Best Quigley Productions Podcasts (2024)

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'Lore' 33:13

3h ago33:13

33:13

Is Katey a witch? Quigley begins to think so as they listen to “Lore” this week. This episode recounts stories of witches that has Katey and Quigley discussing the historical events they were obsessed with as kids and Quigley’s dislike of the host’s voice. So if you are into folklore and mythology, or if you are secretly a witch, you should check o…

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Ole Reissmann: Revolutionizing a Legacy Newsroom with AI at Germany's Der Spiegel 51:28

7d ago51:28

51:28

Ole Reissmann, Director of AI at Der Spiegel, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss how the legacy German news organization is harnessing AI to enhance their journalism and streamline newsroom workflows. The episode explores Der Spiegel's initiatives to integrate AI into various aspects of its operations, from automating routine tasks like SEO title gen…

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Missing: Chenell Renee Gilbert (Episode 1.2) 11:46

9d ago11:46

11:46

June 9, 2020, was the last time Chenell Renee Gilbert would be seen. Her last known whereabouts were around 6 am that morning near Rockville and South Girl’s School Road at a home in the SunGate housing edition on the far east side of Indianapolis, Indiana. This case has baffled law enforcement and the family of this loving mother, grandmother, and…

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'Matter of Opinion' 48:36

15d ago48:36

48:36

In honor of Check Out this Podcast’s producer and editor Mackenzie Matwick’s final recording, Katey, Quigley and Mackenzie listen into Mackenzie’s favorite podcast by the New York Times Opinion Desk. This episode of “Matter of Opinion” dives into whether smartphones are really to be blamed children’s mental health. Learn Katey, Quigley and Mackenzi…

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Jaemark Tordecilla: Unlocking the Potential of Custom GPTs for Newsrooms 30:50

21d ago30:50

30:50

Jaemark Tordecilla, Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss the potential of using custom GPTs for journalistic purposes. Jaemark is the former editor-in-chief and senior assistant vice president of News and Public Affairs at GMA News, the Philippines' leading digital news organization. For the past year as a Nieman Fe…

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Vanishing Women of The Indiana Dunes State Park (Episode 1.1) 14:51

23d ago14:51

14:51

Saturday, July 2, 1966, was a hot and sunny day at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter Indiana. Three young women, 19-year-old Patricia Blough, 21-year-old Ann Miller, and 19-year-old Renee Bruhl, were spending the day together at the beach. Around noon, the three women were seen getting onto a boat with a dark-haired man. They would nev…

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'New Heights' 34:59

29d ago34:59

34:59

Believe it or not, Katey actually started listening to the Kelce brothers’ podcast *before* Travis Kelce started dating Taylor Swift. In this episode, she and Quigley listen to “football’s funniest family duo” (self-proclaimed) – Travis and Jason Kelce, who host “New Heights,” an immensely popular and beloved podcast. In this episode of “New Height…

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Adrian Gill: How AI Image Generation is Revolutionizing the Graphic Design Industry 47:10

1M ago47:10

47:10

Adrian Gill, the founder and CEO of Ad Hoc Industries and the former creative director of the Harvard Innovation Labs, joins host Nikita Roy to explore the transformative impact of AI, especially image generation tools, on the creative design industry. Gill brings a wealth of knowledge in creative direction, strategy, and brand management from his …

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'All There Is' 29:04

1M ago29:04

29:04

Katey and Quigley are listening to Anderson Cooper’s podcast, “All There Is” this week. This podcast, and episode, is filled with touching stories about grief, loss and what we can learn from that. Katey and Quigley share their own personal stories with loss and talk about what they took from the podcast that everyone should think about, so give it…

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Mattia Peretti: Balancing AI Innovation with Journalistic Integrity 37:51

2M ago37:51

37:51

Mattia Peretti, former manager of Journalism AI at the London School of Economics and current Knight Fellow at the International Center for Journalists, joins host Nikita Roy to share insights on balancing AI innovation with journalistic integrity. The episode explores an AI literacy initiative at Internews, which created a platform for knowledge e…

