Best Hindsight In Tech Podcasts (2024)

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S3 Ep1: Des Fitzgerald in Search of the Cities of Tomorrow 36:24

3M ago36:24

36:24

We’ve covered a lot about green cities and the rise of blue zone city districts on LS:N Global, but what if we have been too simplistic, judgemental and morally narrow in our approach and understanding that green is good and the concrete grey of the city is inevitably bad for our physical, spiritual and moral wellbeing? Professor Des Fitzgerald rem…

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S2 Ep25: Susanne Etti and the reality of a carbon footprint 37:02

7M ago37:02

37:02

In our latest Back to the F**kture podcast, Dr Susanne Etti talks carbon labelling and more collaborative and constructive ways to tackle the climate crisis through her role and work with sustainable travel group, Intrepid. Dr Susanne Etti and I hit it off straight away. For one, she lives in Melbourne – my favourite maritime city and skinny white …

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S2 Ep24: Tasha Golden and the impact of art on mental health 35:33

7M ago35:33

35:33

According to the World Health Organization, good health isn’t ‘merely the absence of disease’, but ‘complete physical, mental and social wellbeing’. Dr Tasha Golden, my latest guest on Back to the F**kture, concurs. But – given the fact that she is a poet, songwriter, performer and storyteller, as well as a public health scientist – she takes this …

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S2 Ep23: To Luxury and Beyond with Carlota Rodben 37:07

9M ago37:07

37:07

In our latest Back to the F**kture podcast, Beyond Luxury author and innovator Carlota Rodben discusses the future of luxury and emotion with The Future Laboratory’s co-founder, Martin Raymond. There are two great quotes at the beginning of Carlota Robden’s latest book, 'Beyond Luxury: The Promise of Emotion', which very much sum up luxury’s future…

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S2 Ep22: Mimi Nicklin is Softening the CEO edge 33:13

9M ago33:13

33:13

Successful leaders are empathetic ones, according to author, leadership coach and strategic thinker Mimi Nicklin. They are also great perspective takers who understand the context of our decisions, as well as the moods and emotions that motivate us to make them. If that sounds simple – it isn’t. In fact, as Nicklin identifies in her book, Softening…

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S2 Ep21: A very private function with Peter Cole 36:32

10M ago36:32

36:32

As private membership clubs try to regain their privacy and mojo, on this week’s Back to the F**kture podcast The Future Laboratory’s co-founder Martin Raymond talks with hospitality entrepreneur Peter Cole about how they could go about doing it – and at scale. The problem with most private members’ clubs is that they’ve become too public. While lu…

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S2 Ep20: Sarah Wilson on 'Giving a f**k' 34:52

11M ago34:52

34:52

Life is f**ked – then you make it happen. And this epithet seems to embody the life of Australian author, broadcaster and entrepreneur, Sarah Wilson. Not that her life has been fu**ed –if anything, the opposite is very much the case - but that her journey through it is a constant reminder to us all that when the chips are down the only person who c…

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S2 Ep19: The Foresight Manifesto 38:05

12M ago38:05

38:05

It’s November 2019, and an associate of Scott Perugini Kelly suggests that he adds a World Health Organization pandemic preparedness paper to a brief he’s currently readying for the head of the department. But Kelly isn’t at all convinced, as he tells me on the latest Back to the Fu**ture podcast with Sally Washington. At the time, he muses, the su…

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S2 Ep18: Adam Scott and Dave Waddell the transformative power of the designed experience 34:45

1y ago34:45

34:45

Design and experience strategy isn’t a top-down process for the privileged few, but a collaborative engagement along a narrative arc of surprise and transformation that changes audience and designer alike, according to The Experience Book authors Adam Scott and Dave Waddell, interviewed by The Future Laboratory’s co-founder Martin Raymond. The age …

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S2 Ep17: Henry Coutinho Mason & Rohit Bhargava on the future normal 33:44

1y ago33:44

33:44

Reluctant futurists is the collective descriptor used by Henry Coutinho-Mason and Rohit Bhargava to describe their current career trajectory. Their preferred term is near futurists since their work is invariably about a quest to catalogue and understand the implications of the biggest innovations on our lives today and over the coming years. The Fu…

