Science and the City en Joins hosts Ashley and Kalpana as they discuss all thing STEM-related in a very down-to-earth way. Ashley is a mathematician and science communicator, while Kalpana is a space influencer and actor/writer. On top of Kalpana's work in tinseltown, both ladies are making their mark in Hollywood by working with some of the biggest studios. Hence the "city" part of the name. Together, they have a combined 1.9 million followers across social media and are both published authors. Science and the City is fun, casual, and most importantly, lead by women in STEM! https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6c6a47d2-376c-11f1-acb3-3fb894e493bd/image/fe9b7321b072dd2755363964ba7f52b0.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Science and the City no episodic Joins hosts Ashley and Kalpana as they discuss all thing STEM-related in a very down-to-earth way. Ashley is a mathematician and science communicator, while Kalpana is a space influencer and actor/writer. On top of Kalpana's work in tinseltown, both ladies are making their mark in Hollywood by working with some of the biggest studios. Hence the "city" part of the name. Together, they have a combined 1.9 million followers across social media and are both published authors. Science and the City is fun, casual, and most importantly, lead by women in STEM! Kalpana Pot scienceandthecitypodcast@gmail.com Episode 28! Largest 3D Universe Map, Dark Energy, AI and Humanity Ashley and Kalpana discuss DESI's largest 3D map of the universe, what the universe is comprised of, and they debate AI and whether humanity is good or bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 -0000 full Ashley and Kalpana discuss DESI's largest 3D map of the universe, what the universe is comprised of, and they debate AI and whether humanity is good or bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ashley and Kalpana discuss DESI's largest 3D map of the universe, what the universe is comprised of, and they debate AI and whether humanity is good or bad.

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]]> 2944 Episode 27! Hunting Exoplanets, NASA Budget Cuts, Science Luxury Kalpana breaks down some of the steps for hunting habitable alien worlds, Ashley breaks down the proposed cuts to NASA's budget, and both rant about how the luxury from science has made people disconnect from reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 May 2026 20:05:00 -0000 full Kalpana breaks down some of the steps for hunting habitable alien worlds, Ashley breaks down the proposed cuts to NASA's budget, and both rant about how the luxury from science has made people disconnect from reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Kalpana breaks down some of the steps for hunting habitable alien worlds, Ashley breaks down the proposed cuts to NASA's budget, and both rant about how the luxury from science has made people disconnect from reality.

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]]> 2323 yes Episode 26! Artemis Launch Experience Ashley talks about her experience at the Artemis 2 launch, and Kalpana talks about the dangers of re-entry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:02:00 -0000 full Ashley talks about her experience at the Artemis 2 launch, and Kalpana talks about the dangers of re-entry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ashley talks about her experience at the Artemis 2 launch, and Kalpana talks about the dangers of re-entry.

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]]> 2270 Episode 25! Ramayana, Communication, Antimatter We discuss the Indian mythology behind the land bridge connecting India and Sri Lanka, looking for worlds that are still alive, science communication, and transporting antimatter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:02:00 -0000 full We discuss the Indian mythology behind the land bridge connecting India and Sri Lanka, looking for worlds that are still alive, science communication, and transporting antimatter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We discuss the Indian mythology behind the land bridge connecting India and Sri Lanka, looking for worlds that are still alive, science communication, and transporting antimatter.

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]]> 2107 Episode 24! NEOs, Doggerland, Materials Engineering We discuss: 00:00 NEOs 06:38 Doggerland 13:10 Middle East 19:52 Appropriation 23:37 Science Labs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:05:00 -0000 full We discuss: 00:00 NEOs 06:38 Doggerland 13:10 Middle East 19:52 Appropriation 23:37 Science Labs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We discuss:

00:00 NEOs

06:38 Doggerland

13:10 Middle East

19:52 Appropriation

23:37 Science Labs

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]]> 1887 Episode 23! Bio Signature, Alien Worlds, and Fireballs We discuss detecting bio signatures on alien worlds, how we detect alien worlds, the age of the universe, Project Hail Mary, and the recent fireballs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:10:00 -0000 full 1 23 We discuss detecting bio signatures on alien worlds, how we detect alien worlds, the age of the universe, Project Hail Mary, and the recent fireballs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We discuss detecting bio signatures on alien worlds, how we detect alien worlds, the age of the universe, Project Hail Mary, and the recent fireballs.