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'American Hysteria' 24:51

2M ago24:51

24:51

Sea monkeys may have been all the rage in the 70s and 80s, but today we are revisiting them and their creator. This week Katey and Quigley are listening to the podcast “American Hysteria.” They recount their own memories with the tiny, loveable brine shrimp and discuss the podcast as a whole so go give it a listen and check out this podcast!…

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'Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet' 25:12

2M ago25:12

25:12

Have you ever succumbed and written a Yelp review? Or maybe are you a regular writer? This week Katey and Quigley are listening to “Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet” where hosts Xandy and Christine Schiefer read off the best reviews they can find. This episode featured reviews on fad water bottles, so settle in and check out this podcast!…

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'The Rest is History' 27:51

3M ago27:51

27:51

Did someone say chocolate? No, this is not a chocolate themed episode, but this week Katey and Quigley are listening to “The Rest Is History.” The hosts of this podcast, Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland(no, not that one), take listeners through the history of chocolate. Whether you are more of a savory or sweet person it does not matter, but give …

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Florent Daudens: Building an AI-Literate Newsroom at Radio Canada 1:08:28

3M ago1:08:28

1:08:28

Florent Daudens, the outgoing Director of Newsgathering and Deployment at Canada's National Public Broadcaster, Radio-Canada, joins Nikita Roy to share how he led AI literacy initiatives in their newsroom. In his role, Florent focused on enhancing the news department with AI as well as managing operations across national, parliamentary, and foreign…

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'Hidden Brain' 29:33

3M ago29:33

29:33

This week Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Hidden Brain.” The episode focuses on how we rely on our memory to understand the world around us. Katey and Quigley talk about their own lapses in memory, the episode’s controversial guest and whether or not you should check out this podcast!

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Ezra Eeman: Navigating the AI Frontier at the Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO 39:05

3M ago39:05

39:05

Ezra Eeman, the Director of Strategy & Innovation at the Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO joins Nikita Roy to discuss NPO's AI strategy, revealing the complexities of navigating this frontier within a decentralized network of 13 broadcasters. From leveraging AI for accessibility and efficiency to cautious experiments with synthetic voices and avatars, …

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'If Books Could Kill' 30:45

4M ago30:45

30:45

To start off Women’s History Month, we work to answer the age-old question: are women from Mars, and men are from Venus? This week, Katey and Quigley listen to the podcast “If Books Could Kill.” This episode talks about John Gray’s book from 1992 that tackles the so-called common relationship problems between the sexes. Whether you’re from Earth, M…

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Craig Newmark: Philanthropy's Role in Supporting Journalism in the AI Era 29:11

4M ago29:11

29:11

Craig Newmark, internet pioneer and founder of Craigslist, joins Nikita Roy to talk about the past, present, and future of AI. Craig is a visionary whose profound contributions have shaped the landscape of digital platforms and supported the pillars of journalism. As the founder of Craigslist, he revolutionized the classified ads sector and transfo…

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'Baby, It's Keke Palmer' 23:28

4M ago23:28

23:28

You know it’s yo girl! In honor of Black History Month we wanted to highlight a podcast created and hosted by a rockin’ Black woman. “Baby, This is Keke Palmer” gets INTO IT with guest Yvonne Orji about culture shock, Keke and her mom listen to guest voicemails and Quigley and Katey let you know whether or not you should check it out!…

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How Germany’s Ippen Digital is Fine-Tuning Large Language Models for Their Newsroom 45:52

4M ago45:52

45:52

From fine-tuning large language models, to discussing modular journalism, to developing an AI tool to help track misinformation, there’s a lot to unpack from this week’s conversation with Alessandro Alviani, the product lead for AI at Germany’s Ippen Digital. We build upon the first part of our conversation from last week, where Alessandro shared h…

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Alessandro Alviani (Part One): Building AI Products with an Editor-Centric Approach 27:59

