Best Michael Schulder Podcasts (2024)

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Lois Jenson: The Silence Breaker From North Country 47:45

1+ y ago47:45

47:45

Lois Jenson’s courage and tenacity have made her a historic figure in the battle against sexual harassment. She was the lead plaintiff in the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit -- a case that inspired the 2005 movie North Country. I spoke with her in 2018, at the height of the #MeToo movement, for an in-depth Wavemaker Conversation. I’ve …

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Elie Wiesel: A Messenger To Mankind (from The Wavemaker Archives) 35:55

2y ago35:55

35:55

My conversation with Elie Wiesel -- Holocaust survivor, author, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize -- was recorded in 2013 for the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum. Our wide-ranging conversation includes memories of his childhood village in Hungary, his experience in the Nazi death camps, and his reflections on humor and …

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Catching Up With Chris Matthews 41:50

2y ago41:50

41:50

The former Hardball anchor on the upcoming midterms; Trump vs. DeSantis; who to watch if Biden doesn't run; the power of humor in politics; and more … In his recent memoir, This Country, Chris Matthews shares an old rule of politics: the shape of the field decides the winner. I sat down with Matthews this month for a Wavemaker Conversation about th…

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Spencer Glendon: The Probable Futures of Climate Change 1:31:18

2y ago1:31:18

1:31:18

The latest climate change developments make it feel like we are on a runaway train that will flatten the dreams of our children. With this episode of Wavemaker Conversations, I hope to play a small part in slowing down that train. My guest, Spencer Glendon, is a former Partner at the trillion-dollar investment firm, Wellington Management. His work …

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The Stanley Cup For The Hockey Novice 38:49

2y ago38:49

38:49

With the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs in full swing, I’m bringing one of my favorite sports conversations out of the archives -- my conversation with legendary hockey maven Stanley Fischler. He has written more than 90 books on the sport. The backstory: In 2013 I stumbled upon the thrilling Stanley Cup finals between the Blackhawks and Bruins with my …

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A Smartphone-Free Campus: The Buxton Leap 47:37

2y ago47:37

47:37

In September 2022, The Buxton School, in Williamstown, Massachusetts, is becoming a smartphone-free campus. No smartphones at all. Not for students. Not for teachers. Not for administrators. In this Wavemaker Conversation with Buxton's Director Emeritus, Franny Shuker-Haines, we discuss the tipping point (there was more than one) for this bold leap…

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Processing Ukraine with Kevin Powers: Novelist, Poet, Iraq War Veteran 30:14

2+ y ago30:14

30:14

In order to help us process the horror being inflicted on Ukraine, and the courage exhibited by its people and president, I have reached out to Kevin Powers. Powers, author of the highly acclaimed war novel, The Yellow Birds, is a veteran of the Iraq War, who has used his powers of prose and poetry to help us feel what is almost beyond our imaginat…

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Unplugged 54:46

2+ y ago54:46

54:46

A rare opportunity to hear Dr. Sanjay Gupta unplugged — removed from the rush of breaking news. In my recent conversation with the neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent, we discuss the latest science on keeping your brain sharp — well into old age; how he weighs risk and reward; the remarkable story of the brain surgery he performed duri…

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Prof. Loretta J. Ross: Calling In the Calling Out Culture 51:11

2+ y ago51:11

51:11

Spreading the spirit, and hard-earned wisdom, of Prof. Loretta J. Ross on "Calling In the Calling Out Culture" - her inspiring alternative to canceling.By Michael Schulder

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The Power Of Regret: Daniel Pink (& Dr. Irvin Yalom) 36:51

2+ y ago36:51

36:51

Searching for New Year's inspiration, I spoke with Daniel Pink about his new book, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward — paired with what legendary psychotherapist Dr. Irvin Yalom told me about how he uses regrets of the past to help people live a more regret-free future. Actionable intelligence for 2022.…

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Rachel Held Evans: The Girl With A Magic Book 27:46