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S2 Ep16: Dacher Keltner on the power of everyday awe 33:19

1+ y ago33:19

33:19

How can we use the power of everyday awe to prime innovation or create heightened levels of wellbeing? In his latest Back to The F**kture podcast episode with professor Dacher Keltner, The Future Laboratory’s co-founder, Martin Raymond, finds out. They discuss what produces awe and the subjective qualities of it, from a leaf falling from a tree and…

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S2 Ep15: Rhona Ezuma on third-space moments and third-culture places 37:40

1+ y ago37:40

37:40

In the latest episode of the Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory’s co-founder Martin Raymond chats with Rhona Ezuma, entrepreneurial founder of THIIIRD magazine, a multi-faceted platform that champions next-generation creatives from people of colour and Black, queer, trans and non-binary communities who are redefining our collective…

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S2 Ep14: Ian Johnston on the escapist experience 36:35

1+ y ago36:35

36:35

Retail experience isn’t just about UX tech, but about understanding how we blend all touchpoints we have with the customer into a single, seamless conversation, as Quinine’s founder Ian Johnston explains to Martin Raymond in his latest Back to the F**kture podcast. Quinine Design’s Ian Johnston is a man with a mission – and it’s all about experienc…

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S2 Ep13: Ruby Warrington on women without kids 37:23

1+ y ago37:23

37:23

Author, feminist and founder of the sober-curious movement Ruby Warrington chats to Back to the F**kture’s Martin Raymond, co-founder of The Future Laboratory, about why women without children isn’t an alternative choice, but a mainstream reality, as 50% of women under 30 in the UK alone go without. Ruby Warrington pulls no punches when she writes …

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S2 Ep12: Sue Fennessy on anti-provocation platforms 33:53

1+ y ago33:53

33:53

In a world of fake news and hate-fuelled algorithms, entrepreneur Sue Fennessy discusses her new power-for-good platform, WeAre8, in the latest episode of Back To The F**kture with The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond. While many of us blame the stupidity and biases of right-leaning social media users for spreading fake news, the founder…

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S2 Ep11: Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross on the science behind art 32:00

1+ y ago32:00

32:00

As we seek purpose at a time of continued global uncertainty, Your Brain on Art authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross join Martin Raymond on his Back To The F**kture podcast to discuss the science behind art, and the true power it has to heal and transform. Martin has know Ivy Ross for many years in her role as jeweller, artist and vice-president of …

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S2 Ep10: Matteo Magnani on forging the future of fragrance 34:00

1+ y ago34:00

34:00

Scent is set to change the nature of health, wellbeing and self-care, according to Firmenich’s chief consumer and innovation officer Matteo Magnani, who speaks to The Future Laboratory’s co-founder Martin Raymond in this episode of the Back To The F**kture podcast. Matteo Magnani and his team are exploring how we can potentially enrich our presence…

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S2 Ep9: Melodie Yashar on understanding our place in the solar system 28:52

1+ y ago28:52

28:52

In this episode of our Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond talks to the award-winning technologist and space architect Melodie Yashar about how her work on future Mars habitats is providing Earth-bound communities affordable, sustainable, low-carbon homes – and beautiful ones at that. Melodie Yashar, and he…

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S2 Ep8: Dr Catherine Nakalembe on building a better, people-centric tomorrow 33:30

1+ y ago33:30

33:30

In this episode of our Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond speaks with Dr Catherine Nakalembe, Africa programme director at NASA Harvest, scientist, remote sensing expert, a machine learning specialist, and winner of our Futures 100 Innovators Awards. Catherine currently uses drones, satellite data and the …

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S2 Ep7: PCH Innovations on the Power of Interconnectedness 37:51

2y ago37:51

37:51

Our Back to the F**kture podcast series, hosted by The Future Laboratory's co-founder Martin Raymond, asks renowned thinkers to put foresight predictions under the hindsight spotlight. This month Adrien Hobt and Dev Mishra from the PCH Innovations studio return to discuss the power and spirituality of science and technology in tackling issues of th…

