Best BeyondPodcasting Podcasts (2024)

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Recovery: It's Beyond Relative 51:44

1+ y ago51:44

51:44

Pen and Harvey discuss recovery, including what it means, their own experiences, and what the roadmap can look like. Featuring: We have jobs (and it makes podcast recording hard to do); Harvey Is Forced To Define Recovery; Piano Lessons & Childhood Trauma; Don't yell at 7 year olds; Sometimes recovery just means being okay enough; "26" by Paramore;…

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Neurodivergent Pride 38:27

2y ago38:27

38:27

Harvey and Pen discuss what it means to be proud of neurodivergence, both on a personal and societal level. Also, it's the two-year anniversary of Beyond Introspection! Featuring: Podcast origin story; The different types of pride and where they come from; Society hurts us, but we've got teeth; A hard won high opinion; Is it pride or is it a refusa…

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Dating While Neurodivergent (Feat. Atlas Harveypartner) 58:58

2y ago58:58

58:58

Harvey, Pen, and a guest discuss the good, the bad, and the complicated when it comes to dating other neurodivergent people. Featuring: Special Musical Guest Cher; We're very sorry for using slang; Harvey has two hands and a polycule full of autism; Balancing love languages (aka what happens when you can't fix everything); "I just kind of assume th…

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Masking (ND & Mental Illness, Not Covid-19) 1:00:48

2+ y ago1:00:48

1:00:48

Harvey and Pen discuss what it's like to mask symptoms of mental illness and neurodivergence, why people do it, and possible benefits and drawbacks. Warning for some discussion of intense depression and references to self-harm. Featuring: Pen got cut open; What actually is masking?; Yikes, depression can get bad; No but for real, Harvey's autistic;…

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Navigating Conflict while Neurodivergent 58:44

2+ y ago58:44

58:44

Harvey and Pen discuss how neurodivergence impacts emotional communication through the lens of a recent issue they had. Feat.: Conflict doesn't have to be scary; Harvey and Pen care about each other!; In other news, neurodivergence changes how you interact with yourself and others; The worm can of emotions; Kick it, Barack. Suicide Hotline & Resour…

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Parent & Child Genetics (w/ Special Guest!) - Part 2 32:17

2+ y ago32:17

32:17

Harvey and Pen are joined by Pen's dad as they talk about genetics, nature vs. nurture, and the strange things you can pass on to your children. Part 2 of 2. Featuring: A variety pack of emotional issues you can pass to your kids; Is it depression, abuse, or ADHD? Who knows! Not us; We talk about dopamine again; Frontal lobe uses: 1) Not being an a…

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Parent & Child Genetics (w/ Special Guest!) - Part 1 31:32

2+ y ago31:32

31:32

Harvey and Pen are joined by Pen's dad as they talk about genetics, nature vs. nurture, and the strange things you can pass on to your children. Part 1 of 2. [Timestamp note to skip direct discussion of classroom animal dissection—10:23-13:42] Featuring: Join us in our studio; Father-child relationship? More like 'unintentional case study'; The mos…

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Intersectionality: Being a Neurodivergent College Student 48:10

2+ y ago48:10

48:10

Harvey and Pen talk about their experiences being neurodivergent college students, including the challenges, the hurt, and the occasional actual benefit. Featuring: Being a model student means being beyond your capacity basically always; Community college deserves a better reputation, four years isn't actually realistic, and other things the univer…

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Intersectionality: Location, Location, Location 49:36

3y ago49:36

49:36

Harvey and Pen discuss the areas they grew up in, research on mental health in those places, and the availability of resources. Featuring: When I say small town, I mean small town; Mental health resources? In my rural area? It's about as likely as you'd think (which is to say there's none); "Oh, mental health? That's under beef."; Nobody studies su…

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Intersectionality: Identity Overview 46:30

3y ago46:30

46:30

Harvey & Pen are back for Season 3! This time, the focus is on intersectionality. To set the stage, here's an overview of the identities Harvey & Pen hold and how they affect each other (broadly speaking). Featuring: Wow, it's been a long time since we recorded; Who Are You? (the Third); A brief overview of what "intersectionality" means; Whoa, do …