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]]> 2306 yes Episode 22! SXSW, Monarch, Mars vs Venus Our experience at SXSW, Apple's Monarch show and how animals can change colors, and colonizing Mars vs Venus - which is actually the better choice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:15:00 -0000 full 1 22 Our experience at SXSW, Apple's Monarch show and how animals can change colors, and colonizing Mars vs Venus - which is actually the better choice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our experience at SXSW, Apple's Monarch show and how animals can change colors, and colonizing Mars vs Venus - which is actually the better choice?

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]]> 2564 no Episode 21! Project Hail Mary *Spoilers* Our thoughts on Project Hail Mary, movie vs book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:10:00 -0000 full 1 21 Our thoughts on Project Hail Mary, movie vs book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our thoughts on Project Hail Mary, movie vs book.

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]]> 2265 no Episode 20! UAP Files, The Internet, More Dumb Conspiracies UFOs Area 51 Magnetic Field Ozone Shutting Down Internet Women Built the Interne tDoomsday Prepping Losing Gravity for 7 Seconds Vaccines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:19:01 -0000 full 1 20 UFOs Area 51 Magnetic Field Ozone Shutting Down Internet Women Built the Interne tDoomsday Prepping Losing Gravity for 7 Seconds Vaccines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices UFOs

Area 51

Magnetic Field

Ozone

Shutting Down Internet

Women Built the Interne

tDoomsday Prepping

Losing Gravity for 7 Seconds

Vaccines

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]]> 1804 no Episode 19! WB Take-Over, Starlink, Vegan Food Is the WB takeover a sign of a declining Hollywood?Starlink has surpassed 10,000 satellites.AI - the good and the bad.#justicefororelhaVegan Food Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:10:00 -0000 full 1 19 Is the WB takeover a sign of a declining Hollywood?Starlink has surpassed 10,000 satellites.AI - the good and the bad.#justicefororelhaVegan Food Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Is the WB takeover a sign of a declining Hollywood?Starlink has surpassed 10,000 satellites.AI - the good and the bad.#justicefororelhaVegan Food

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]]> 2131 no Episode 18! Academia, Artemis Update, and Weather Control We talk about academia burnout while handling a career, an Artemis II update and what it means for future missions, and weather control conspiracies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:05:00 -0000 full 1 18 We talk about academia burnout while handling a career, an Artemis II update and what it means for future missions, and weather control conspiracies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We talk about academia burnout while handling a career, an Artemis II update and what it means for future missions, and weather control conspiracies.

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]]> 2338 no Episode 17! New Gravity Theory, Exploding Trees, Chat GPT ads This potential new gravity explanation is mind-blowing, trees don't really "explode", and Chat GPT will soon run ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:10:00 -0000 full 1 17 This potential new gravity explanation is mind-blowing, trees don't really "explode", and Chat GPT will soon run ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This potential new gravity explanation is mind-blowing, trees don't really "explode", and Chat GPT will soon run ads.


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]]> 2426 no Episode 16! Artemis II, Anthropic CEO, AI Robots Again discussing Artemis II before the postponement, Anthropic's CEO puts out an AI warning essay (ok, dude), and Boston Dynamics humanoid robot in the workplace. #science #womeninstem #ai #sciencenews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:10:00 -0000 full 1 16 Again discussing Artemis II before the postponement, Anthropic's CEO puts out an AI warning essay (ok, dude), and Boston Dynamics humanoid robot in the workplace. #science #womeninstem #ai #sciencenews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Again discussing Artemis II before the postponement, Anthropic's CEO puts out an AI warning essay (ok, dude), and Boston Dynamics humanoid robot in the workplace.


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]]> 2281 no Episode 15! Astronaut Illness, Nuclear Moon, Venezuelan Oil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:05:00 -0000 full 1 15 Astronaut Illness, Nuclear Moon, Venezuelan Oil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Astronaut Illness, Nuclear Moon, Venezuelan Oil

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]]> 1864 no Episode 14! Special Guest, Sylas Dean! You may know Sylas from his popular social media pages and/or his podcast, Creeptime the Podcast, where he talks about true crime and horror. He's also a very good friend of ours, so we thought we'd have a fun twist on our original discussions and pick the brain of someone who's passions lie elsewhere. Don't worry, there's still science! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:30:00 -0000 full 1 14 You may know Sylas from his popular social media pages and/or his podcast, Creeptime the Podcast, where he talks about true crime and horror. He's also a very good friend of ours, so we thought we'd have a fun twist on our original discussions and pick the brain of someone who's passions lie elsewhere. Don't worry, there's still science! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You may know Sylas from his popular social media pages and/or his podcast, Creeptime the Podcast, where he talks about true crime and horror. He's also a very good friend of ours, so we thought we'd have a fun twist on our original discussions and pick the brain of someone who's passions lie elsewhere. Don't worry, there's still science!