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S2 Ep6: Ibrahim Ibrahim on the future of blended retail spaces 53:28

2y ago53:28

53:28

In the sixth episode of season two of our Back to the F**kture podcast, Martin Raymond speaks with futurist, retail strategist and designer, Ibrahim Ibrahim, to discuss the emotional membership consumers can have with brands, the future of blended retail spaces and connecting online and offline data to shape tomorrow’s businesses. Ibrahim Ibrahim i…

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S2 Ep5: Dr. Christian Busch on Cultivating Serendipity 47:09

2y ago47:09

47:09

In the fifth episode of season two of our Back to the F**kture podcast, Martin Raymond speaks with innovation-seeker and author of The Serendipity Mindset, Dr. Christian Busch, about the importance of having an open and curious outlook. Dr. Christian Busch is a globally renowned expert in innovation and serendipity and director of the CGA Global Ec…

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Season 3 Starts Next Week! 0:32

2y ago0:32

0:32

Hello, friends! Join us next week as we bring you all new episodes of The Second Best Show! We’re vibrating head to toe with excitement, see you next Wednesday! Follow Us: Web | Twitter | InstagramBy Bobby, Ori, and Sam

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S2 Ep4: Bethany Koby-Hirschmann on Techno-optimism 34:16

2y ago34:16

34:16

In the fourth episode of season two of our Back to the F**kture podcast, Martin Raymond speaks with techno-optimist Bethany Koby-Hirschmann about the importance of a healthy relationship between children and technology. Beth is the co-founder of Tech Will Save Us, and founder of FAM, the family inventions studio that’s already making waves in the w…

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S2 Ep3: Harry Jameson on Mind, Body, Spirit and Energy Optimisation 45:58

2y ago45:58

45:58

In this episode of our Back to the F**kture podcast, Martin Raymond speaks to Harry Jameson, performance coach and personal trainer to athletes, celebrities and professionals, and columnist at The Times. Harry is also the founder of RAIN, a luxury CBD home and body balm range, and his latest company Pillar Wellbeing, which focuses on what he refers…

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In Hindsight, That was a Mistake 1:32:09

2y ago1:32:09

1:32:09

Topic: Second Best National Monument! Pack up the station wagon and get ready for a road trip, we're talking National Monuments! Bobby appreciates solid ground, Ori finds a creative use for a piano, and Sam forgets that Submarines exist. Cracks, caves, and canyons are discussed. The boys really love a big forest, and they consider going dutch on a …

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S2 Ep2: Victoria Stoyanova on Community, Collaboration and Creating Connections 39:38

2y ago39:38

39:38

In the second episode of season 2 of our Back to the F**kture podcast, Martin Raymond speaks to Victoria Stoyanova, strategist by trade and connector at heart. Victoria recently founded Institute of Belonging, a studio exploring the generative power of networks, designed to bring people together to experiment, play, learn and co-create. In this epi…

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CSI Valhalla 1:24:00

2+ y ago1:24:00

1:24:00

Topic: Second Best Popular Misconception! Take out your magnifying glass and encyclopedia, we're talking popular misconceptions! Bobby wears a led vest in the kitchen, Sam twice dares his co-hosts to a dangerous game of tag, and Ori brings up an old grudge against a co-host. FOMO about laser visors, new cop procedurals, and gas pump explosions - It…

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S2 Ep1: Herman Konings on Drama, Storytelling and the Human Condition 52:38

2+ y ago52:38

52:38

Welcome back to the second series of our Back to the F**kture podcast, where we ask renowned thinkers to put foresight predictions under the hindsight spotlight. In the first episode of series two, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond speaks to Belgian forecaster Herman Konings. Herman Konings is author of seven books, studied theoretica…

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Pew Pew Pew 1:40:05

2+ y ago1:40:05

1:40:05

Topic: Second Best Sci-Fi Spaceships! Strap into the captains chair and arm the blasters, we're talking sci-fi spaceships! Bobby shops around for the right crew, Sam forgets about refrigerators, and Ori teaches us geometry. Cubes, arrows, and spheres, it's all here in this episode of the Second Best Show. Oh, and Ori and Bobby are finally tested on…