5y ago27:46

27:46

This is my conversation with Rachel Held Evans – RHE – from 2012, after the publication of her A Year of Biblical Womanhood, a provocative and entertaining account of her experiment living the Bible’s instructions for women as literally as possible. Evans died on May 4th, 2019 at the age of 37. Through her blog, books, and conferences, she built a …

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Introducing the Feminist on Cellblock Y 35:04

5+ y ago35:04

35:04

This is the story, and backstory, of a workshop on feminism, led by men, for men, in an all-male prison. The Feminist on Cellblock Y is an immersive and memorable CNN documentary shot inside a California state prison. In this episode, we speak with the two inspired journalists behind the doc – CNN’s Emma Lacey-Bordeaux and Cocomotion Pictures found…

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Calling All Leaders Part 2: From Zero to Hero 27:00

5+ y ago27:00

27:00

What is your superpower? Is it writing, speaking, communicating with power? It could be if you listen to this conversation with Joseph Romm, author of How To Go Viral and Reach Millions: Top Persuasion Secrets from Social Media Superstars, Jesus, Shakespeare, Oprah, and Even Donald Trump. This episode is like a short master class. If you want to ge…

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How to Watch Super Bowl 53 Better Than Your Friends (feat. Terez Paylor) 23:48

5+ y ago23:48

23:48

@YahooSports Senior NFL Writer and Hall of Fame Voter Terez Paylor joins me in Atlanta for a Super Bowl seminar and Football 101 combined – making it the perfect prep for those across the football spectrum: from super-novices to those who follow the NFL all year – all in under 25 minutes. Paylor’s show on Kansas City’s 610 Sports Radio & Radio.com …

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Yoka Verdoner & The Child Separations 31:04

5+ y ago31:04

31:04

Yoka Verdoner was separated from her parents when she was only 8 years old. Now 84, her life story is a window into the trauma that has been inflicted on so many migrant children separated from their parents at the southern border of the U.S. I spoke with Yoka over the summer, at the height of those separations, after she'd published a piece in The…

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Charlottesville (feat. Prof. Henry Abraham) 24:56

5+ y ago24:56

24:56

A Charlottesville, VA jury today convicted a white supremacist of first-degree murder for killing Heather Heyer. He intentionally drove his car into a crowd of counter-protestors at the “Unite the Right” rally for neo-Nazis and white nationalists. A week after that rally, in August 2017, I visited Charlottesville to speak with Henry Abraham. Abraha…

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Calling All Leaders (feat. Admiral William McRaven) 20:56

6y ago20:56

20:56

America is hungry for the voice of an honorable leader. So Wavemaker brings you the voice of Retired Admiral William McRaven, former Navy SEAL and Commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces. He was the architect of the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. This episode features McRaven’s viral University of Texas commencement address: 10 memorable…

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The Environmental Voter Project (feat. Nathaniel Stinnett) 34:53

6y ago34:53

34:53

Environmentalists don’t vote. At least not nearly as much as the general population. They have a turnout problem. By Nathaniel Stinnett’s estimate, 10.1 million registered voters who consider climate change or the environment as one of their top two priorities, sat out the 2016 presidential election. An even larger number stayed home for the 2014 m…

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Jane Alexander: Live @ The Nantucket Book Festival 30:52

6y ago30:52

30:52

Jane Alexander’s illustrious acting career was launched in 1968 by her breakthrough performance in the Pulitzer Prize winning play (and later movie) The Great White Hope. She then took the political stage as Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, when the NEA was on the political right’s hit list. She and her husband had virtually all …

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Punching Up (feat. Pete Dominick) 32:13

6y ago32:13

32:13

Standup comic Pete Dominick joins me to dissect Michelle Wolf’s routine at the recent White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Why now? Because this Sunday, May 27th, Wolf’s new series, The Break, debuts on Netflix. That’s just as good an excuse as any. Dominick, with Wolf as a launching point, helps make us all more astute observers of the art of comed…

