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Colette Bennett and Matt Silverman chat weekly about the most important topic in human civilization: video games. They discuss games they’re playing, gaming news, online communities, streaming culture, and emerging trends in virtual and augmented reality.
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INFLUENCE

Matt Silverman

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What does it really take to make a living (and an impact) on the Internet today? Join Matt Silverman (who has been covering online culture for 15+ years) in conversation with YouTubers, musicians, podcasters, streamers, journalists, TikTokers and more about turning creativity into a job, building community on ever-changing platforms, and their complex relationships with huge online audiences. INFLUENCE is the relaunch of 2 GIRLS 1 PODCAST, a weekly comedy/interview show about fascinating onl ...
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The Future Will Not Be Podcast

The Future Will Not Be Podcast

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THE FUTURE WILL NOT BE PODCAST is an unscripted conversation about Future Shock — the idea that technology is accelerating so quickly that human minds, laws, and societies can't keep up, and why that is a fundamentally new problem for our generation, and our children. It's hosted by 3 guys who have covered technology and media for a decade: Matt Silverman, Evan Engel, and Alex Fitzpatrick. Our logo is designed by Emily Caufield. Our theme music is "Yesterday" by Otis McDonald (CC/YouTube Aud ...
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Scam Economy

Matt Binder

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Bitcoin, the Blockchain, Web3, NFTs...welcome to the Scam Economy. Host Matt Binder (The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder, DOOMED) dives into the world of cryptocurrency in order to reveal the frauds, grifts, and scams. And there's plenty because, really, the whole thing is a scam. It's the Scam Economy.
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For the Greater Groove: The Future of Strings is a collection of chats/jams with some of the leaders in the progressive string playing community. The focus is on grooving and playing rhythm strings, like rhythm guitar. Grooving is the crucial entry point into our popular musical culture and something virtually ignored in traditional classical training. Each show includes a "Groove Hacker" segment, in which we take a groove from a recording and recreate it on strings; a Groove Topic/Question ...
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Invest Florida - A Real Estate Podcast

Eric Odum, Steven Silverman

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Looking for an edge in the real estate investment market? Not sure which markets or market segments offer the best opportunities or which strategies to implement? You have come to the right place….Hosts Eric Odum and Steven Silverman blend decades of combined experience in the real estate investment market along with their expert guests covering topics in lending, investment strategies, property management and development…. giving you actionable investment ideas each and every episode you ca ...
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RECO12

