Best Ben Hauck Podcasts (2024)

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City Paralysis: Decoding Spinal Shock 2:47

2M ago2:47

2:47

Picture the spinal cord as a city's central transportation hub, coordinating movements and sensations. Spinal shock represents the sudden, profound loss of function following an injury, leading to paralysis and sensory loss. Unpack the complexities of this condition, the phased recovery process, and the hope that lies in understanding and innovatio…

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The Fragile Museum: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury 3:01

2M ago3:01

3:01

Imagine the brain as a museum, each section a gallery of memories, thoughts, and functions. A traumatic brain injury is like a catastrophic event that damages this precious structure. This episode delves into the impact of external forces on the brain, exploring the spectrum of injuries from concussions to severe damage, their consequences, and the…

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The Covert Invasion: Decoding HIV 3:14

3M ago3:14

3:14

Consider your immune system as the world's most sophisticated defense network, designed to repel all foreign invaders. But what happens when a master of disguise, HIV, infiltrates and begins to dismantle it from within? Explore the stealthy nature of HIV, how it attacks and weakens the immune system, leading to AIDS, and the modern battleground of …

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Meningitis: The Fortress Under Fire 2:53

3M ago2:53

2:53

Visualize the brain and spinal cord as a medieval fortress, strong and impregnable. But when the protective walls are breached by infectious agents, the result is meningitis. Dive into the battle between the body's defenses and invading pathogens, exploring how this serious condition affects the central nervous system, the signs to watch for, and t…

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City Under Siege: Explaining Multiple Sclerosis 3:20

3M ago3:20

3:20

Imagine your nervous system as a bustling city's electrical grid, efficient and vibrant. But what happens when this system comes under attack from within, causing chaos in the form of Multiple Sclerosis? Join us as we unravel the mystery of this autoimmune disorder, exploring how the body turns against its own protective myelin, disrupting the flow…

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The Storm Within: Confronting Sepsis 3:01

3M ago3:01

3:01

Sepsis is likened to a destructive storm wreaking havoc on a city, symbolising the body's overwhelming and damaging response to infection. Through this metaphor, the urgency and complexity of managing sepsis are conveyed, emphasizing the delicate balance required in the body's response to infection. [Subscribe for twice weekly episodes] Visit the l…

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The Overzealous Guards: Anaphylaxis Unveiled 3:43

3M ago3:43

3:43

Anaphylaxis is depicted as a grand ballroom event thrown into chaos by the overreaction of security guards to an allergen intruder, drawing a parallel to the body's exaggerated immune response. This narrative explores the rapid, severe reaction triggered by certain allergens, likening medical interventions to the efforts of event coordinators to re…

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The Glucose Gridlock: Navigating Through Diabetes 3:36

3M ago3:36

3:36

Diabetes is portrayed as a traffic jam in the city's transportation system, where car parking "FOBS" fail to grant vehicles access to the cellular parking garages. This analogy brings to light the challenges of managing blood sugar levels when insulin is deficient or ineffective. The narrative navigates the complexities of Type 1 and Type 2 diabete…

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The Architect's Error: A Tale of Gigantism 3:42

3M ago3:42

3:42

In this episode Gigantism is likened to an architectural oversight within the city's planning department, causing uncontrolled growth and structural challenges. This allegory examines how an overproduction of growth hormone leads to disproportionate growth, paralleling the issues faced by a city when its infrastructure expands uncontrollably. The n…

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The Disrupted Harmony: Graves' Disease Explained 3:50

4M ago3:50

3:50

Graves' disease disrupts the body's metabolic harmony, much like rogue elements overtaking a factory and ramping up production beyond capacity. This narrative draws parallels between an overactive thyroid gland and a factory in overdrive, elucidating the systemic impact of excessive thyroid hormone production. It delves into the body's accelerated …

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The Power Plant Crisis: Tackling Adrenal Insufficiency 3:15

4M ago3:15

3:15

The Power Plant Crisis: Tackling Adrenal Insufficiency presents an insightful comparison of adrenal insufficiency to a power plant crisis in a bustling city. Imagine the adrenal glands as the city's power plant, essential for energy production and regulatory functions. This episode navigates through the challenges faced when this power plant fails …