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Michelle Wolf: Raw 23:02

6y ago23:02

23:02

Here is Michelle Wolf’s entire performance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Most people have only heard clips. Here is all of it – 19 minutes and roughly 50 jokes – unedited. This is the beginning of a broader mission on Wavemaker: exploring the deeper significance of comedy – from ancient Greece to the 2018 mid-term elections and beyond.…

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Boots on The Hill (feat. Jeremy Teigen) 27:18

6+ y ago27:18

27:18

There’s a new surge of military veterans running for Congress. And they’re split about evenly between Democrats and Republicans. Do veterans have a competitive edge over those who have not served in the military? Are they better equipped for the job? Can they help bridge the hyper-partisan divide? This Wavemaker episode begins looking for answers w…

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Paper Ballots, Or Else… (feat. Barbara Simons) 29:36

6+ y ago29:36

29:36

Some people recognize potential threats to our democracy before others. My guest, Barbara Simons, is one of those people. 15 years ago, not long after the infamous “hanging chads” threw the Bush v Gore vote count into turmoil and computerized voting became the new rage, Simons, a computer scientist, and some of her colleagues, concluded that in ord…

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Arming Teachers: A Good Guy With A Purple Heart Weighs In 36:50

6+ y ago36:50

36:50

Introducing former Army Sergeant Matt Martin, author of “I’ve Been Shot In Combat. And As A Veteran, I’m Telling You: Allowing Teachers To Be Armed Is An Asinine Idea.” Since writing it two weeks ago for his new hometown’s website, CharlotteFive.com, Martin’s story has been viewed more than 2-million times on Facebook. “When I saw the news flash of…

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"Show More Cleavage" – Stories from Sexual Harassment’s Front Lines 26:47

6+ y ago26:47

26:47

Introducing Saru Jayaraman. Millions of Americans caught a glimpse of her at this year’s Golden Globes, where she was Amy Poehler’s guest – recognized for her role in the battle against sexual harassment in the restaurant industry. Jayaraman, who was accepted to Harvard at the age of 16 and said no thanks, is the co-founder and President of the Res…

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Lois Jenson: A Silence Breaker’s Echo – Stories from Sexual Harassment’s Front Lines 47:39

6+ y ago47:39

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Lois Jenson is a historic figure in the battle against sexual harassment – the lead plaintiff in the field’s first class action lawsuit. As one of the first four women miners in a northern Minnesota mine, Jenson shares what one judge called the “record of human indecency” that she and the other female miners endured for many years – extreme harassm…

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Sara Seager: Preparing For Life Outside Our Solar System 37:43

6+ y ago37:43

37:43

Astrophysicist Sara Seager joins me for a conversation about her leading role in the search for earth-like planets outside our solar system. When she began her search as a graduate student – not just for any “exoplanets” as they’re called, but planets that may have just the right atmosphere to support life – she was greeted with plenty of “no’s.” N…

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A Quest for Justice – Stories from Sexual Harassment’s Front Lines 35:20

6+ y ago35:20

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Mary Koss has been on a 40-year quest for justice – “to understand why women are hurt and how we can stop it.” As a young professor, with a PhD in clinical psychology, Koss was asked by a more senior male colleague to join him on a study that proposed “to have women that he employed sit and wear different sizes of padded bras, while they interacted…

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“Fresh Meat” – Stories from Sexual Harassment’s Front Lines 35:25

6+ y ago35:25

35:25

Professor Louise Fitzgerald is a pioneer in sexual harassment research. At this moment, when women who have broken their silence have led to the downfall of so many prominent men, I speak with Fitzgerald about how to assess the continuum of acts – ranging from bad to horrific – that have made the headlines. She also shares stories of harassment hap…

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Jack Gantos Returns with Writing Radar 35:29

6+ y ago35:29

35:29

This conversation will help make your children (and you, too) better writers. Last time Jack Gantos was on Wavemaker Conversations, he shared his unforgettable journey to a terrifying prison sentence in a federal penitentiary and then to a prolific writing career. Now, with his new book, Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Grea…

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Will Schwalbe on Books for Living 28:55

