4:01

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With Nvidia making bank on AI chips and reaching a new milestone, we look at what it means for the common person --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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081: Saving with Pretax Contributions or Roth Accounts and Minimizing Your Tax Liabilities 21:06

1y ago21:06

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After a brief hiatus, we’re back with a timely episode to answer a popular question: Is it better to save with pretax dollars or a Roth? Inflation continues to be an issue in today’s economy, which is why it’s so important to make every dollar count. Everything is more expensive now, and saving for retirement is not a one-size-fits-all plan because…

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5-25-2023: Finally, an affordable GPU 4:01

1y ago4:01

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AMD had a sloppy launch with the RX 7600.... but it is a decent GPU that finally is affordable with good performance per dollar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-24-2023: The RTX 4060 TI disapoints 4:01

1y ago4:01

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The benchmarks are out and this GPU is technically a good value, but not really. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-23-2023: Crypto regulation is on it's way 4:01

1y ago4:01

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The EU passes a new framework to bring honesty to crypto. will it work? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-21-2023: The starwars cafe is no more 4:01

1y ago4:01

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The Disney interactive star wars cafe is no more --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-20-2023: Linus no longer lead at Linus tech tips 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Linus Sebastion steps down as CEO from Linus Media Group. What does it mean, let me explain. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-19-2023: Finally, some affordable Nvidia GPUs 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Nvidia announced three new main stream GPUs, the RTX 4060 ti 16gb, RTX 4060 ti 8gb, and the RTX 4060... yes it's still confusing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-18-2023: Overwatch FAILS it's players 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Overwatch 2 announced that the campaign and PVE modes that were promised with the game are now not going to be delivered at all --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-17-2023: EU says yes to microsoft merger 4:01

1y ago4:01

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While the UK and USA have holds on the deal, the EU says yes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-16-2023: It's not just Asus 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Now Gigabyte is scorching AMD cpus --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-15-2023: CMA takes another shot at Microsoft 4:01

1y ago4:01

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CMA bans microsoft and activision from proceeding further with any negotiations of proceeding with the deal. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-14-2023: Google takes shots at ad blockers 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Youtube tests blocking users that use ad blockers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-13-2023: Twitter will have a new CEO 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Elon has named a new CEO, but will this cause some big changes? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-12-2023: Asus is looking very sus 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Asus is starting to develop a track record of faulty motherboards and doing anything they can to not honor warranties --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-11-2023: Google IO in under 4 minutes 4:01

1y ago4:01

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We got some interesting hardware at google IO including the Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, and Pixel 7A --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-10-2023: Check your twitter handles 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Twitter is removing inactive accounts in order to free up long captive handles... so why the heck does discord want to go down this path? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-9-2023: Nintendo strikes Github again 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Github has received and acted upon several copyright strikes against switch emulation tools. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-8-2023: Bing AI is here 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Bing AI is now available for the general masses, but is it something the general masses will want? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-7-2023: No porn for Utah 4:01

1y ago4:01

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A new law in Utah holds companies responsible if minors see porn, porn website pornhub responds by not allowing Utah to use the website anymore --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-6-2023: Suddenly Google Pixel Fold 4:01

1y ago4:01

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After rumors and leaks that became white noise, it has finally been confirmed: a google folding phone. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-5-2023: Amd has more performance coming 4:01

1y ago4:01

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New AMD GPUs are on the way and are greatly needed as well as new mobile CPUs that aim at apple's silicon for performance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-4-2023: You need a new discord name 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Discord has baffled me with the news that they will be changing their username system for reasons that can't be explained --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-3-2023: Twitter restores API to emergency accounts 4:01

1y ago4:01

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What a terrible idea, the API access for emergency services were taken away and the governmental bodies that powered them had to pay the reticulate API fees. This is now fixed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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5-2-2023: Google AI godfather speaks out against AI 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Geoffrey Hinton has quit google in order to speak out on the dangers of AI. Let's talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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4-21-2023: Imgur goes full tumblr 4:01

1y ago4:01

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Remember when Tumblr tried to purge all NSFW content from itself? Now Imgur plans to do the same. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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4-20-2023: Microsoft makes new AI chips 4:01

1y ago4:01

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With Nvidia banking on AI in the datacenter GPU market, others are taking a different approach --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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4-19-2023: More ads in windows 11 4:01

1y ago4:01

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More Badging in windows 11 means more ads and more suggestions on how you should really use your own computer... maybe linux was the way to go. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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4-18-2023: Rumors of the RTX 4060 Ti 4:01

1y ago4:01

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We are hearing rumors of the RTX 4060 TI but the price is not helping us feel like relief is anywhere close --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/earlybirbbriefing/message

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