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Spring Loaded Bed 1:07:28

2+ y ago1:07:28

1:07:28

Topic: Second Best 2-in-1 Product! Fold up that sofa bed and put away the monte cristo, we're talking second best 2-in-1 product! Bobby is in search of soft ears, Sam has a questionable big sandwich strategy, and Ori has a new business venture. Moving furniture is discussed, a new gravesite technology is invented, and your hosts take a trip to the …

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Wheels on the Bus 59:10

2+ y ago59:10

59:10

Topic: Second Best School Subject! Open your three ring binder and get out the college ruled paper, we're talking second best school subjects! Bobby contains multitudes, Ori says no thank you to running a mile, and Sam learns a little about himself. Your hosts love a good field trip, and they all lament not being in Home Ec. Your Hosts do some ligh…

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BONUS: Wake Up With AM MAYHEM 9:51

2+ y ago9:51

9:51

Good Morning Mayhem Nation! It's a weekday morning and that means it's time to wake up and get jacked with Dusty Dickens and Vape McCloud! Let's do it!By Bobby, Ori, and Sam

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Wedge Sandwich 1:11:23

2+ y ago1:11:23

1:11:23

Topic: Second Best Discontinued Fast Food Menu Items! Get in the p'zone and move your shame to the side, we're talking discontinued fast food menu items! Bobby can fry anything he sets his mind to, Ori is a big cheese guy, and Sam reverts to a child-like state. Your hosts make a critical error and find unfortunate Google Image Search results. Pop s…

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Mud Flaps on my Roomba Feet 1:06:29

2+ y ago1:06:29

1:06:29

Topic: Second Best Way to Blow a Million Bucks! Open your wallet and liquidate those assets because we're talking second best way to blow a million bucks! Bobby is deep inside the Tom Clancy-verse, Ori isn't looking to cut any corners, and Sam confuses everyone with a reality show pitch. All this and more, join us won't you? If you're enjoying the …

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BONUS: Kitchen Nightmares 1:42

2+ y ago1:42

1:42

Hello friends! Here’s just a quick bonus bite to say start your day off right. What’s your no-budge kitchen rule? Let us know at secondbest.show! Follow Us: Web | Twitter | InstagramBy Bobby, Ori, and Sam

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Left Behind on Trash Planet 1:18:23

2+ y ago1:18:23

1:18:23

Topic: Second Best Future Tech We Never Got! Step inside your home of tomorrow and download some snacks, we're talking future tech we never got! Bobby pitches a new food technology to the sharks, Sam succumbs to space madness, and Ori is reluctant to change his popcorn routine. Your hosts decide our moon colony jobs, there's a lengthy meditation on…

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S1 Ep10: Georgina Johnson on Collectivism, Consensus and Accountability 43:07

2+ y ago43:07

43:07

In the final episode of season one of our Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond spoke with artist-curator, art director, editor and writer Georgina Johnson. Georgina has previously worked with the V&A, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, The Photographers’ Gallery, Now Gallery and Ace & Tate. She founded…

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Chasing That Dragon 1:05:39

2+ y ago1:05:39

1:05:39

Topic: Second Best 90s Electronica Album! Strap on your Adidas and plug in your crossfader, we're talking 90s Electronica! Ori just wants a song to end, Bobby can't get enough of Bjork, and Sam rips some bangers from shady places on the internet. It's a love letter episode to kick off Season 2 of The Second Best Show! We rank the top 5 breakout 90s…

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Season 2 Starts Next Week! 0:51

2+ y ago0:51

0:51

Happy Groundhogs Day! We're in the lab working hard on Season 2 of The Second Best Show, which we're happy to say will begin next week! Starting next week you can expect shiny new episodes of The Second Best Show with your second best friends Bobby, Sam, and Ori, right here in this feed, every other wednesday. We've got fun episodes coming up, some…

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Tuesday is for Crying and Eating 33:18