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The Submerged Dome: Managing Chest Decompression 3:48

4M ago3:48

3:48

In "The Submerged Dome: Managing Chest Decompression," we explore the critical scenario of chest decompression through an underwater city analogy. Picture the pleural space as protective domes, crucial for maintaining a stable environment. When these domes are breached, threatening the city's stability, it reflects the medical emergency of pneumoth…

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The Mountain Tunnel: CPAP and BiPAP Therapy 3:06

4M ago3:06

3:06

"The Mountain Tunnel: CPAP and BiPAP Therapy" takes us on a journey through the treatment of breathing disorders. Imagine the airways as a mountain tunnel, where CPAP and BiPAP systems act as engineered airflows, ensuring safe passage. This episode delves into how these therapies help patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and other respiratory con…

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The Collapsing Castle: Tension Pneumothorax Explained 2:54

4M ago2:54

2:54

"The Collapsing Castle: Tension Pneumothorax Explained" offers a compelling analogy to understand tension pneumothorax. Picture a lung as an inflatable castle at a festive event, suddenly compromised by a puncture. This episode explains how air trapped in the pleural space, akin to the castle's protective layer, leads to lung collapse and severe co…

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Trouble in the Theatre: Understanding Epiglottitis 2:59

4M ago2:59

2:59

"Trouble in the Theatre: Understanding Epiglottitis" presents a dramatic analogy to illustrate the severity of epiglottitis. Imagine the airway as a grand theatre, with the epiglottis as its crucial entrance door. When this door swells and obstructs the entrance, it mimics the life-threatening airway obstruction in epiglottitis. This episode dissec…

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The Moroccan Marketplace: Understanding Asthma 3:15

4M ago3:15

3:15

In "The Moroccan Marketplace: Understanding Asthma", we compare Asthma to a bustling marketplace overwhelmed by unexpected obstacles. The airways are like narrow, crowded streets suddenly constricted by overreacting vendors. This analogy illustrates how asthma attacks constrict airways, making breathing a significant challenge. The episode delves i…

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The Shaken Bottle: Navigating Decompression Illness 2:49

5M ago2:49

2:49

"The Shaken Bottle: Navigating Decompression Illness" takes you on a journey through the explosive challenges of decompression illness. Picture the body as a vigorously shaken carbonated beverage, where a rapid decrease in pressure causes bubbles to form disastrously. This episode explains how similar gas bubbles in the bloodstream lead to severe s…

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The Alien Invasion: Decoding Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 2:54

5M ago2:54

2:54

Dive into "The Alien Invasion: Decoding Carbon Monoxide Poisoning," where we explore the insidious nature of carbon monoxide, imagined as a group of shape-shifting aliens hijacking your body's oxygen transport system, leading to detrimental effects on a city. [Subscribe for twice weekly episodes] Visit the link to purchase the textbook in Paperback…

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The Unyielding Hose: Understanding Aortic Aneurysms 3:36

5M ago3:36

3:36

In "The Unyielding Hose: Understanding Aortic Aneurysms," we delve into the complexities of aortic aneurysms through a compelling analogy. Picture the aorta as a garden hose, enduring wear and tear over time, leading to potential ruptures akin to a dissecting aneurysm. This episode explores how these 'tears' within the aorta's layers can lead to li…

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The Rhythmic Disarray: Unraveling Ventricular Tachycardia 2:54

5M ago2:54

2:54

"The Rhythmic Disarray: Unraveling Ventricular Tachycardia" transforms the complexity of VT into an enthralling dance competition analogy. This episode vividly describes how VT is like a rogue dancer disrupting the rhythm, causing chaotic, rapid movements within the heart's ventricles. We delve into the dangers of this erratic 'dance,' its impact o…

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The Parade Disruption: Conquering Croup 3:08

5M ago3:08

3:08

In "The Parade Disruption: Conquering Croup," we compare croup to a festive parade suddenly disrupted by an unexpected swarm of Bees. This analogy vividly describes the inflammation and narrowing of the upper airways in croup caused by a viral infection. The episode explores the distinctive barking cough and stridor, akin to the chaos of a disrupte…

