Best Teagasc Podcasts (2024)

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AgriFocus: Weather and tillage with Teagasc's Michael Hennessy 23:51

8d ago23:51

23:51

In this episode, head of Crops Knowledge Transfer Department at Teagasc, Michael Hennessy joins us to discuss everything to do with the effect the extended wet weather has had on the tillage sector. Go beyond the headlines with our new podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key issues that directly impact on farmers…

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Weather and tillage with Teagasc's Michael Hennessy 23:51

8d ago23:51

23:51

In this episode, head of Crops Knowledge Transfer Department at Teagasc, Michael Hennessy joins us to discuss everything to do with the effect the extended wet weather has had on the tillage sector. Go beyond the headlines with our new podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key issues that directly impact on farmers…

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The Farming Week: MEPs agree to CAP review | DAFM Farm inspections resume as weather improves | Humphreys announces €40 million to upgrade rural laneways 29:11

9h ago29:11

29:11

Charles O'Donnell, Rubina Freiberg and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: MEPS vote for CAP simplification DAFM inspections resume Revenue to give clarity on VAT refunds Land values to rise by 6% in 2024 €40 million to upgrade rural laneways Ireland’s new national …

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Your Weekly Grass10 Update 4:19

1d ago4:19

4:19

On this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures for the week. With surplus grass on many farms, Joseph also discusses grazing advice and he has a grazing update from County Sligo, with Young Category Winner of the Sustainable GFOY Evan …

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Life Scientific, an Irish company producing generic ag-chems 24:56

1d ago24:56

24:56

Life Scientific, is an Irish company researching, developing and manufacturing off-patent plant protection products for the global market. For this week’s Tillage Edge, Michael Hennessy was joined by Ruth Stanley, the Ireland and UK country manager, to tell us a bit more about the company, and by Scott Lovell, from Croplink, who distribute some of …

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Dispelling some of the myths around TB (Bovine Tuberculosis) 19:46

2d ago19:46

19:46

David Quinn, Superintending Veterinary Inspector at Department Of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is on this week’s joint episode of the Beef Edge and the Dairy Edge with hosts Catherine Egan and James Dunne to dispel some of the myths around TB (Bovine Tuberculosis). Ireland’s TB Eradication Scheme started in 1954. A TB forum was set up in 2018 …

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The National Sheep Welfare Scheme 24:32

3d ago24:32

24:32

David Buckley from the Department of Agriculture is on this week’s OviCast to discuss key aspects of the new National Sheep Welfare Scheme. David first gives an overview of the scheme, we discuss eligibility, reference numbers and the application procedure. David then takes us through the various tasks explaining how they would work and what docume…

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Dispelling some of the myths around TB (Bovine Tuberculosis) 19:42

4d ago19:42

19:42

David Quinn, Superintending Veterinary Inspector at the Department Of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is on this week’s joint episode of the Dairy Edge and the Beef Edge with hosts James Dunne and Catherine Egan to dispel some of the myths around TB (Bovine Tuberculosis). David gives a detailed breakdown on Ireland’s TB statistics. He describes t…

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The management of grassland peats 59:27

4d ago59:27

59:27

Dr. Patrick Tuohy, Teagasc Moorepark, joined Mark Gibson, Head of the Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series, to discuss the management of grassland peats. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar which was facilitated by Teagasc’s Pat Murphy. To register for future…

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Using Hormones to Suppress Ash Dieback 18:28

5d ago18:28

18:28

Winners of the BT Young Scientist group project and Teagasc award, Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan students, Abigail and Erica O’Brien Murray and Olivia O’Shea, join us to discuss how we can save the common ash. For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/environmentedge/…

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The Farming Week: New €100 tillage aid payment will ‘cover all crops harvested in 2024’ | Dairy reduction scheme ‘off the table’ | HSA issues safety alert to owners of agricultural tipping trailers 23:51

8d ago23:51

23:51

Stella Meehan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: €100/ha for tillage farmers who plant in 2024 Dairy exit scheme ‘off the table’ Weather impacts dairy market outlook Co-ops report sharp drop in profits ‘Agri-related’ water incident affects 500 people in Mayo Sa…

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Your Weekly Grass10 Update 6:26

8d ago6:26

6:26

For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures for the week. With an improving weather forecast, Joseph discusses getting back on track with grazing and fertiliser and has a grazing update from Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year…

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Managing winter crops in the coming weeks 23:02

