Best Kessel Run Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 145: Horror Movie Laughs 1:29:13

21h ago1:29:13

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It's October! And that means it's time for Planet 8 to delve into the spookier side of the things. But this time around, we are enjoying our horror films with a touch (OK, more than a touch) of comedy. That's right, we're talking about that wonderful combination of scares and laughs. Your crew discusses nearly 20 classic, and perhaps not so classic…

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Episode 144: The Invaders land on Planet 8! 1:09:16

2M ago1:09:16

1:09:16

Finally! You've heard us mention it time and again, but we've done it: we're going to discuss and dissect that classic 1960s show, The Invaders! What is it about The Invaders that makes it so memorable? It only had 43 episodes. It wasn't put into syndication. So how has it persisted as a sci fi icon? It's a fantastic story of one man's battle to re…

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Episode 143: Deadpool and Wolverine - Has Marvel turned the page? 1:10:35

2M ago1:10:35

1:10:35

We're back, and yes, we're talking about Marvel again. We've skipped a few of the Marvel films and TV shows, because frankly, we haven't been all that enthused about them. But the latest MCU effort is different. Not only did this film bring Deadpool and Wolverine into the MCU, it was also a sort of love letter to the Marvel Fox films of the past. D…

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Episode 142: Road to the Apocalypse II 1:16:08

3M ago1:16:08

1:16:08

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! OK, maybe you didn't demand it, but it's here: our sequel to episode 13's Road to the Apocalypse, from all the way back in November 2018! This idea has been gestating in Commander Larry's mind for some time, and now it's here. We jump back on the strange tram that carries us through various apocalyptic films and face the ch…

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Best of Planet 8: Episode 78: You Will Believe a Man Can Fly: Superman 59:43

3M ago59:43

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NOTE: This summer has become a very busy one for your Planet 8 crew, and unfortunately that means we must bring you another "Best Of" episode, but it's a fun one from July of three years ago, as we took a look back at 1978's Superman! We hope you enjoy it. To our American listeners, a belated happy 4th of July! As we celebrate our country's indepen…

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Episode 141: Getting to Know Your Crew 1:11:22

4M ago1:11:22

1:11:22

We've been doing this podcasting thing for over 5 years now, and we thought it might be fun to share a little bit about ourselves. Reconnaissance Officer Karen has devised a questionnaire that will reveal the "inmost selves" of Mission Commander Larry and Chief Engineer Bob. But these questions are all focused on the stuff we all love - sci fi, hor…

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Episode 140: Roger Corman, King of the B Movies 1:10:58

4M ago1:10:58

1:10:58

Once again, we are joined by our friend and horror host extraordinaire, Lord Blood-Rah, this time to pay tribute to the late producer/director, Roger Corman. The legendary Corman passed away this last May 9th. He left behind an unparalleled portfolio of films over a huge range of genres, all made quickly, efficiently, and on the cheap! Corman had a…

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Episode 139: What a Wonderful Day! Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 1:01:10

5M ago1:01:10

1:01:10

We just can't get enough of those apes! We've done retrospectives on all five of the original Planet of the Apes films, and now, we are finally looking at a brand new Apes movie! Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has arrived to much hoopla - but how did your Planet 8 crew feel about the film? Listen and find out! We will say that we did not unanimo…

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Best of Planet 8: Something about The Thing 1:11:23

5M ago1:11:23

1:11:23

It's happened again: unfortunately, the real world has gotten in the way and we were unable to produce a new episode. But never fear, we are bringing you one of our favorite episodes from April 2019, "Something about the Thing," which explores the different films based off the John Campbell novella, Who Goes There? We hope you enjoy it. Next time, …

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Episode 138: Factions of Fandom 1:13:04

6M ago1:13:04

1:13:04

You know what they say: it's a thin line between love and hate. And it seems like this is especially true in fandom. Nowadays, more often than not, fans of different long-standing franchises are taking to their keyboards to complain, in the strongest terms imaginable, about the things they supposedly love! Your Planet 8 crew dives into this phenome…

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Episode 137: Hangin' with Jeff Wehenkel 1:09:48

6M ago1:09:48

1:09:48

It's a joy to make friends with fellow geeks, and even more wonderful when you discover that they have amazing talents. Some are artists, some make masks, some do make-up or create costumes, some are sculptors - and then there's Jeff Wehenkel, who does all of these and more! Jeff is a true renaissance geek! Heck, we even found out AFTER the podcast…

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Episode 136: Harryhausen: Black and White Beginnings 1:16:07