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]]> 2763 yes Episode 13! Artemis Launch, Earth coincidences, Gravitational Lensing, Navigating Space, Space Distances, the East Coast, Pre-Colonial America, Cortez, Working Together as a Species, Book Recs, Y Chromosome Disappearing, Future Human Reproduction #science #podcast #womeninstem #podcastclips #space Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:11:00 -0000 full 1 13 Artemis Launch, Earth coincidences, Gravitational Lensing, Navigating Space, Space Distances, the East Coast, Pre-Colonial America, Cortez, Working Together as a Species, Book Recs, Y Chromosome Disappearing, Future Human Reproduction #science #podcast #womeninstem #podcastclips #space Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Artemis Launch, Earth coincidences, Gravitational Lensing, Navigating Space, Space Distances, the East Coast, Pre-Colonial America, Cortez, Working Together as a Species, Book Recs, Y Chromosome Disappearing, Future Human Reproduction

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]]> 2056 yes Episode 12! Flat Earth model, Russian Space Station, future generation jobs How I convince a flat earther he was wrong, space events of 2026, Russian Space Station prototype, space elevators, and the fear of job scarcity in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:04:00 -0000 full 1 12 How I convince a flat earther he was wrong, space events of 2026, Russian Space Station prototype, space elevators, and the fear of job scarcity in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How I convince a flat earther he was wrong, space events of 2026, Russian Space Station prototype, space elevators, and the fear of job scarcity in the future.

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]]> 1825 no Episode 11! Savor makes butter from air! People are adverse to change. And religion's role in shaping our view of animals. #science #womeninstem #climatechange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:00:00 -0000 full 1 11 Savor makes butter from air! People are adverse to change. And religion's role in shaping our view of animals. #science #womeninstem #climatechange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Savor makes butter from air! People are adverse to change. And religion's role in shaping our view of animals.

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]]> 1977 yes Episode 10! Artemis II, Stranger Things, bad TV Writing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:00:00 -0000 full 1 10 Artemis II, Stranger Things, bad TV Writing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Artemis II, Stranger Things, bad TV Writing

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]]> 2364 yes Episode 9! 00:00 Intro1:05 sound to put our fire8:26 benefits of NASA tech10:19 The Abyss11:31 Ocean Gate11:48 carbon fiber14:58 video games16:19 acting is cathartic21:28 pretty privilege 24:16 Nancy Grace Roman telescope27:28 - JWST name controversy28:31 - chronograph 29:28 - Hubble telescope 31:29 - conspiracy reactions31:33 - science communication qualifications33:16 - drug for dog lifespan38:39 - Star of Bethlehem theory41:33 - moss in space Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:00:00 -0000 full 1 9 00:00 Intro1:05 sound to put our fire8:26 benefits of NASA tech10:19 The Abyss11:31 Ocean Gate11:48 carbon fiber14:58 video games16:19 acting is cathartic21:28 pretty privilege 24:16 Nancy Grace Roman telescope27:28 - JWST name controversy28:31 - chronograph 29:28 - Hubble telescope 31:29 - conspiracy reactions31:33 - science communication qualifications33:16 - drug for dog lifespan38:39 - Star of Bethlehem theory41:33 - moss in space Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 00:00 Intro1:05 sound to put our fire8:26 benefits of NASA tech10:19 The Abyss11:31 Ocean Gate11:48 carbon fiber14:58 video games16:19 acting is cathartic21:28 pretty privilege 24:16 Nancy Grace Roman telescope27:28 - JWST name controversy28:31 - chronograph 29:28 - Hubble telescope 31:29 - conspiracy reactions31:33 - science communication qualifications33:16 - drug for dog lifespan38:39 - Star of Bethlehem theory41:33 - moss in space

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]]> 2869 no Episode 8! Pt 2 of Science and the City x Curiosity Theory collab Part 2 of our collaboration with Curiosity Theory. Watch us answer interesting questions with a yes or no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:00:00 -0000 full 1 8 Part 2 of our collaboration with Curiosity Theory. Watch us answer interesting questions with a yes or no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Part 2 of our collaboration with Curiosity Theory. Watch us answer interesting questions with a yes or no.