6+ y ago28:55

28:55

Author Will Schwalbe is one of the funniest serious readers you’ll ever hear. In our conversation, before a packed house at The Nantucket Book Festival, Will and I talk about his latest work, Books for Living, in which he treats us to a tour of books we might love to read – but may have missed – and shares his perspective-changing takeaways for how…

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Ruth Reichl: From Her Secret Life as a Critic in Disguise To the Recipes That Saved Her Life 30:13

7y ago30:13

30:13

When Ruth Reichl became the restaurant critic for The New York Times, she learned there was a bounty on her – $1,000 for any worker who recognized this make-or-break critic when she sat down to eat. Reichl shares the backstory of her elaborate, yet necessary, disguise; her courageous first review of how New York’s most heralded restaurant treated h…

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Real American: Julie Lythcott-Haims 44:15

7y ago44:15

44:15

New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims says she is “so American it hurts.” Why so much pain in this American success story? How did this daughter of a prominent black physician and white teacher come to loathe herself despite her academic success as an undergraduate at Stanford and a law student at Harvard, followed by her professio…

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Dr. Irvin Yalom Is Still Rippling 30:16

7y ago30:16

30:16

Michael visits one of the most influential and beloved figures in the field of psychotherapy on the eve of the release of his memoir: Becoming Myself. At 86, after a recent health scare, The Atlantic magazine wrote: "As a psychotherapist, Irvin Yalom has helped others grapple with their mortality. Now he is preparing for his own end." Not quite. Ya…

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A March Madness Special: Thriving in College Basketball & Living With Rare Disease 52:18

7+ y ago52:18

52:18

6’2” Carey Kauffman, a March Madness veteran of the Duke University Blue Devils, couples her insights from a life in basketball with her experience as the mother of two children born with rare diseases. Kauffman, the daughter of an NBA all-star. will help make you one of the most insightful people in the room during the Final Four – and help give y…

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Jack Gantos: Reading Saved His Life 50:50

7+ y ago50:50

50:50

You may be tempted to scream -- “don’t do it, Jack!” -- at the outset of this podcast. My conversation with author Jack Gantos, at the Nantucket Book Festival, begins with a choice he made in 1971 that led him to a horrifying year-and-a-half as an inmate in a federal penitentiary. He describes the crime and the time in unforgettable detail. Where d…

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Learn or Die: Lessons From A Leader Who Listens 40:16

7+ y ago40:16

40:16

Bob Chapman turned a small, teetering 19th century manufacturing company that served the beer industry, into a 2.5 billion dollar enterprise. He owes his success to a traumatic experience, which forced him to find value that others couldn’t see. He figured out how to protect thousands of American jobs, rejecting the option of cheap, foreign labor. …

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How to Watch Super Bowl 51 Better Than Your Friends, featuring Coach Dan Reeves 34:28

7+ y ago34:28

34:28

Former NFL Head Coach Dan Reeves, who led the Atlanta Falcons to their only other Super Bowl (and the Broncos to three) takes us beyond the play-by-play. His 101 on the “silent count” – essential for the offense to communicate when the stadium noise is deafening – is a perspective changer. Plus – how to be ready for the Patriots’ master of surprise…

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Getting to Yes in Colombia - Featuring William Ury 24:47

8y ago24:47

24:47

After 52 years of war, on the eve of the signing of a peace deal between the Colombian government and the FARC guerilla force, I speak with William Ury, author of a seminal book on negotiating, Getting to Yes. Ury was part of the Colombian President’s “kitchen cabinet” of peace advisers. He recounts a risky, secret move, deep in the jungle, that ju…

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Create With Crap (& Other Empowering Approaches To Success) -- Featuring Cathy Salit 33:03

8y ago33:03

33:03

Introducing Cathy Salit -- a master of improvisation. Salit started improvising young. When she was only 12, she was so miserable at school, her mother convinced her to drop out and create her own school. She has been improvising ever since. Like any great improviser, when Salit sees a “crappy” situation, she sees an opportunity to create something…