7M ago1:16:07

1:16:07

It's about time we revisited the legendary Ray Harryhausen and his amazing films. We previously focused on Harryhausen in episode 20! This time around, we specifically look at the first four films that Harryhausen created the effects entirely by himself. These films were also the only films he made in black and white. We'll discuss the films in chr…

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Best of Planet 8: All about AIP, American International Pictures 1:12:58

7M ago1:12:58

1:12:58

The dreaded deadline doom has struck once again! Due to issues beyond our control, we need to present a previously released episode. However, this episode was one of our first video episodes! We teamed up with Lord Blood-rah to discuss the wide-ranging films of American International Pictures, or AIP! This was never released as an audio episode bef…

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Episode 135: Star Wars in '77 1:16:27

8M ago1:16:27

1:16:27

Take a trip with the Planet 8 crew back to 1977, when an amazing new sci fi film premiered, a film like nothing we had ever seen before -a little movie called "Star Wars!" It's hard to recall now, but at the time, when it came out, it was revolutionary. It was a phenomenon, and it was also-all we had! There was no Empire, no Return, no TV shows or …

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Episode 134: Planet 8 Rides The Horror Express! 1:00:50

8M ago1:00:50

1:00:50

As many of us are experiencing a very chilly winter, it seemed appropriate for us to do a deep dive on "Horror Express," a 1973 film set in a very cold environment, a train on a journey through Siberia! This classic 70s horror film features legends Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, this time, teamed up against the evil creature, and also features …

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Episode 133: Planet 8 witnesses the final Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1:14:20

9M ago1:14:20

1:14:20

This episode marks a milestone for us: with this, we complete our look at the original five films in the Planet of the Apes series. While Battle for the Planet of the Apes may not be the finest entry in the series, it does have its moments. We are once again joined by our good friend and Ape-aficionado, Lord Blood-Rah, to examine the film and share…

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Episode 132: 2023 -the Year in Review 1:41:16

9M ago1:41:16

1:41:16

The end of one year and the start of a new one often leads to a period of reflection, and your Planet 8 crew is not immune to this. In this episode, we'll look back on 2023, specifically, the genre-related films and TV shows of the year and what we thought of them. All in all, it was not a standout year for the genre, but there were still a few gem…

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Episode 131: Christmas with Karloff 1:39:27

10M ago1:39:27

1:39:27

Once again, the Planet 8 crew is graced by the presence of our good friend, the insightful Lord Blood-Rah, as we celebrate Christmas with Boris Karloff! Well, maybe not with Karloff in person, but his spirit is certainly with us. Obviously, Karloff's voice work on the holiday classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, is unforgettable (and makes our …

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Episode 130: WTF MCU? 1:33:12

11M ago1:33:12

1:33:12

For at least a decade, it seemed the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) could do no wrong. But since Avengers: Endgame, the movies and TV shows coming out of the MCU have been very hit or miss. Some fans are saying that the MCU is over, others are still hopeful. Your Planet 8 crew takes some time to discuss two recent MCU productions, The Marvels and …

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Episode 129: Thankful for Godzilla 1:25:25

11M ago1:25:25

1:25:25

Another year has passed, and despite all of the various crises of nature and man that we've seen this year, there is still much to be thankful for. We're thankful for good friends and family, great listeners, and for gigantic radioactive fire-breathing lizards. Yes, we're thankful for...GODZILLA! In this episode, the Planet 8 crew share their undyi…

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Episode 128: Tuesday is Soylent Green day! 1:12:35

12M ago1:12:35

1:12:35

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the film Soylent Green (1973), a dystopian thriller set in the year 2022, which has one of the greatest shock endings of all time. ***SPOILER*** The crackers being distributed to the grubby crowds, called Soylent Green and supposedly made from plankton, actually come from a far more disturbing source. As …

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Episode 127: Halloween Bloodsuckers (Vampire Films) 1:33:18

12M ago1:33:18

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Happy Halloween! Sure, we're a few days early, but we know most of you have been celebrating all month (if not earlier). We're back with more of those terrors from the tomb, vampires! Last time around, we looked at the birth of the cinematic vampire. This time, we move forward in time to more modern depictions. Each of your Planet 8 crew picked two…

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Episode 126: Birth of the Vampire 1:46:56

1y ago1:46:56

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Vampires! These undead fiends have been a part of folklore for centuries, but they were born on the silver screen back in the age of the silent movie. In this episode, as an early Halloween treat, we explore three films based on the greatest vampire of them all: Dracula! The evil Count from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel was brought to life in a trio of …

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Episode 125: We Want to Believe: The X-Files Seasons 1 and 2 1:42:58