2+ y ago33:18

33:18

Topic: Second Best Day of the Week! Grab your calendar and red pen, we're talking days of the week! It's a goofball episode here at the Second Best Show - we've got Thursdays, Mondays, Fridays, heck even Sunday makes an appearance. If you're enjoying the show, head over to dippers.restaurant and rate and review the show. ❤️ Follow Us: Web | Twitter…

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BONUS: Lost in Translation 11:05

2+ y ago11:05

11:05

Bonus Topic: Lost in Translation - Movie Titles Game! Ori challenges Sam and Bobby to a game of movie title puzzlement. Tell us how many you get right! If you're enjoying the show, head over to dippers.restaurant and rate and review the show. Follow Us: Web | Twitter | InstagramBy Bobby, Ori, and Sam

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Double Double Trouble 58:26

2+ y ago58:26

58:26

Topic: Second Best Classic Game Show! Jump on the couch and brush up on your trivia because we're talking classic game shows! Bobby loves a shopping show, Ori mugs for the camera, and Sam makes a critical error. Get ready to yell at the TV with your family, let's get started! If you're enjoying the show, head over to dippers.restaurant and rate and…

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Tamagotchis in Time 1:02:26

2+ y ago1:02:26

1:02:26

Topic: Second Best Time Travel Movie! Power up the flux capacitor to one point twenty-one jigowatts and put on your lab coat because we're talking time travel movies! The past, the future, and even the future past, this episode has it all. Bobby commits robot murder, Ori leads the way, and Sam isn't so sure about the future. Check out friend of the…

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BONUS: Second Best Holiday Spectacular Hangover 24:48

2+ y ago24:48

24:48

Topic: Second Best Bonus Holiday Spectacular! It's Second Best after dark, sshhhh. Join us for even more holiday hi-jinx, games, music, and odds and ends from earlier episodes! Make sure to check out the Holiday Spectacular if you haven't, it's a lot of fun. Follow Us: Web | Twitter | InstagramBy Bobby, Ori, and Sam

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Holiday Spectacular (A Very Get Up In There Christmas) 1:14:24

2+ y ago1:14:24

1:14:24

Topic: 2021 Second Best Holiday Spectacular! It's an episode full of non-stop Christmas nonsense! Bracket racket, second best trivia, wrong answers only, a Santa themed game of true or false, tune that name, and we draft our second best holiday albums. Sam has selective amnesia. Bobby likes Yellow. Ori judges a console by what he can (or can't) put…

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S1 Ep9: Ana Andjelic on Prioritising Solid Cultural Growth 38:07

2+ y ago38:07

38:07

Our Back to the F**kture series asks renowned thinkers to put foresight predictions under the hindsight spotlight. In episode 9, Martin Raymond speaks to sociologist, columnist and author, Ana Andjelic to discuss how we should look to prioritise solid cultural growth. Ana specialises in strategy and has worked for some of Fortune’s top 500 brands, …

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BONUS: Billy Zane Fanclub 4:09

2+ y ago4:09

4:09

Hello friends! This is just a quick hello to say we're hard at work on next week's Holiday Episode so we won't be dropping a new full episode this week. As a bonus, here's a few clips that didn't make it into previous episodes. See you next week! Follow Up: Web | Twitter | InstagramBy Bobby, Ori, and Sam

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You’ll Love It At Ladles 1:03:27

2+ y ago1:03:27

1:03:27

Topic: Second Best Dessert! Preheat the oven and gather your ingredients because we're talking desserts! Bobby channels his inner foodie, Ori sets up a crepe station and Sam should never be asked to bring something to a potluck. Your hosts create the worse possible restaurant (on purpose) and also create the worst possible vacation resort (on accid…

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A Lifetime of Wearing Leather Jackets 1:00:15

3y ago1:00:15

1:00:15

Topic: Second Best Group Dance Song! Ok y'all I'm gonna need everyone out on the dance floor! Don't be shy, everyone get out here! No? No, okay. Alright. Sam is all about the optics, Bobby is all about getting people off their asses, and Ori has some concerns about the Tootsie Roll. Your hosts briefly discuss their wedding food strategy. We're all …

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