9d ago23:02

23:02

Teagasc Tillage Specialists, Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, joined Michael Hennessy on the latest Tillage Edge podcast to talk about winter crop management over the next couple of weeks. First, Ciaran touched on the complexity of applying multiple products to crops which have not received any treatment yet. He says that winter barley which is due …

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The key management tasks to do at present 30:21

9d ago30:21

30:21

Sheep Specialists, Michael Gottstein and Damian Costello, are on this week’s OviCast to discuss some of the key management tasks to do on farms at present. We discuss fertiliser application, planning for silage and grazing management and we look at the scenarios where supplementation is needed. In the second half we switch to dealing with the vario…

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The actions to implement on farm in the coming weeks 17:20

10d ago17:20

17:20

With the current extended rainfall, on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, Future Beef advisor Gabriel Trayers and Alan Dillion DairyBeef 500 manager give an update from around the country along with tips and advice to implement on farms for the coming weeks. Alan also discusses health issues while Gabriel outlines issues in relation to the breeding sea…

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The pitfalls of measuring carbon stocks from grassland soils 1:01:16

11d ago1:01:16

1:01:16

Professor Owen Fenton, Teagasc Johnstown Castle, joined Mark Gibson, Head of the Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss the pitfalls of measuring carbon stocks from grassland soils. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar which was facilitated by Teagasc…

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Ensuring breeding success with maiden heifers 33:13

11d ago33:13

33:13

With the difficult conditions at farm level, much of the conversation over the last number of weeks has centred around ensuring the milking herd are properly fed. These conditions have also meant that maiden heifers have remained housed on a lot of farms for longer than normal this spring and on this week’s Dairy Edge, James Dunne is joined by Teag…

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The Farming Week: The Farming Week: Another 10 days rain before high pressure arrives | Details of fodder transport subsidy scheme | Anger at lack of support for tillage sector 27:43

15d ago27:43

27:43

Francess McDonnell, Aisling O’Brien and Colm Ryan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: · Met Éireann says high pressure due to set in · Fodder Transport Support Measure unveiled · Anger at lack of support for tillage sector · Stretching out silage and turning out stock at Lough Funs…

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Cropping decisions for the coming weeks 25:36

15d ago25:36

25:36

The continuing poor weather is forcing many farmers to change their cropping decisions and on this week’s Tillage Edge, Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, both Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, discuss the benefits and risks of making cropping changes. Shay explains that the choice between planting seed which cannot be returned and leaving it in the she…

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Your Weekly Grass10 Update 5:59

15d ago5:59

5:59

On this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures for the week. Joseph explains the options for farmers starting their second rotation and those with low % grazed & we also hear from featured farmer Stephen Buttimer from county Cork. Link…

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Nematodirus forecast 2024 17:09

16d ago17:09

17:09

Dr. James O’Shaughnessy from the Department of Agriculture’s Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Backweston joins us on the latest OviCast to discuss this year’s Nematodirus forecast. James first explains the condition, symptoms and we discuss the high risk periods around the country. We discuss treatment, some of the factors that may lead to…

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Tips & advice for closing silage ground 12:30

16d ago12:30

12:30

With the difficult weather conditions, DairyBeef 500 advisor Gordon Peppard is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast with some timely tips in relation to closing ground for silage. Gordon highlights that on many farms silage ground won’t be cut but this could provide an opportunity to cut this silage earlier and hence have after grass coming into the ro…

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Managing the herd in the current weather conditions 28:29

17d ago28:29

28:29

On this week’s episode of the Dairy Edge, Donal Patton, Teagasc Ballyhaise and Mike Egan, Teagasc , discussed at a recent Teagasc webinar the current weather conditions and scenarios facing farmers across the country and how best to deal with them. Donal first talked through the current situation in Ballyhaise and then discussed trial work that was…

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Managing the challenging grazing conditions 17:45

18d ago17:45

17:45

For this week’s OviCast, we discuss grazing management with Dr Philip Creighton. With the challenging conditions we discuss the grazing situation around the country, opening covers and the impact of delayed fertiliser application on grass growth. Philip discusses managing supplies, targeted supplementation where supplies are tight and grazing strat…

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Market opportunities for organic food 1:00:11

18d ago1:00:11

1:00:11

Emmet Doyle, Organic Sector Manager with Bord Bia, Dr. Brigid Little, Agricultural Inspector, Feeding Stuff Division, Department of Agriculture, and Joe Kelleher, Organic Specialist, Teagasc, joined Pat Murphy, Teagasc’s Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss market opportunities for …