Justin B

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An Addiction Recovery Lunch-hour Speaker Meeting. A new guest speaker with at least 1 year sobriety from any addiction, and who is actively working in recovery, will speak for 25 minutes each week on a specific recovery topic. This will be followed by a moderated 25 minute Q & A session from the live audience. The live speaker meetings will be held on Zoom each Friday at 10:00 AM Pacific time. To attend the live recordings and have the opportunity of asking questions of the guest, please sen ...
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Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell are giving listeners the inside story on some of Conan’s most iconic late-night moments, stretching from his 1993 debut on NBC’s Late Night to his recent CONAN on TBS finale. Starting from the very beginning, they’ll speak with some of Conan’s most iconic guests, writers, and the man himself. We’ve got all kinds of great stories this season - like that time Conan got in hot water with the government of Finland, or how the Late Night team helped J ...
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My small Youtube channel started on March 17th 2020 quickly grew to 60 thousand subscribers with millions of views from people who were searching for truth, especially about the much maligned "Q intel drops". I mirrored my content via podcast and started an email newsletter called "The Sean Morgan Report". I was able to interview Google Whistleblower Zach Vorhies, Vaccine Truther Dr. Christiane Northrup, Political analyst Praying Medic and other notable intellectuals who were questioning the ...
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No one: Nintendo: How 'bout waking up to coin sounds every time you move? Nintendo's latest hardware is here, and it's a $100 alarm clock that turns your mornings into a psychotic fever dream. We discuss why it's weird, bad, and already sold out. Plus: A fascinating (and seriously biased) deep dive into Roblox's horrible reputation. Colette caved a…
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Matt and Carriss speak to us today on emotional sobriety and restoring intimacy. Although sexaholism was pervasive in Matt's family of origin, he didn't know there was a name for it until his wife's own sexaholism brought him to S-Anon in 2021. It wasn't until he was about nine months in that he finally realized he had work to do on himself, and by…
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In today's Afro-Euro Reco12, Arron K from the UK speaks on Willingness. Here is a little about Arron: Separated from alcohol and substance on 24th May 2023. AA home group(big book comes alive in Sheffield) Friday. (Secretary) CA home group (step11 meeting)Saturday-(GSR) I’m sponsored by 2 guys. My in person sponsor in Sheffield and my overseas spon…
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When "Thorsten A. Integrity" created a trivia challenge for his co-workers in 1997, he never dreamed it would become the Internet's most exclusive knowledge battleground. The proprietor of LearnedLeague (whose *actual* name is Shayne Bushfield) built a thoughtful trivia tournament on defense mechanics and the honor system. And when it finally got o…
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Ubisoft can't catch a break. Their development costs are through the roof, their games are flopping, and the next entry in their marquee franchise "Assassins' Creed" has been delayed, sending share prices (and confidence) plummeting. Plus, more notes on "Echoes of Wisdom," Matt's continued adventures in the Forgotten Realms of "Baldur's Gate 3," an…
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Liza has been qualified for and in & out of a host of 12-step rooms throughouther entire life, beginning at 8 years old... Every manner of program opportunity relative to familial, chemical, physical, mental, relational, emotional, behavioral, medical, traumatic, legal, experiential... Liza hasn't had (or wanted) an alcoholic beverage since Dec. 31…
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This week, Reco12 continues with the "Ask-it Basket" project we started in July. In this conversation, Justin B and Michelle K, discuss several more questions that were submitted from various addicts from various backgrounds and locations. We dive deep into healing relationships, Higher Power, and working with others and creating the fellowship we …
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Jamie Baldanza has always been an animal lover. When the ad agency art director started posting her photos of local New Jersey horses online, the world took notice. Then, on a trip out to the American West, she brought back more than just stunning pics for the 'Gram. A life-changing passion for documenting and protecting wild horses took root. Sinc…
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Southern Comfort. It's the first drink Scott ever had. He was 14 and remembers it clearly. When he was 16 he started smoking marijuana and it wasn't long before he moved on to meth, hallucinogens and cocaine and referred to himself as an "unlicensed pharmacist". Scott's heavy drinking and drug use wasn't recreational, it was a way of life. He felt …
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"The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" came out for the Nintendo Switch this week, and it is charming, adorable, fun, and extremely innovative. There's just one problem: The frame rates whip around faster and harder than Tingle cashing in his rupees. Due to the (now passed) hurricane in the Southern U.S., Colette takes a break this week (all is we…
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In today's Afro-Euro Reco12, Silvio D speaks on the Non-Negotiables of Recovery. Here is a little about Silvio: Silvio is an active member of Cocaine Anonymous, sponsored and sponsoring, he’s been through the steps twice and is coming up to 3 years of sobriety, one day at a time. He also hosts and publishes the 12-step recovery podcast “12 Steps & …
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YouTube recently announced two new features. "Veo" will allow users to create AI-generated clips and backgrounds for Shorts. And "Hype" is a new way for fans to support small and medium-sized channels. The former seems like a bad but inevitable feature that will flood YouTube with synthetic, low-effort content. But the latter could be a major leap …
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Sharon started her recovery journey on October 21, 1985 when she was released from the bondage of alcohol. Since then, she has uncovered and discovered other addictions and afflictions that she has experienced relief from. She is a grateful member of several 12-step programs including AA, FA, SLAA, Alanon/S-Anon, and ACoA. Sharon is grateful to be …
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A big announcement shook the Game-O-Verse to its core earlier this week. "Flappy Bird," the massively viral mobile game from 2014, would be making a triumphant return: New game modes, updated levels, and...crypto? An entity called "The Flappy Bird Foundation" plans to resurrect the beloved game this year. But as the media poked at this announcement…