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The Late Bloomer Advantage In Sports 36:44

8+ y ago36:44

36:44

“The Sports Gene”author, David Epstein, joins me for a conversation that will empower youngathletes, their parents, and coaches. Our launching point is the case of late blooming QB Carson Wentz, thenumber 2 pick in the 2016 NFL draft. Did Wentz rise to the top despite the fact that he was a late bloomer,or because of it? The answer hasprofound impl…

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The Comma Queen 36:21

8+ y ago36:21

36:21

Mary Norris tells me she prefers to be called a ProseGoddess. But Comma Queen hasstuck. Norris, a copy editor at The New Yorker for more than 30 years, isauthor of Between You & Me:Confessions of a Comma Queen – just out in paperback. Mary Norris -- with her wonderful senseof humor – helps make us feel more secure in our use of language. She demyst…

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Lang Lang (& Mom) 32:16

8+ y ago32:16

32:16

Backstage with the pianist who has been called “the hottest classical artist on the planet” – Lang Lang. Featuring a rare appearance by his mom, speaking in Mandarin with such emotion that her son’s translations are barely necessary. Michael first sat down with Lang Lang more than a decade ago, for CNN. Lang Lang had recently graduated from Philade…

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Teaching Your Child To Lose with The Winningest Coach In College History 29:58

8+ y ago29:58

29:58

The Wavemaker Parenting Wisdom Tour brings you the compelling personal story of Trinity College squash coach Paul Assaiante. He entered a sport without formal training, and took a second tier team to 13 straight national championships. Along the way, through his "imposter syndrome" nightmares, he demonstrated what one can accomplish with single-min…

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Coach Bill Curry: How To Watch Super Bowl 50 Better Than Your Friends 41:46

8+ y ago41:46

41:46

Bill Curry played center in three of the first five Super Bowls, winning with the Green Bay Packers and the Baltimore Colts. One of the great head coaches in college football and an inspiring leader, Coach Curry shares memorable stories of the mind-boggling mental processing that goes on before each snap, the training it takes to withstand the viol…

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Life, Death, Parenting and Chores 39:42

8+ y ago39:42

39:42

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, neurosurgeon & CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, weighs in on over-parenting, the unforgettable chores that shaped his childhood, his transformation from unmotivated to driven high school student, and the legacy he hopes to leave. That plus the latest on how physical exercise impacts the brain -- and advice to kids who might want t…

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"The Gift Of Failure" With Jessica Lahey 43:46

8+ y ago43:46

43:46

Jessica Lahey -- author of "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed" -- joins Michael as he continues to tap into the most creative and respected thinkers addressing the growing phenomenon of over-parenting in America. Lahey, a middle-school teacher and the mother of two, realized she was making the s…

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"How To Raise An Adult" With Former Stanford Dean Julie Lythcott-Haims 51:00

8+ y ago51:00

51:00

Julie Lythcott-Haims has emerged as a powerful new rudder for parents. As the Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University, she recognized the first signs that overparenting was damaging our kids' abilities to function as independent adults. Then she realized, she was making the very same mistakes with her own children -- which led to her perspective-ch…

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Saying No To The Pope feat. Michelangelo and William Ury 25:03

8+ y ago25:03

25:03

Master mediator William Ury dissects Michelangelo's 500 year old letter to the Pope, a powerful example of how saying No can lead to a wiser Yes. The letter, recently circulated by the inspired Maria Popova of Brainpickings.org, contains wisdom that can be applied to our professional and personal lives today. Ury even ties its insights into his med…

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Daniel Pink on The Power of purpose (with a small p) ... 36:50

8+ y ago36:50

36:50

Daniel Pink, put on the spot, begins writing his living obituary -- and more. Pink is author of the best-sellers "Drive," "A Whole New Mind" & "To Sell Is Human." His "Puzzle of Motivation" is one of the top ten most-viewed TED Talks ever. Michael explores Pink's powerful "basket of ideas" on motivation, innovation & leadership, including his lates…

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