5M ago27:59

27:59

Rather than AI replacing journalists, Alessandro Alviani believes editorial teams can leverage AI to enhance and augment their work. Formerly as the Editorial Director at the Microsoft News Hub, Alessandro experienced firsthand the consequences that replacing human editors with automated systems caused. Drawing from his experience he says that the …

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'Who Shat on The Floor at My Wedding' 17:15

5M ago17:15

17:15

“A story involving two brides and one turd.” Who wouldn’t want to check that out? Katey and Quigley are sitting down to listen to the first episode in the series “Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding”. Bridesmaids will be put to the test, there will be polygraphs involved, and you can help Katey and Quigley decide if this true crime story actually h…

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Jeff Jarvis (Part Two): Rethinking the journalism business model in the age of AI 27:52

5M ago27:52

27:52

Jeff Jarvis joins Nikita Roy in the second part of his conversation to discuss how journalism business models will be affected by the rise of generative AI. In part one, Jarvis shared his thoughts on whether generative AI companies should be allowed to use news media's copyrighted content to train their AI models. Jarvis has been the director of th…

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'Murder With My Husband' 26:56

5M ago26:56

26:56

Do you love murder with your husband? Oh wait, not doing murder, but listening to “Murder With My Husband” on all your podcast apps. Katey and Quigley are sitting down to listen to the telling of a bed and breakfast massacre in a small Maine town told by “Murder With My Husband” hosts, Payton and Garrett Moreland. She loves it, he hates it, and it’…

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Jeff Jarvis (Part One): Should AI have the ‘right to read’ news like humans do? 33:55

5M ago33:55

33:55

Jeff Jarvis joins Nikita Roy to discuss whether AI companies should be allowed to use news media's copyrighted content to train their models. Jarvis is a veteran journalist and professor who recently testified to the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and Law on AI and the Future of Journalism. He's been the director of the To…

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Aliya Itzkowitz and Sam Gould (Part Two): Potential of Multimodal AI and Autonomous AI Agents in Publishing 30:02

5M ago30:02

30:02

Aliya Itzkowitz and Sam Gould from FT Strategies join Nikita Roy to discuss the capabilities of multimodal AI and AI agents within the publishing industry. Discover further insights and practical examples of these technologies in the Newsroom Robots newsletter, featuring insights from host, Nikita Roy. Aliya is a Manager at FT Strategies where she …

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'Wiser Than Me' 27:04

6M ago27:04

27:04

Happy New Year! For this episode, Katey and Quigley wanted to find something inspiring to ring in the new year. They are sitting down to listen to Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ podcast “Wiser Than Me”. Louis-Dreyfus sits down with older women who are always – wiser than her. We chose this episode specifically because Quigley is a Darlene Love super fan, so …

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Aliya Itzkowitz & Sam Gould (Part One): Insights from FT Strategies' AI Design Sprint Day 32:46

6M ago32:46

32:46

Aliya Itzkowitz and Sam Gould from FT Strategies join Nikita Roy to discuss their AI Design Sprint that they used to help nearly 20 publishers identify and validate potential AI opportunities. Aliya is a Manager at FT Strategies where she has consulted over 30 publishers across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Her work focuses on the critica…

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Nina Brown & Jared Schroeder: The Legal Implications of Generative AI in the Newsroom 58:58

6M ago58:58

58:58

Nina Brown and Jared Schroeder join Nikita Roy to break down the intellectual property implications of generative AI models and explore the legal implications of using generative AI in newsrooms. They examine the risks and liabilities associated with Generative AI outputs and historical legal precedents that could shape Generative AI regulations. N…

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'48 Hours' 19:36

6M ago19:36

19:36

Katey and Quigley are checking out the 48 Hours podcast this week! This episode follows the case of Alex Murdgaugh, the prominent lawyer from South Carolina who had a fall from grace after being convicted of double murder charges. Help Katey and Quigley decide whether this episode is really a podcast or whether they decided to cut a few corners. Yo…