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In today's Afro-Euro Reco12, Chris D speaks on a A Sane and Sound Ideal. Here is a little about Chris: Chris D comes from London, UK. He found the rooms of recovery via AlAnon, but found the program of recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous & Cocaine Anonymous and he has been clean & sober since 23/12/2005. He is grateful to have discovered that the prom…
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Matt Hobbs was a working musician and the "house band" for an improv theater in Atlanta. Then the pandemic hit in 2020. With live performance on hold and life getting boring, he looked for musical inspiration at home. Luckily, his two adorable chihuahuas, Lenny and Mar-Pup, delivered. On a whim, he began writing short and ridiculous songs from the …
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Gwen spent almost 20 years going in and out of 12-step rooms, struggling to do her part to recover from her food addiction. After years of failing and relapse, she became suicidal. This scared her enough to make one final effort to find recovery . . . and she found it! The more Gwen focused her recovery efforts on a few basic practices outlined in …
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Busy lives, work schedules, children, and sleep did not permit a co-operative recording this week, so Matt shares how starting "Baldur's Gate 3" last week with Colette's husband Patrick and friend-of-the show Sky Burkson has been a transformative experience. We shall return with more BG3 shenanigans (and the week's news) next Friday! Join our Disco…
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The Internet Archive, a non-profit repository for BILLIONS of pieces of media, has been lending digital books from its library since 2011 without a hitch. But in March 2020, they made one crucial mistake that now poses an existential threat to the online "Library of Alexandria." This week, The Internet Archive lost its appeal in a lawsuit brought b…
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In today's Afro-Euro Reco12, Sam L speaks on a Decade of living in recovery. Here is a little about Sam: * Sobered up 1 April 2009-Dec 2013 * Only got sponsor 2012 * Cleaned up 1 Sept 2014 to date * Got sponsor armed with the facts * Home group CA St Pauls Cheltenham * 3 sponsees through steps in 2024 * 1 new sponsee * Fully surrendered to God 27 N…
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After 8 years in development and two weeks of beta testing, Sony has pulled the plug on "Concord" after a shockingly low player count. The hero shooter failed to pull its target audience away from the 47 other live service games they're already playing, and Sony has de-listed it for sale and refunded those who have pre-purchased. What does this say…
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Sheryl A had a spiritual experience on May 12, 2022 through working the 12 Step Program outlined in the Big Book of AA. Since then, Sheryl has been journeying in recovery from food addiction and codependency through a spiritual solution that has set her free. She will talk about a new way of living beyond mere abstinence as she shares her experienc…
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In today's Afro-Euro Reco12, Nikki M speaks on being Reborn. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host every other Wednesday at 9AM GMT / 11AM Israel time. Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping …
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SightlessKombat is a video game streamer and reviewer, who also consults on some of the industry's biggest titles: "God of War," "Sea of Thieves," "Horizon: Forbidden West," and more. Yet he has never seen a single pixel. That's because he was born blind — completely without vision. But he was drawn to video games from a young age because ... well,…
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This week, Reco12 continues with the "Ask-it Basket" project we started in July with the Recovery Guy, Robert Pardon. Robert has been a speaker on the Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast several times on meetings 44, 91, and 145. In this conversation, Robert and Justin B bring in Michelle K, who has what I want, to discuss several more questions that we…
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Rax got sober from drugs and alcohol September 12th, 2011. She started working the steps of CoDependents Anonymous in September 2022. She currently has a sponsor, is a sponsor, and is working CoDA and AA steps. Rax has held CoDA workshops in FL, held service positions at different district levels, and always does service at group levels. She is alw…
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The past week+ has seen an avalanche of announcements, teasers, demos, updates, DLCs, collab-os, and shadow drops. Why?? Gamescom 2024 and a surprise Direct from Miyamoto & Co. We pluck out the most interesting and hype-filled tidbits, including some games you should download RIGHT MEOW. Plus: What's up with the puppet museum in Atlanta? Join our D…
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In today's Afro-Euro Reco12, Anthony B speaks on Sponsorship. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host every other Wednesday at 9AM GMT / 11AM Israel time. Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping…
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Most people can agree that protecting children from harmful online content — self-harm, disordered eating, gore, disinformation, extreme social pressure — is a good idea. Much of that falls on parents. But algorithms are disturbingly good at showing us extreme content we never searched, but can't look away from. Addiction (and thus more ads) is soc…
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Erica Davenport is our speaker today. Here is a bit about her in her own words: "I was homeless and experienced domestic violence. Was almost killed and almost raped. One day I believe I met an angel through all of my scary moments who pulled me aside and told me she had been looking for me to give me a message. What she told me was amazing. And al…
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Another day, another news story about studios laying off hundreds of video game developers. Why did this industry become so volatile? And what makes game devs so vulnerable to job insecurity, especially when the industry's profits have never been higher? This week we're joined by Dr. Johanna Weststar, a professor of labor studies (and Stardew enthu…
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Karen A talks about her experience with managing life when life gets lifey - Dealing with the overwhelming thoughts, while caring for a family, managing a career, builders/ renovations and continuing to show up when it's much easier for us to cut bait & run to cut back on recovery. Resting on our Laurels, however lets see how Karen A handles this i…