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The Ancient City: COPD's Progressive Battle 3:30

5M ago3:30

3:30

"The Ancient City: COPD's Progressive Battle" vividly portrays Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Imagine an ancient city, representing the lungs, gradually deteriorating over time. This episode unravels how COPD mirrors this decay, with airways and alveoli losing functionality, much like the city's infrastructure. We explore the factors accele…

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The Bellows of Life: Mechanics of Breathing Explained 2:54

5M ago2:54

2:54

In "The Bellows of Life: Mechanics of Breathing Explained," we delve into the vital act of breathing through the analogy of a blacksmith's bellows. Picture the lungs and diaphragm as parts of a bellows, working in unison to sustain life. This episode explores the intricacies of inhalation and exhalation, likened to the expansion and contraction of …

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When the City Floods - Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Explained 3:20

5M ago3:20

3:20

'When the City Floods,' delves into cardiogenic acute pulmonary edema, visualized as a city overwhelmed by a sudden storm, where streets (lungs) flood due to a failing drainage system (heart). This episode explores how heart dysfunction leads to fluid in the lungs, akin to urban flooding, and the varied severity of this medical 'downpour.' Join us …

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Restoring Rhythm: The Role of AEDs in Cardiac Arrests 3:03

5M ago3:03

3:03

Restoring Rhythm: The Role of AEDs in Cardiac Arrests, illuminates the lifesaving role of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) through an electrifying city analogy. This episode delves into the urgency and precision of using AEDs, highlighting their vital part in emergency response and increasing survival chances. Join us to discover the power …

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The Clock Tower Heart - Understanding Cardiac Pacemakers 3:11

6M ago3:11

3:11

In "The Clock Tower Heart: Understanding Cardiac Pacemakers," we compare the heart to a grand clock tower, the timekeeper of a city. Imagine the heart's rhythm governed by a master pendulum. But what if it falters? This episode explains how pacemakers, like precision-engineered pendulums, keep the heart beating correctly, ensuring the body's intric…

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Building Lifelines: The Process of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) 3:26

6M ago3:26

3:26

Building Lifelines: The Process of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), where we navigate the complexities of heart surgery through a city engineering analogy. This episode delves into how surgeons, like city planners, meticulously create new pathways, ensuring the heart's traffic – blood flow – continues uninterrupted. [Subscribe for twice week…

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Navigating the Highways of Health: Tackling Hypercholesterolemia 3:06

6M ago3:06

3:06

Navigating the Highways of Health: Tackling Hypercholesterolemia, we journey through the body's circulatory system, envisioned as a bustling highway. Here, cholesterol travels in lipoprotein 'delivery trucks,' with LDL and HDL representing different vehicle types. Join us to understand the complex dynamics of cholesterol and its impact on our healt…

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Reviving the City - The Power of CPR 3:31

6M ago3:31

3:31

Reviving the City - The Power of CPR, paints a vivid picture of a city plunged into darkness due to a power grid failure, an analogy for the human body experiencing cardiac arrest. Join us in understanding how every compression and breath can be a beacon of hope in the darkest times. [Listen & Learn | Explore More] [Subscribe for twice weekly episo…

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Cardiomyopathy - The City's bus system challenge 3:40

7M ago3:40

3:40

Dive into "Cardiomyopathy - The City's bus system Challenge," where we liken the heart to a city's bus system. In this analogy, the heart's chambers are buses, navigating various mechanical challenges. Discover how cardiomyopathy affects this system where we explore the impact of these issues on the city's (body's) transport efficiency, leading to …

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The City's Pulse - Deciphering the Electrocardiogram 3:17

7M ago3:17

3:17

Explore the heart's electrical intricacies in "The City's Pulse: Deciphering the Electrocardiogram." Imagine an ECG as architects monitoring a city's power grid, with the heart as the central plant. This episode reveals how ECGs detect heart rhythms and diagnose arrhythmias, akin to identifying urban power issues. Narrated by Ben Hauck, we turn an …