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Felicitas Carrique: News Product Management in the Age of AI 45:38

6M ago45:38

45:38

Felicitas Carrique, Executive Director of the News Product Alliance joins Nikita Roy to discuss the key components of building a successful AI product strategy in newsrooms. She also discusses the role of AI in the product development process and offers insights on evaluating AI tools and vendors. As the Executive Director of the News Product Allia…

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Louise Story: How to Lead AI Innovation Across a News Organization 43:28

6M ago43:28

43:28

How does a newsroom leader spearhead AI innovation when AI still remains a buzzword to much of their staff? Louise Story joins Nikita Roy to highlight the opportunities AI presents for reporting, content creation, user experience, and personalization. Story also discusses the role of journalists in the AI era and the potential impact of generative …

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'Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend' 26:23

7M ago26:23

26:23

Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” which follows long-time late-night television host Conan O’Brien on his journey to make long lasting friendships. Trigger warning: Quigley does make an attempt at doing celebrity impressions in this episode, and it may be hard to listen to. Listen along as Katey and Quigely d…

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David Clinch: The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Building vs. Buying AI Tools 45:22

7M ago45:22

45:22

David Clinch, the Vice President of Partnership at Mather Economics and Managing Director at Media Growth Partners, joins Nikita Roy to discuss the critical choice between building or buying AI tools in newsrooms. With his extensive experience advising major publishers, David sheds light on how AI is reshaping newsroom strategies and the critical t…

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Simon Willison: How Datasette Helps with Investigative Reporting (Part 2) 40:24

7M ago40:24

40:24

In this second part of the episode with Simon Willison, he shares how Datasette, the open-source data exploration and publishing tool he built, could help journalists perform data analysis with minimum technical expertise. He also shares some fun use cases of ChatGPT in his personal life. Simon, a former software architect at The Guardian and a JSK…

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'Normal Gossip' 28:06

7M ago28:06

28:06

Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Normal Gossip,” which is actually the podcast that started this whole podcast! Kelsey McKinney, the host of “Normal Gossip,” takes listeners through some of the most fun stories with the best “utterly banal gossip.” This is one of Katey’s favorite podcasts, so listen as she tries to win Quigley over, and t…

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Simon Willison: OpenAI's New Features & Security Risks of Large Language Models (Part 1) 52:11

7M ago52:11

52:11

Simon Willison, the creator of the open source data exploration and publishing tool Datasette, joins Nikita Roy to discuss the recent turmoil at Open AI and the new features unveiled at OpenAI’s first developer conference earlier this month.They discuss the security risks inherent in generative AI applications and explore the usefulness of small la…

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Lynn Walsh: Building Trust in News in the AI Era 47:40

7M ago47:40

47:40

Lynn Walsh, the Assistant Director of Trusting News, joins Nikita Roy to discuss how newsrooms should think about their relationship with audiences when adopting AI. She also highlights opportunities to use AI to enhance trust and engagement with the news. Lynn is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has worked in investigative, data and TV journal…

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'Overheard at National Geographic' 29:01

8M ago29:01

29:01

Let’s address the elephant in the room…oh wait, that’s just Quigley! Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Overheard at National Geographic” from "National Geographic." This podcast takes listeners behind the scenes to the interesting conversations overheard at their headquarters. Listen to Quigley do his best elephant impression, and he and K…

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Mario Garcia: How AI is Unleashing New Creative Potentials in Journalism 1:01:17

8M ago1:01:17

1:01:17

Dr. Mario R. Garcia, Senior Adviser on News Design and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, joins Nikita Roy to discuss how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing news design and creating new opportunities for visual storytelling. Mario shares insights from his extensive research and his new book, 'AI: The Next Revolution in Content Creati…

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Paul Quigley: How NewsWhip Uses AI to Help Newsrooms Predict Viral Stories 48:00