1y ago1:42:58

1:42:58

Listeners, this episode has been a long time coming. We have wanted to do an episode on the X-Files practically since we started Planet 8 over five years ago. But we had a number of starts and stops, initially thinking we could just jump in and discuss it, then realizing we needed to break it up and then planning to do seasons 1-4, then we had the …

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Episode 124: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda: Movies that Deserved a Sequel 1:22:55

1y ago1:22:55

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This episode, come with us as we take a trip into a never neverland of movie sequels that could have, and perhaps, should have happened! Each member of the Planet 8 crew has dream movie sequels they would have loved to see come to fruition. If you're a long-time listener, you may even be able to guess what they might be! But we may also surprise yo…

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Best of Planet 8: Disney Halloween 1:10:53

1y ago1:10:53

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Dear Listeners, unfortunately we have been struck by the dreaded deadline doom and are unable to bring you a new episode this time around. However, we will be back with a new show on September 8! Please enjoy this encore presentation of Disney Halloween from November 2022. And check out our YouTube version, which includes the video interview with o…

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Episode 123: Planet 8 Stream of Consciousness 1:39:43

1y ago1:39:43

1:39:43

The Planet 8 crew decided to sit down and have a conversation, a free and wide-ranging talk about recent geek and geek-adjacent topics. Among the things we discuss are recent convention and show experiences, what's going on with Strange New Worlds (and do we like it?), the big summer movies, the passing of Pee Wee Herman, and even the congressional…

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Episode 122: Talking about Time Travel! 1:15:58

1y ago1:15:58

1:15:58

It is one of the most fascinating topics in all of genre fiction: time travel! Traveling through time has always been a dream of mankind. Whether traveling into the past with hopes of fixing something that went awry, or journeying into the future to see what marvels it may hold, humans have always told stories about trips through time. However, tra…

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Episode 121: Indiana Jones and the Mystery of Planet 8 1:27:37

1+ y ago1:27:37

1:27:37

After almost two decades, he's back -famed adventurer and scholar Indiana Jones! Beginning with Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, Indy has been an icon of cinema, setting a standard for adventure films that remains mostly unattainable -even for its own sequels! In this episode, your Planet 8 crew is all about Indy, Harrison Ford, and the new film, I…

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Episode 120: Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse on Planet 8 1:09:36

1+ y ago1:09:36

1:09:36

Way back in episode 17 (December 21, 2018), your Planet 8 crew reviewed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and we unanimously loved it. Everything about it -the story, the visuals, the characters- was just perfect. Now, five years later, we have the sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. We loved this film too. It's one of those rare sequels …

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Episode 119: Christopher Lee’s Dracula 1:10:49

1+ y ago1:10:49

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You might ask, Why is Planet 8 doing an episode on Dracula in June? Well, when we recorded this, International Dracula Day, May 26th, had just passed, and coincidentally, so had actor Christopher Lee's birthday, on May 27th. Lee, of course, famously portrayed Dracula in a series of movies from Hammer Films spanning the late 50s to early 70s. In thi…

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Episode 118: Invasion of the Body Snatchers x 4 1:33:31

1+ y ago1:33:31

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How do you know that you're you? What makes us human? These questions, and more, await in the four versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers that your intrepid Planet 8 crew watched and discuss in this episode. We will take a look at the original, 1956 version, and then move on to consider the 1978, 1993, and 2007 films. Of course, the 1956 film, …

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Episode 117: Celebrating our 5th anniversary with Star Trek: Picard! 1:36:00

1+ y ago1:36:00

1:36:00

WE'RE BACK! That's right, no more best of episodes, the crew is back together, live, and we even got our great friend, Lord Blood-Rah to join us! Not only are we celebrating the return of Commander Larry, returning to Planet 8 after getting settled after that terrible home fire, but we're celebrating FIVE YEARS of podcasting together! Who would hav…

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Best of Planet 8: Episode 6: Robots Invade Planet 8! 56:34

1+ y ago56:34

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We hope you will enjoy this encore performance of "Robots Invade Planet 8!" from July 22, 2018. This will be our last "Best of" episode. On May 8, we'll be returning with all new episodes, as Commander Larry will be rejoining us, and the united crew will discuss season three of Star Trek: Picard! It will also mark our fifth year of podcasting, so b…

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Best of Planet 8: Episode 22: Tracking Down the Night Stalker 47:25

1+ y ago47:25

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We hope you will enjoy this encore performance of "Tracking Down the Night Stalker" from March 8, 2019. Your Planet 8 crew is currently on hiatus. Unfortunately our dear Commander Larry and his family were victims of a house fire, and while everyone is alive, the damages to the house were severe. Larry and family are focusing on recovering from the…

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Best of Planet 8: Mad about Universal Monsters 1:15:34