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Podcatcher apps+My first indie song production in 3 locations+distribution 17:46

3y ago17:46

17:46

Allan Tépper discusses the production of his first bilingual indie song in three locations, plays it and explains its distribution strategy. This song is called Let it be called Castilian — Debe llamarse castellano. It’s educational and makes parody of the same coverup covered in several of Allan Tépper’s books, including La conspiración del castel…

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BEYOND Two Hosts: DSM & Beyond - Part 2 (Feat. Demetrea Edwards) 36:19

3y ago36:19

36:19

Harvey and Pen are joined by Demetrea Edwards to talk about the DSM, including its uses, shortcomings, and how therapy and treatment look outside of it. The second of two parts. Featuring: The last couple minutes of Part 1; Therapy is a vulnerable setting; Our perfect world of taxonomy; Here's an idea: better research; Recognizing symptom changes o…

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BEYOND Two Hosts: DSM & Beyond - Part 1 (Feat. Demetrea Edwards) 37:13

3y ago37:13

37:13

Harvey and Pen are joined by Demetrea Edwards to talk about the DSM, including its uses, shortcomings, and how therapy and treatment look outside of it. The first of two parts. Featuring: Welcome back Demetrea!; Thanks Wikipedia for the useful definitions; Diagnoses: They Aren't Always Right; Please don't take this book's word over real people's ex…

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BEYOND Basics - Fake it 'Til You Make it 49:48

3y ago49:48

49:48

In this episode, Pen and Harvey discuss the "fake it 'til you make it" method of building confidence, including personal experience, how effective it is, what makes it happen in the brain, and the best ways to utilize it. Featuring: Sorry about that month long break!; A story about brains, a story about cells; Pen Does A Cool Brain Hack To Not Be N…

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BEYOND Basics - Anxiety 49:39

3y ago49:39

49:39

In this episode, Pen and Harvey talk about their respective anxiety disorders and how they (unsurprisingly) impact literally every aspect of their lives. Featuring: Anxiety Refresher Course; Pen's good at public speaking, but can't talk about the weather; A diagnosis is not just one thing; Harvey's brain is Minecraft & Pen has some bug reports; Lin…

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BEYOND Basics - Gifted Kid Syndrome 51:27

3y ago51:27

51:27

In this episode, Harvey and Pen discuss Gifted Kid Syndrome and the effects of academic pressure and stress on children and teens - including how that stress continues to impact people throughout their lives. Featuring: We know we've said it already, but for real: The System Is Broken, Y'all; SAT vs. ACT and how they really don't matter; Standarize…

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INTROSPECTION: Communication Theory 48:44

3+ y ago48:44

48:44

In this episode, Pen talks about communication theory and how it can explain common miscommunications between neurodivergent & neurotypical people. (Also, they just think it's neat.) Featuring: Aristotle's been dead for thousands of years, can we please move on; Pen's editorialized class notes; "Commune" vs. "-ation"; Animal Planet: Most Extreme Co…

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BEYOND Basics - Coping & Humor 47:03

3+ y ago47:03

47:03

Harvey and Pen discuss how mentally ill and neurodivergent people often turn to humor as a form of coping. Featuring: Mental health jokes: The good, the bad, and the unhealthy; What's "deviant" changes with context; The surprising relevance of a speech Pen competed with two years ago; "Wanna hear what I took my Zoloft with tonight?"; My brain is no…

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INTROSPECTION: Death & Grief 52:43

3+ y ago52:43

52:43

In this episode, Pen & Harvey discuss death, dying, grief, and how we might think about it differently. NOTE: This episode contains discussion about suicide, both our own experiences and more conceptually. If this may be triggering for you, listen with caution. Your mental health comes first. Featuring: Being death positive isn't as depressing as i…

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ADHD & BEing Misdiagnosed 50:41

3+ y ago50:41

50:41

Pen and Harvey discuss the high rate of misdiagnosis for people with ADHD, including likely reasons for it and common comorbid conditions. Note: Around the 38 minute mark, Harvey mentions & reclaims the r-slur. If that's something that makes you uncomfortable, go ahead and skip forward 40 seconds or so and you should be fine. Featuring: Say "wahoo"…