8M ago48:00

48:00

Paul Quigley, the CEO of NewsWhip, joins Nikita Roy to discuss how NewsWhip aids newsrooms in identifying trending stories and predicting viral news through real-time social media monitoring and analytics. He discusses how his team is integrating large language models and shares his perspective on the transformative impact that generative AI could …

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'Spooked' 26:03

8M ago26:03

26:03

This is a spooky episode of “Check Out This Podcast”! Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Spooked.” “Spooked” is from the folks behind “Snap Judgement” and is hosted by Glynn Washington, a lover of the supernatural. In “Spooked: The Sinkhole,” listeners hear from a man named Moses about a supernatural surprise that he finds in his lawn. See …

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Jeff Sonderman: Leveraging Generative AI to Optimize Business Processes 47:34

8M ago47:34

47:34

Newsroom Robots now has a newsletter! Subscribe to receive podcast summaries and be the first to know when a new episode is released. Sign up here. In this episode, Jeff Sonderman, the founder and CEO of Delta Flow Solutions, joins Nikita Roy to discuss the transformative potential of generative AI in streamlining business operations across analyti…

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Ernest Kung: How The Associated Press Built Five AI Tools for Local Newsrooms 48:26

8M ago48:26

48:26

Ernest Kung, the AI Product Manager for The Associated Press joins Nikita Roy to share how the AP has been helping local newsrooms implement artificial intelligence into their workflows as part of the Local News Initiative. He also discusses the deal that AP signed with OpenAI and the newsroom’s recently published AI guidelines. Before joining the …

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'Twenty Thousand Hertz' 30:30

8M ago30:30

30:30

Katey and Quigley discuss the “Recalculating” episode of the popular podcast “Twenty Thousand Hertz”. This podcast is hosted by Dallas Taylor, and as hinted in the episode name, this episode is about the voices that live inside our cars, phones, computers and everything else. Taylor is the creative director of DEFACTO SOUND which specializes in hig…

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Charlie Beckett & Munmun De Choudhury: The Role of the News Industry in Safeguarding Democracy in the Age of AI-Generated Misinformation (Recorded at Online News Association's Onward 2023) 43:05

9M ago43:05

43:05

Charlie Beckett, Professor and Founding Director of Polis, the international journalism think tank at the London School of Economics and Munmun De Choudhury, Associate Professor of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology, join host Nikita Roy in this episode. Together, they explore the intricacies of AI-generated misinformation, it…

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Uli Köppen & Miranda Marcus: Approaches In AI Innovation From Two of Europe's Public Broadcasters (Recorded at Online News Association's Onward 2023) 41:38

9M ago41:38

41:38

Uli Köppen, Head of AI + Automation Lab and Co-Lead of BR Data at Germany's Public Broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Miranda Marcus, Head of BBC News Labs, join Nikita Roy for a conversation on how AI has been a part of their newsrooms. This episode is a recording of the virtual panel at the Online News Association's ONWARD-2023 event on S…

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'Strike Force Five' 30:41

9M ago30:41

30:41

Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Strike Force Five”. This podcast is brought to you by “rival” late night hosts Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert to raise money for their staffs that are out of office due to the Writer’s Guild of America strike. The hosts of “Strike Force Five” talk about things they…

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Nick Diakopoulos: The Potential of Fine-Tuning Large Language Models on Newsroom Data 39:49

9M ago39:49

39:49

Nick Diakopoulos, Communication Studies and Computer Science Professor at Northwestern University joins Nikita Roy to discuss the opportunities fine-tuning Large Language Models offer for news organizations, and the impact of generative AI on news production and the broader information ecosystem. Nick directs the Computational Journalism Lab and is…

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Francesco Marconi: Opportunities and Challenges of Large Language Models in Journalism 49:59

9M ago49:59

49:59

Francesco Marconi, the co-founder and CEO of AppliedXL, joins Nikita Roy to discuss the opportunities and challenges that Large Language Models present to the news industry, emphasizing the need for collaboration between tech companies and newsrooms. Francesco also covers copyright and data access challenges and proposes long-term business model in…

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