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The Farming Week: ‘No money’ for fodder support scheme | Weather potentially costing dairy farmers €30m every week | Calls for derogation to allow feed and fertiliser farm deliveries 25:48

22d ago25:48

25:48

Charles O’Donnell, Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: • Non-essential farm inspections paused • Minister meets banks on short term finance for farmers • Milk processors urged to pay ‘hardship top-up’ on March milk • Concern over workload faci…

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Your Weekly Grass10 Update 6:27

22d ago6:27

6:27

For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures for the week. As the wet weather continues, Joseph discusses grazing management advice and he has an update from Shane Seymour in county Tipperary. Link to this week’s newsletter: https:/…

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Jim McCarthy’s update from Romania 40:46

23d ago40:46

40:46

Jim McCarthy joins the Tillage Edge again this week with the latest on managing the 16,000 hectare farm in Romania and to share some insights on the global grain trade. Jim discusses the agronomy of growing crops in Romania and how the farm is growing most of their crops using less nitrogen but with an increased use of digital farming methods. Jim …

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AgriFocus: Land price values with Sherry Fitzgerald 24:56

23d ago24:56

24:56

In this episode, Agriland editor, Stella Meehan sits down with associate director with Sherry Fitzgerald Country Homes, Farms & Estates, Philip Guckian to discuss the latest Agricultural Land Price Barometer. He explains what type of land is fetching the highest prices, why large estates are more difficult to come by in some areas of the country an…

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Land price values with Sherry Fitzgerald 24:54

23d ago24:54

24:54

In this episode, Agriland editor, Stella Meehan sits down with associate director with Sherry Fitzgerald Country Homes, Farms & Estates, Philip Guckian to discuss the latest Agricultural Land Price Barometer. He explains what type of land is fetching the highest prices, why large estates are more difficult to come by in some areas of the country an…

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Future Beef farmer Trevor Boland gives an update on his farm 12:04

24d ago12:04

12:04

Future Beef programme farmer Trevor Boland is on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast to give an update on his farm, closing for silage and selecting sires. Trevor farms part-time in county Sligo and his main enterprise is an autumn calving suckler herd, calving August to October. The bull calves are sold at 10-12 months with a target weigh…

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How to pass a Department of Agriculture farm inspection & what to expect 27:00

26d ago27:00

27:00

How likely are you to get an inspection, what to expect and what are the top issues found during inspection? Department of Agriculture District Inspector in the Integrated Controls Divisions, Raymond O’Neill joins us to discuss conditionality. For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.i…

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Incorporating white clover into grassland swards 20:48

25d ago20:48

20:48

Recognition of the high forage quality and the nitrogen (N) fixation benefits of grass-white clover pastures has led to a resurgence of interest in its use as a means of reducing the economic and environmental costs in livestock agriculture. On this week’s Dairy Edge podcast, Teagasc grassland researcher Caitlin Looney and Teagasc Grass 10 advisor …

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The Farming Week: Weather woes and fodder shortages | ACRES exemptions due to poor ground conditions | The cattle trough design that went viral on TikTok 20:02

29d ago20:02

20:02

Charles O’Donnell, Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: · Weather woes and fodder shortages on farms · ACRES exemptions due to poor ground conditions · Why did non-ACRES farmers receive €5,000 payment? · EU driving licence proposals could have …

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The situation with current feed ingredient prices 16:27

29d ago16:27

16:27

Kieran Keane, Pig Research Technician specialising in nutrition, with the Teagasc Pig Development Department joins Amy Quinn on the latest Pig Edge podcast to discuss current feed ingredient prices, the new Teagasc pig feed lab and current and upcoming Teagasc pig nutrition research trials. For more episodes and information from the Pig Edge podcas…

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Buffer zones – where to put them on your farm 11:28

30d ago11:28

11:28

Buffer zones are important to protect waterbodies and Hugh Rooney, a Teagasc ASSAP advisor, joins this week’s Tillage Edge to talk about how buffer zones are necessary and what benefits these areas can bring. Hugh explains that protecting waterbodies from nitrates, phosphates, sediment, pesticides and organic matter are all crucial to help the heal…

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Weekly Grass10 Update 5:23

29d ago5:23

5:23

On this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures for the week. Joseph also discusses feeding the cow as poor weather forces farmers to house and he has an update from dairy farmer Kevin Murphy in county Wexford. Link to this week’s Grass…

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DairyBeef 500 financial & slaughter performance update 20:30