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]]> 4077 no Episode 7! A special collaboration In this episode, we are collaborating with Curiosity Theory podcast for a fun and riveting discussion! Part 1 of the collab. The last half is next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:00:00 -0000 full 1 7 In this episode, we are collaborating with Curiosity Theory podcast for a fun and riveting discussion! Part 1 of the collab. The last half is next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode, we are collaborating with Curiosity Theory podcast for a fun and riveting discussion!

Part 1 of the collab. The last half is next week.

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]]> 5497 yes Episode 6! "Mapping" space, book talk, chaos theory, simulation hypothesis, "before" the Big Bang, cracking chaos theory, science vernacular, experts vs communicators, scicomm on social media, quantum mechanics, and the Terrence Howard debacle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:15:00 -0000 full 1 6 "Mapping" space, book talk, chaos theory, simulation hypothesis, "before" the Big Bang, cracking chaos theory, science vernacular, experts vs communicators, scicomm on social media, quantum mechanics, and the Terrence Howard debacle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "Mapping" space, book talk, chaos theory, simulation hypothesis, "before" the Big Bang, cracking chaos theory, science vernacular, experts vs communicators, scicomm on social media, quantum mechanics, and the Terrence Howard debacle

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]]> 1947 yes Episode 5! AI Bubble, Waymo, Vaccines, Problematic authors, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:05:00 -0000 full 1 5 AI Bubble, Waymo, Vaccines, Problematic authors, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices AI Bubble, Waymo, Vaccines, Problematic authors, and more!

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]]> 2009 yes Episode 4! 0:00 Vera C Rubin Observatory 3:23 Lise Meitner and fission5:00 Southern Sky9:09 genetic traits15:04 stunts in movies17:31 Jurassic Park 19:45 scifi horror21:50 Arrival23:00 Closed loop Universe25:16 the overuse of multiverse 25:47 Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Simpsons27:18 ChatGPT28:37 the nursing and engineering degree controversy30:40 breaking down complex topics34:40 the future of Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -0000 full 1 2 0:00 Vera C Rubin Observatory 3:23 Lise Meitner and fission5:00 Southern Sky9:09 genetic traits15:04 stunts in movies17:31 Jurassic Park 19:45 scifi horror21:50 Arrival23:00 Closed loop Universe25:16 the overuse of multiverse 25:47 Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Simpsons27:18 ChatGPT28:37 the nursing and engineering degree controversy30:40 breaking down complex topics34:40 the future of Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 0:00 Vera C Rubin Observatory 3:23 Lise Meitner and fission5:00 Southern Sky9:09 genetic traits15:04 stunts in movies17:31 Jurassic Park 19:45 scifi horror21:50 Arrival23:00 Closed loop Universe25:16 the overuse of multiverse 25:47 Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Simpsons27:18 ChatGPT28:37 the nursing and engineering degree controversy30:40 breaking down complex topics34:40 the future of Hollywood.

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]]> 2170 yes Bonus Episode! We are trashing space mirrors and glorifying Mary Shelley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -0000 full We are trashing space mirrors and glorifying Mary Shelley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We are trashing space mirrors and glorifying Mary Shelley.

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]]> 454 no Episode 3! The search for life in our solar system's icy moons, Apollo missions, Katherine Johnson, Hinduism, Big Bounce, Dark matter you and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -0000 full 1 3 The search for life in our solar system's icy moons, Apollo missions, Katherine Johnson, Hinduism, Big Bounce, Dark matter you and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The search for life in our solar system's icy moons, Apollo missions, Katherine Johnson, Hinduism, Big Bounce, Dark matter you and much more!

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]]> 1859 yes Episode 2 Debunking Kim K (ugh), Hurricanes, Neo Robot, Acting, Psychology and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:29:31 -0000 full 1 2 Debunking Kim K (ugh), Hurricanes, Neo Robot, Acting, Psychology and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Debunking Kim K (ugh), Hurricanes, Neo Robot, Acting, Psychology and so much more!

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]]> 2621 yes Episode 1 Discussing all the things! (as we figure out how to do this) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:48:27 -0000 full 1 1 Discussing all the things! (as we figure out how to do this) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Discussing all the things! (as we figure out how to do this)

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]]> 2721 yes Welcome to Science and the City! Who we are, what this is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:42:57 -0000 full Who we are, what this is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Who we are, what this is.

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