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The Heart's Water Park - Exploring Cardiac Output 2:51

7M ago2:51

2:51

Step into a world where the heart is the bustling centre of a lively water park in our latest episode. Here, we explore the vital concept of cardiac output through a vivid and engaging analogy that brings the heart's workings to life. Narrated by the award winning Ben Hauck, this episode promises to change how you visualise one of the body's most c…

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Navigating the Highways of the Heart - Understanding Acute Coronary Syndrome 3:09

7M ago3:09

3:09

Embark on a captivating ride through the heart's complex highway system in our debut episode. With the city centre as the heart and arteries as roads, we see how traffic jams—atherosclerotic plaques—can cause critical blockages, leading to ACS. Narrated by Ben Hauck, this episode unpacks the emergency response to these arterial obstructions. We exa…

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The Errant Beat - Unraveling Supraventricular Tachycardia 2:58

7M ago2:58

2:58

In this episode, we sit in the auditorium of the heart where the cardiac cells are the orchestra, the sinoatrial node is the conductor, and the rhythm of life is their symphony. The performance is flawless until a rogue musician, an ectopic beat, disrupts the rhythm, causing a frantic pace that the rest of the musicians struggle to follow. We'll ex…

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The Medical Analogy Podcast Trailer 1:25

7M ago1:25

1:25

Welcome to "The Medical Analogy Podcast," where complex medical concepts become clear as day through the art of storytelling. Award-winning voice actor Ben Hauck invites you to this podcast, which is based on the groundbreaking book "Creative Connections: A Collection of Medical Analogies for Health Professionals" by Ricky Commerford. This podcast …

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AIP038 | The Return to Work: The Coronavirus, SAG-AFTRA, and Some Uncommon Sense about Actors’ Rights and Safety 54:15

4y ago54:15

54:15

In this long-form episode and sonic journey, host Ben Hauck questions the logic that actors cannot always wear personal protective equipment (PPE) while they do their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Ben explains how the "common sense" SAG-AFTRA's president Gabrielle Carteris and others hold that actors can't always wear PPE runs counter to da…

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AIP037 | The Split-Earnings Problem: SAG-AFTRA's Elephant in the Room 47:32

6y ago47:32

47:32

Show Notes: http://actingincome.com/episode37 In this long-form episode, host Ben Hauck dives into the ongoing problem of "split earnings" that continues to plague many SAG-AFTRA actors interested in qualifying for a union pension. Ben explains how the merger of SAG's and AFTRA's health plans did not solve the split-earnings problem, putting member…

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AIP036 | SAG-AFTRA, Stand-Ins, and the Photo-Double Rate, or The Scandal of the Missing “Upfront Increase of Nearly 17%” 47:12

6y ago47:12

47:12

Show Notes: http://actingincome.com/episode36 In this extended episode, host Ben Hauck narrates his saga of trying to learn from SAG-AFTRA the rate for stand-ins when they photo double in New York. In the process of researching that rate, Ben reveals how he uncovered not just SAG-AFTRA's misrepresentation of the increases photo doubles would make u…

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AIP035 | 5 Reasons Casting Directors Should Be Happy to See Workshops Go - with Anne DeAcetis 14:45

8y ago14:45

14:45

Show Notes: http://actingincome.com/episode35 Actress and writer Anne DeAcetis is a guest contributor for this episode,reading from her essay on Medium.com which listsfive reasons why casting directors should happilyplay a part in the disappearance of casting director workshops. Host BenHauck shares introductory content that motivated Anne'spiece -…

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AIP034 | Why You Should Vote No for the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract 25:16

8y ago25:16

25:16

Show notes: http://actingincome.com/episode34 Host (and actor) Ben Hauck explains in detail why SAG-AFTRA actors should vote no on the proposed 2016 Commercials Contract. In the episode, Ben outlines some of the important losses SAG-AFTRA actors will experience should they ratify this contract negotiated recently between the union and commercial pr…

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AIP033 | How Podcasting Is Affecting My Acting Career 11:47