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BEYOND Basics - Autism 1:03:53

3+ y ago1:03:53

1:03:53

Harvey leads a discussion with Pen on autism, including core parts of what autism is, how autistic people interact with the world, and how the world chooses to interact with autistic folks. Featuring: The Wahoo! Moment of the Week; Links between autism (mis)diagnosis & race; Breaking News: Autistic People Should Lead The Discussion On Autism! Ablei…

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BEYOND Basics - ADHD 46:53

3+ y ago46:53

46:53

Pen leads a discussion with Harvey on ADHD, including basic information, symptoms that aren't usually talked about, and their own personal experience. Featuring: Our favorite French listener; the 2 degrees of separation between you and ADHD; spaghetti sauce, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti sauce; agonists: Adderall, antagonists: Fire Lord Ozai; Oops! Al…

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BEYOND Exhaustion 43:30

3+ y ago43:30

43:30

Harvey and Pen discuss how tired they are and where that exhaustion comes from. Note:This episode discusses politics because they are, for better or for worse, an unavoidable part of that exhaustion. Featuring: Our self-care routines include: not being on social media or reading the news; politics (spoiler: we're not fans of the Trump administratio…

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Individual INTROSPECTION: The Chill Talks About Stimming 45:01

3+ y ago45:01

45:01

Pen and Harvey are separate hosts in this episode! Due to Pen's secondhand COVID exposure, they were not able to record in the same room for this one. Instead, this episode is split into two parts, where they both answer the same prompts about the same topic: Stimming. Featuring: What does stimming mean?; Quiet Hands Is Awful; Harvey and Pen have s…

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INTRO to Self-Care 40:32

3+ y ago40:32

40:32

Harvey and Pen discuss mainstream ideas of self-care, how they sometimes fall short, and some of their own methods for figuring out what self-care looks like for different people. Featuring: Finding self-care in the wild; Oops, it's gentrification; Executive dysfunction can't be fixed by meditation but thanks anyway; Unique stressors have to mean u…

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INTRO to Medication 37:51

3+ y ago37:51

37:51

Harvey and Pen discuss the medications they've taken, the process of getting on meds, and some facts about how medication works in the brain. Featuring: Pen's extensive journey with trying meds; 1 Bad Psychiatrist; A Story about Cells; Zoloft Bullies Harvey; Medication is preventative & you have nothing to prove Suicide Hotline & Resources for Tran…

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BEYOND Two Hosts: Blackness, Stress, & Mental Health - Part 2 (feat. Ari Owens, Demetrea Edwards, & Trevon Smith) 32:44

4y ago32:44

32:44

Harvey & Pen are joined by Ari Owens, Demetrea Edwards, & Trevon Smith to talk about how being Black uniquely affects stress levels and mental states. The second of two parts. Featuring: The last minute or so of the previous episode; We should train counselors better (especially with cultural competency); Therapy is great, therapists could use some…

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BEYOND Two Hosts: Blackness, Stress, & Mental Health - Part 1 (feat. Ari Owens, Demetrea Edwards, & Trevon Smith) 33:11

4y ago33:11

33:11

Harvey & Pen are joined by Ari Owens, Demetrea Edwards, & Trevon Smith to talk about how being Black uniquely affects stress levels and mental states. The first of two parts. Featuring: Harvey & Pen are white; Who Are You? (redux); Black people also get tired, stop asking them to do everything; Emotional processing & how it's difficult; Let's talk …

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BEing Depressed 46:37

4y ago46:37

46:37

Hey everyone, Harvey and Pen are clinically depressed! This leads to a discussion on somewhat heavy topics, including self-harm and being suicidal. If those topics could trigger you, please take care! Featuring: Please don't trigger yourself; Wow, we've been depressed for kind of a long time; Descriptions of self-harm; What do you mean "just" for a…

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Hooke Lav wireless 48 kHz microphone-CombinedHosting.com 23:59

4y ago23:59

23:59

Allan Tépper converses with Anthony Mattana of Hooke Audio, creator of Hooke Lav, the wireless lavalier microphone which transmits 48 kHz 24-bit audio via bluetooth to your Android, iOS, iPadOS or conventional camcorder while recording a local WAV file just in case. More info at wireless.BeyondPodcasting.com. We also discuss CombinedHosting.com whe…