1+ y ago1:15:34

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We hope you will enjoy this encore performance of "Mad about Universal Monsters" from August 22, 2018. Your Planet 8 crew is currently on hiatus. Unfortunately our dear Commander Larry and his family were victims of a house fire, and while everyone is alive, the damages to the house were severe. Larry and family are focusing on recovering from the …

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Best of Planet 8: Episode 33: Planet 8 Goes Ape! 1:16:23

1+ y ago1:16:23

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We hope you will enjoy this encore performance of "Planet 8 Goes Ape!" from August 22, 2019. Your Planet 8 crew is currently on hiatus. Unfortunately our dear Commander Larry and his family were victims of a house fire, and while everyone is alive, the damages to the house were severe. Larry and family are focusing on recovering from the fire and g…

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Episode 116: It’s a Disaster! 1:19:01

1+ y ago1:19:01

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Tidal waves, fires, earthquakes - the world is a dangerous place, full of natural disasters! And on this episode of Planet 8, we talk about three of our favorite disaster movies: The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Submersion of Japan, aka Tidal Wave (1973/1975), and The Towering Inferno (1974). All three are excellent examples of the disaster genre, wh…

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Episode 115: Our Top Ten Sci Fi Shows 1:29:30

1+ y ago1:29:30

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In this episode, Larry, Bob, and Karen run down their favorite science fiction TV shows. In the past we've done top ten shows where we've named "the best" of something, and combined our individual lists, but this time, we went with our personal favorites. Although we had some picks in common, we wound up with 21 distinct series! So take a listen, s…

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Episode 114: Fantastic Serial Sites with Gail and Ray Orwig! 1:03:34

1+ y ago1:03:34

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On this episode, friends of Planet 8 Gail and Ray Orwig return to discuss their new book, Fantastic Serial Sites of California: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Locations, 1919-1955. Once again, these intrepid investigators of film history have unearthed the real-life locations of many famous film sites from over 60 serials. We'll discuss how t…

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Fabian Domenech | Root Your Life in Authenticity 29:09

1+ y ago29:09

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Over the past decade, yoga participation in the United States has nearly tripled. This comes as no surprise to Fabian Domenech, who found his practice when he was juggling an aspiring fashion career, a full-time service industry job, and a CrossFit coaching schedule in the fast-paced city of London. Thanks to yoga, meditation and his extensive worl…

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Episode 113: Looking back at 2022 1:37:31

2y ago1:37:31

1:37:31

Another year is in the books, and before we dive into 2023, the Planet 8 crew is taking some time to review the year that just passed. What films and TV shows did we enjoy? What surprised us? And what was disappointing? Oh heck, let's just say it: what was crap?! We go over it all, as well as dip into the future a bit with some speculation and anti…

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James Clear | Building Atomic Habits 29:58

2y ago29:58

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With three solid years on the New York Times bestseller list, James Clear’s Atomic Habits has made a habit of success. On this episode, the author and entrepreneur who has inspired millions of readers to change their health behaviors for the better puts it simply: Who we are reflects our habits. With his helpful metaphors and refreshingly straightf…

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Episode 112: Christmas on Planet 8 1:08:07

2y ago1:08:07

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Another year has come and nearly gone, and your Planet 8 crew is sitting around the fusion reactor, sipping hot cocoa, and reminiscing about some of our favorite genre shows that feature Christmas as an element. Whether science fiction, fantasy, horror, or what have you, we'll cover a wide range of movies and TV shows that we've enjoyed in which th…

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Maria Wada | Reinvention and Connection Through Yoga 28:13

2y ago28:13

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Nike yoga teacher Maria Wada used to be all about chasing dreams. That’s why she left her home country of Japan to pursue — and achieve — a career as a professional dancer in the United States. But in the face of success, she realized the sacrifices she made to get there weren’t always worth it. On this episode, she shares how her practice helped h…

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Episode 111: Planet 8 Escapes from the Conquest of the Planet of the Apes! 1:17:55

2y ago1:17:55

1:17:55

Welcome back listeners! This episode we have a twofer for you: we reminisce and remark on two films in one of our favorite film series, Escape from the Planet of the Apes AND Conquest of the Planet of the Apes! We also have one of our favorite people, special guest Lord Blood-Rah, with us! We do less of a review than a ramble through our favorite p…

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Sabrina Strings, PhD | Rethinking Body Image 34:04

2y ago34:04

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The ideal human body has been commercialized, stigmatized, fetishized and, yes, even racialized. For women, trying to achieve the “perfect” body is an unattainable and often traumatic pursuit that never seems to end. On this episode, Sabrina Strings, PhD, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, explains why this…

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