8+ y ago11:47

11:47

Host Ben Hauck explains the responsibility that comes with producing a weekly podcast, and how that responsibility overlaps with his acting career. The episode includes details on the goals he took on in starting the podcast, the kind of work involved in producing it, plus an important announcement on the next stage of The Acting Income Podcast.…

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AIP032 | How to Act in New York City with No Income - with Mandy May Cheetham 40:17

8+ y ago40:17

40:17

Actor Mandy May Cheetham speaks with host Ben Hauck on how to act in New York City -- with little to no income. In this interview, Mandy shares what motivated her temporary move to New York City from Toronto, Canada, and how she quadrupled the length of her initial stay. Mandy divulges the sources of her funding that financed her stay in NYC and ho…

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AIP031 | What I've Learned about Fame - with Victoria Libertore 36:28

8+ y ago36:28

36:28

Actress Victoria Libertore talks with host Ben Hauck about fame, and what she has learned about fame after years of pursuing it as an actor in New York City. In the interview, Victoria talks about her recent solo show My Last Attempt at Fame, as well as what fame was to her when she moved to NYC and why she believes she wanted it as an actor. She a…

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AIP030 | My Recap of Episodes 21 through 29 16:18

8+ y ago16:18

16:18

Host Ben Hauck recaps Episodes 21 through 29 of The Acting Income Podcast. In this episode, in addition to summarizing the past nine episodes, Ben adds anecdotes about the episodes and explains what he's learned in the process of producing them. Ben concludes with comments on what these episodes reflect about his own acting career to date. Quick li…

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AIP029 | How to Navigate Diversity Issues in Improv Communities to Increase Your Acting Opportunities - with Keisha Zollar 42:11

8+ y ago42:11

42:11

Actor-comedienne Keisha Zollar talks with host Ben Hauck about diversity issues at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and in the improv world in general, and what actors can do to increase the population of diverse voices in performance. In this interview inspired by a Washington Post article on diversity issues at UCBT, Keisha explains her curre…

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AIP028 | Why I Went from Non-Union, to Union, to Fi-Core All in One Summer - with Eric S. Robertson 34:02

8+ y ago34:02

34:02

Actor Eric S. Robertson returns to talk with host Ben Hauck about his personal journey from proudly being a non-union actor, to joining the union SAG-AFTRA, to declaring financial core status soon after joining SAG-AFTRA. In the interview (which serves as an addendum to his interview in Episode 9 titled "Why I Choose to Stay a Non-Union Actor"), Er…

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AIP027 | How to Work as a Stand-In and Not Lose Sight of Your Acting Goals - with Alanna Blair 33:28

8+ y ago33:28

33:28

Actor Alanna Blair talks with host Ben Hauck about pursuing her acting career while also taking work as the lead stand-in on two television series. In this interview, Alanna describes what a stand-in does, and she goes into the benefits of standing in for the income and the tremendous filmmaking education it provides the actor. She also goes into t…

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AIP026 | How Self-Sabotage Affects the Actor and What to Do about It - with Jenn Lederer 26:43

8+ y ago26:43

26:43

Life and career coach Jenn Lederer talks with host Ben Hauck about self-sabotage and how it affects actors and their career pursuits. In the interview, Jenn explains what self-sabotage is and its psychological origins, offering up overt and subtle examples of self-sabotage especially as they relate to the actor. When it comes to finding what goals …

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AIP024 | How to Be a Person First and an Actor Second - with Aleisha Force 29:20

9y ago29:20

29:20

Actor Aleisha Force talks with host Ben Hauck about how being a person first and an actor second helps to organize her life and finances as an actor. In the interview, Aleisha shares how she categorizes and organizes her various "person" and "actor" expenses, as well as how she prioritizes what categories she spends her money on. She also explains …

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AIP023 | How the Word "Professional" Applies to You as an Actor 18:20

9y ago18:20

18:20

Host Ben Hauck was called "professional" on a set -- but what did it mean? In this episode, Ben covers several meanings of the term "professional" when it comes to your acting career, contrasting dictionary and union definitions of the term with his own personal definition which has nothing to do with compensation or union membership.…

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