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The flood of allegations around the world's most famous influencer range from petty YouTube drama to serious (and possibly illegal) safety issues. MrBeast is very popular in our household, but the raft of controversy makes us question whether our kids should keep enjoying their favorite YouTube channel. This week, I break down why The Beast is unde…
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Jay Westbrook has been sober since December 2nd, 1988. He spent most of that time in Los Angeles, but moved to Tupelo Mississippi two years ago. He's been a hospice nurse and Grief + Loss Counselor for over three decades. Jay authored "Compassionate Journeys: Lessons From My Work With the Dying," and has a new book "Relationship Resilience: Applyin…
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Larian Studios has shared player data on the 1-year anniversary of their smash hit "Baldur's Gate 3." Among the fascinating tidbits is that only 34 players have reached a VERY rare ending to the story that can only be unlocked through a specific sequence of events. What's more, there's an even SECRET-er ending that cannot be reached by normal means…
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It's a busy week here in my house, so while I'm lining up fresh interviews for you, please enjoy this feed drop from my other show, where we interviewed two wonderful video game speedrunners who race through one of the chillest games ever made: "Stardew Valley." - Originally published on January 13, 2023 - Where RUSHING into marriage is a good idea…
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Alex is speaking today as the guest on Reco12 with Silvio D as the host as Justin takes a couple of weeks for some vacation. Alex is a first time Reco12 speaker and speaks on Spiritual Bypass. Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addiction and sharing tools and hope from those on a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, fa…
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After a 33 year run, the print magazine and website "Game Informer" has been abruptly shuttered by its parent company, GameStop. Fans and preservationists have been scrambling this week to preserve its decades of articles, but the fate of the digital content remains unknown. We discuss the importance of media preservation, and why it's so hard for …
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Today we will hear Sam in the Afro-Euro Reco12 Meeting. He will be speaking on the topic of Going at Gd's Pace on the Pathway of Recovery. Here is a little about Sam in his own words: I am Sam, a debtor and underearner. I have been working the the program with increasing intensity for the past three yesrs. I used to rotutinely max out credit cards,…
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You and everyone you love will die. There's no way around it. Yet we rarely talk or think about the topic until we have to. For the first time in human history, we are "living longer and dying slower." That's good news, but it also creates a cultural disassociation with the reality of death. But there's a growing movement - online and IRL - around …
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Tom T is speaking today as the guest on Reco12 with Silvio D as the host as Justin takes a couple of weeks for some vacation. Tom T is a first time Reco12 speaker and speaks on Right-sizing. Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addiction and sharing tools and hope from those on a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, fait…
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Screen actors reached a deal with movie, TV, and streaming studios earlier this year after striking over pay, benefits, and AI. But what about voice acting in video games? Specifically when it comes to AI, they feel more vulnerable in the short term: Audiences have accepted stiff, robotic video game characters for decades. In response to the loomin…
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Today we will hear from Inna M in the Afro-Euro Reco12 Meeting. She will be speaking on the Spiritual Experience. Here is a little about Inna M in her own words: Inna alcoholic addict I work the steps through the Big Book Aa Recently started doing steps in Coda as well The program has changed my life in every way I was a hopeless walking tornado th…
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The surreal machinima "Skibidi Toilet" has been viewed 65 BILLION times across platforms, attracting the attention of Hollywood explosion enthusiast Michael Bay. The mega producer (Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean) has licensed the bizarre web series to make a feature length film or TV series. The Gen Alpha meme generator is more than just a …
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Cameron F is speaking today as the guest on Reco12 with Silvio D as the host as Justin takes a couple of weeks for some vacation. Cameron has spoken on 3 previous Reco12 meetings as is a very involved member of Cocaine Anonymous and also hosts the monthly 12 Steps in 4 Hours workshops. His topic today will be on Responsible Sponsorship vs. Codepend…
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"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition" has arrived, bringing bite-sized speed run challenges from our favorite 8-bit '80s games. But more than just a nostalgia hit, this asynchronous online battle has some innovative delights, if you approach it with the right mindset. Matt shares impressions of his first week with the game. Colette is finally…
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This week, Reco12 branched out a little and did an "Ask-it Basket" with the Recovery Guy, Robert Pardon. Robert has been a speaker on the Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast several times on meetings 44, 91, and 145. In this conversation, Robert and Justin B discuss about 10 questions that were submitted from various addicts from various backgrounds and…
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Nira M speaks to us on how to sit with Grief in this Afro-Euro meeting of Reco12. Here is a little about Nira in her own words: I am recovered codependent and sex and love addict from Sweden, a member of CoDA, SLAA and SAA. I found my way into the rooms during the summer of 2022. My homegroup is The Nordic Primary Purpose Group of Sex Addicts Anony…
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When we report a spammer, a scammer, or online harassment, where does it go? Who decides what gets removed or banned? Bots can do some of the work, but when it comes to messy online emotions, we need human expertise for context and judgement. So who are these heroes? What do they see all day? And how does content moderation work on a global scale, …
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Only by the grace of God, Krissy F is still alive. She has been sober since December 6, 2006, but stayed sick sober for a long time, suffering from untreated alcoholism without realizing it. Krissy did the program 'her way,' avoiding certain steps and excluding God. For 14.5 years, she hung on by 'not drinking and going to meetings.' When she final…
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