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INTRO to Diagnosis 42:17

4y ago42:17

42:17

A discussion of diagnosis, from our experiences being diagnosed, to what goes into self-diagnosis & self-medication, to the system that makes diagnosis & followup a complicated experience, especially for marginalized identities. Featuring: "Have you tried one of these helpful little, like, self-assessment tests?"; Clinicians not thinking outside th…

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INTRO to Therapy 42:47

4y ago42:47

42:47

A discussion on therapy, from methods to theory to personal experience. Featuring: Comparing notes; We don't list all 400 kinds of psychotherapy; The therapist who said "tummy" once; Harvey's negative clinical experiences & positive forward attitude; Do you want to talk about caring? Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vxVrVlUDtXHcj7LYDT9N…

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INTROduction 37:39

4y ago37:39

37:39

An introduction to the hosts and the podcast as a whole. Pen Novus and Harvey LaFord talk about who they are, their mental health & neurodivergence, and how they've gotten to where they are. Featuring: Who are you?; Social anxiety: "It's bad, folks."; mental illness is not dirty; mental illness vs. neurodivergence; "The things that we talk about on…

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Spotify pros/cons – Hindenburg adds Magic Levels: automix, de-bleed & more 11:09

4+ y ago11:09

11:09

5 disadvantages of Spotify for podcasters, and why my shows are there anyway. Hindenburg Journalist Pro adds the Magic Levels feature, which includes adaptive levels, automix, de-bleed and auto-ducking. For a free 90-day trial followed by a discounted price, visit BeyondPodcasting.com/Hindenburg. For your first 100 minutes of transcription, visit D…

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WebSub and PowerPress 8, with Angelo Mandato 15:26

5y ago15:26

15:26

18: Allan Tépper and guest Angelo Mandato discuss the power of WebSub and new features in PowerPress 8. We also discuss Allan Tépper’s latest ebook, Branded RSS podcasting: the definitive guide. BeyondPodcasting resides at BeyondPodcasting.com Support this show.By BeyondPodcasting

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Branded RSS podcasting: the definitive guide (new ebook) 3:38

5y ago3:38

3:38

This is a short episode to announce my latest ebook: Branded RSS podcasting: the definitive guide This new ebook is now available via BrandedRSS.com as well as on all Amazon stores worldwide. Although the list price is US$22, for a limited time, you can get purchase it directly from me at BrandedRSS.com for only US$11. Whose domain is in your RSS f…

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3D binaural audio production and consumption with Hooke Audio 42:32

5y ago42:32

42:32

16: Allan Tépper converses with Anthony Mattana of Hooke Audio about 3D binaural audio production and consumption and their Hooke Verse headset and software, which Allan Tépper recently reviewed in ProVideo Coalition magazine. Allan Tépper also inducts the Hooke Verse headset and software into the 48 kHz Alliance. BeyondPodcasting resides at Beyond…

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A sniglet for all casters-Max Flight goes 48 kHz-your new show 15:53

5y ago15:53

15:53

Episode 15: Allan Tépper and Chris Curran of Podcast Engineering School present a new sniglet for all casters. Max Flight of Airplane Geeks joins the 48 kHz Alliance. Allan Tépper helps you create your online show. BeyondPodcasting resides at BeyondPodcasting.com Support this show.By BeyondPodcasting

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Is the RØDECaster an automixer? Three 48 kHz Alliance awards 37:14

5+ y ago37:14

37:14

14: Allan Tépper gives out three awards from the 48 kHz Alliance, with audible acceptance comments in some cases: Chris Curran of Podcast Engineering School, whose show is distributed at 48 kHz as of several episodes. RØDECaster Pro, which works exclusively with our standard 48 kHz sampling rate, and with 24-bit resolution too. See several RØDEcast…

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Unleash Spreaker Studio’s hidden power 32:21

5+ y ago32:21

32:21

13: Allan Tépper discusses the Spreaker Studio application and how to unleash its hidden power. We’re joined today by Rob Greenlee of Spreaker and Voxnest. Read the related article in ProVideo Coalition. BeyondPodcasting resides at BeyondPodcasting.com Support this showBy Allan Tépper