1M ago20:30

20:30

DairyBeef 500 Manager, Alan Dillon, is on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast with some tips for rearing calves at this time of year, the financial performance update for 2023 as well as slaughter performance. With a difficult spring to get cattle out to grass on programme farms, Alan outlines the plan at the moment with some cattle going …

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The future of Irish dairy breeding with ICBF CEO, Sean Coughlan 29:57

1M ago29:57

29:57

Sean Coughlan, CEO of ICBF, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the origins of ICBF, what it has done since its creation back in 1998 and what the future looks like for dairy breeding. Sean first gives a brief description of how ICBF came into being under the stewardship of Dr. Brian Wickham as the first CEO in 1998 whe…

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Water quality and agriculture challenges and opportunities 1:00:45

1M ago1:00:45

1:00:45

Dr. Jenny Deakin, Senior Catchment Scientist, EPA, joined Mark Gibson, Head of the Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss water quality and agriculture challenges and opportunities. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar which was facilitated by Teagasc…

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Sheep trade update 41:57

1M ago41:57

41:57

Sheep and Schemes editor from the Irish Farmers Journal, Darren Carty, is on this week’s OviCast to talk about the current sheep trade. With prices hitting new highs we chat about the trade at the moment. Darren talks to us about the hogget trade this spring, the start of the early lamb hitting the market and niche markets for milk lamb. We discuss…

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The Farming Week: Farmers running out of fodder | FCI contractor charge guide | Roundup of milk prices 29:44

1M ago29:44

29:44

Charles O’Donnell, Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: - FCI contractor charge guide published - Increase in prices for farm plastic recycling - Imminent increase in green diesel price - Farmers running out of fodder and spring grazing is 'unworkab…

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AgriFocus: Record sheep prices with Seamus McMenamin of Bord Bia 20:12

1M ago20:12

20:12

In this episode, Agriland deputy news editor Francess McDonnell, speaks to sheepmeat and livestock manager with Bord Bia, Seamus McMenamin about record sheep prices being seen in the run-up to Easter. They discuss the prospects for the sheep trade for 2024, how prices and have improved since 2023 and markets for Irish sheepmeat and lamb. The AgriFo…

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Record sheep prices with Seamus McMenamin of Bord Bia 20:12

1M ago20:12

20:12

In this episode, Agriland deputy news editor Francess McDonnell, speaks to sheepmeat and livestock manager with Bord Bia, Seamus McMenamin about record sheep prices being seen in the run-up to Easter. They discuss the prospects for the sheep trade for 2024, how prices and have improved since 2023 and markets for Irish sheepmeat and lamb. The AgriFo…

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Weekly Grass10 Update 5:07

1M ago5:07

5:07

For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures for the week . Joseph discusses current grazing management with the poor weather, the launch of the Spring clover events throughout the country and has a grazing update from farmer David …

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Sean Kelly MEP discusses EU policy and the tillage sector 27:36

1M ago27:36

27:36

Sean Kelly, who is a Member of the European Parliament for Ireland South, joined the Tillage Edge this week to chat about how EU policy is put in place and the influence farmers can have when these policies are being devised. Firstly, Sean welcomed the move by the EU to reduce red tape and is keen to follow this through to implementation. He said f…

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10 years of experience in an organic beef system 20:43

1M ago20:43

20:43

Ken Gill operates an autumn calving, organic suckler to beef system located in Co Offaly and he joins Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to explain his system. He has 73 suckler cows calving from the end of July to mid-September and all progeny are brought to beef with the aim to slaughter at 24 months. Ken says that one of the big cha…

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The LoCAM-Dairy Project 58:08

1M ago58:08

58:08

Dr. James Humphreys, Principal Research Officer, Solohead Farm, Teagasc, joined Pat Murphy, Teagasc’s Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture-based dairy production (LoCAM-dairy). A questions and answers session took place at the en…

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Why are we all talking about Nitrogen? 27:11

1M ago27:11

27:11

Matthew Moylan, ASSAP, Tirlan advisor, Kilkenny Tirlan, chats to Deirdre and Cathal on the latest Environment Edge podcast about how to minimise nitrogen leaching on farms. For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/environmentedge/By Teagasc.ie

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Improving silage quality within our dairy systems 34:01

1M ago34:01

34:01

The need for enough quality silage in our dairy systems is often underestimated. With silage stocks reducing and average quality on a lot of farms there is a need for farmers to put a silage plan in place for 2024. Dairy advisor William Byrne, and dairy farmer, Michael Lally, join James Dunne on the latest Dairy Edge podcast to discuss some of the …

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