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RØDECaster Pro—48 kHz Alliance-Memo Sauceda-Rafael Pereira 40:16

5+ y ago40:16

40:16

12: Allan Tépper is joined in the studio by Emmy-award winning actor and voiceover talent Memo Sauceda and audio engineer Rafael Pereira. They take a bird’s eye view tour of the RØDECaster Pro and then announce the new 48 kHz ALLIANCE, including 18 podcatchers and players Allan Tépper personally tested for perfect 48 kHz playback. See the related a…

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Above-the-fold podcast subscription links on our podcast website 35:22

6y ago35:22

35:22

11: Apple recommends above-the-fold subscription links on our websites, and CapicúaFM wins best Society & Culture show from Latin Podcast Awards. Allan Tépper covers 3 methods to achieve above-the-fold subscription links on mobile devices with WordPress: 1 free and 2 … ContinuedBy Allan Tépper

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AAC test bonus: Does this your device play this file? 1:34

6y ago1:34

1:34

Many people are afraid that AAC may not be playable on all current players. Many people mistakenly believe that that letter A in AAC stands for Apple. That is incorrect. The AAC acronym stands for Advanced Audio Códec, without any … ContinuedBy BeyondPodcasting

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4 automatic audio mixers ≤US$1000 cure bleed/spill/crosstalk 38:52

6y ago38:52

38:52

Automatic audio mixer conversation between Allan Tépper and Curtis Judd of Learn, Light and Sound. They discuss the Zoom F8n (≈US$999 Amazon — B&H), Audio-Technica ATDM–0604 (≈US$899 Amazon — B&H), Audio Technica AT-MX351a (US$829 Amazon — B&H, previously reviewed by … ContinuedBy Allan Tépper

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Hindenburg Journalist Pro, the multitrack editor made for audio storytellers 55:37

6y ago55:37

55:37

In episode 9, Allan Tépper discusses his favorite multitrack editor for audio storytellers, Hindenburg Journalist Pro. His remote guest —directly from Denmark— is Nick Dunkerley, Creative Director of Hindenburg. Get your free 90-day trial at BeyondPodcasting.com/hindenburg They discuss the creation … Continued…

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Branded RSS in the era of platform expulsion 56:23

6y ago56:23

56:23

In episode 8, Allan Tépper converses with Chris Curran to clarify what an RSS feed is, why it’s such a critical element in order to syndicate an online show (audio or video) as a podcast, together with related analogies and … ContinuedBy Allan Tépper

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Cleanfeed: remote recording and live broadcasting that’s better than a double-ender 58:14

6y ago58:14

58:14

In episode 7, Allan Tépper has a detailed conversation with Marc Bakos of Cleanfeed, the online service that allows remote recording and live broadcasting that’s even better than a double ender, and includes built-in virtual carts for pre-recorded clips in … ContinuedBy BeyondPodcasting

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Multitrack audio field kit with SSH–6, ModMic 5, VLR+ and H5 10:30

6y ago10:30

10:30

Episode 6 of BeyondPodcasting covers the Zoom SSH–6 stereo shotgun microphone (Amazon — B&H, used in mono mode), the ModMic 5 head microphone (reviewed here, Amazon), the RØDE VLXR+ converter (reviewed here and here, Amazon — B&H) and the Zoom … ContinuedBy BeyondPodcasting

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James Cridland, international issues, Google Podcasts + much more 27:54

6y ago27:54

27:54

On BeyondPodcasting episode 5, Allan Tépper converses with James Cridland, Radio futurologist and editor of podnews.net, aka “the James Bond of both conventional radio and the new radio”. They both celebrate the arrival of Google Podcasts and discuss: International cultural … ContinuedBy Allan Tépper

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Adobe Project Rush, LumaFusion & more with Cielo de la Paz 50:24

6y ago50:24

50:24

On BeyondPodcasting episode 4, Allan Tépper converses with Cielo de la Paz (in English) about Adobe’s new Project Rush cross-platform app, how it compares with LumaFusion and other software and hardware for mobile audio and video production. Cielo de la … ContinuedBy BeyondPodcasting

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