Best Brian C Short Podcasts (2025)

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Poetry, Prostate Cancer, and Preserving Queer Legacy – A Conversation with Mickie Kennedy 33:28

21h ago33:28

33:28

In this deeply moving episode, Rick sits down with poet and cancer survivor Mickie Kennedy to explore how poetry became a tool for healing after prostate and colon cancer. Together, they unpack the power of storytelling, the challenges of queer survival during the AIDS crisis, and the urgency of preserving LGBTQ+ histories. From laughter about fidu…

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optical sergeant 30:00

1d ago30:00

30:00

I don’t need to be up in the air with screaming. No. [for synth, electric guitar, cello] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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April Ashley | Becoming April | 1 52:12

3d ago52:12

52:12

A pioneering trans woman's fight for recognition begins in 1960s Britain. April Ashley has broken free of her childhood as a boy in the Liverpool slums to become a stunning fashion model through groundbreaking surgery in Marrakesh. She's young and beautiful, and she's caught the eye of aristocrat Arthur Corbett. But her secret - that she was born a…

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#445 Auto-activate Python virtual environments for any project 29:46

5d ago29:46

29:46

Topics covered in this episode: pyx - optimized backend for uv * Litestar is worth a look* * Django remake migrations* * django-chronos* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Python Bytes 445 Sponsored by Sentry: pythonbytes.fm/sentry - Python Error and Performance Monitoring Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy…

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A Story of Queer Family, Reinvention & Radical Love – Brian and Brandon Gorman 37:50

8d ago37:50

37:50

What do you get when a 63-year-old gay man becomes the adoptive father of a homeless 21-year-old gay teen? You get a story that redefines family, masculinity, and what it means to show the hell up for someone. In this episode, I sit down with Brian Gorman—maverick coach, neuroscience nerd, and proud single dad—to talk about the unexpected journey t…

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Noel and Liam | Radio legend Steve Lamacq on the most chaotic interview of his career | 4 36:57

8d ago36:57

36:57

In 1997, Steve Lamacq thought he was interviewing Noel Gallagher live on Radio 1. So he was delighted when Liam turned up too. He knew the brothers could be unpredictable, but he didn’t know that this interview would go down in Oasis history. Their alcohol-fulled, expletive-filled argument was both radio gold and every presenter’s nightmare. Steve …

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Noel and Liam | Look Back in Anger | 3 48:52

10d ago48:52

48:52

When Noel tells a journalist he’s leaving Oasis, Liam feels like he’s losing control. If the band is going down, he wants to be the one to call time on it. But in reality neither brother has control over the future of Oasis. Because their bandmates have had enough of the feuding. They want out. Listen to British Scandal on the Wondery App or wherev…

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#444 Begone Python of Yore! 25:44

12d ago25:44

25:44

Topics covered in this episode: Coverage.py regex pragmas * Python of Yore* * nox-uv* * A couple Django items* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by DigitalOcean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $200 in free credit Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian:…

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Introducing The Mystic and The Mayor... | 1 3:57

12d ago3:57

3:57

When a small French coastal town is plunged into chaos, the world discovers what happens when political power and supernatural forces collide. The local mayor Gilles d’Ettore wants to spiritually connect with his late father, so he seeks the help of professional mystic Sophia Martinez. However, the psychic sessions soon spiral out of control, with …

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Why Gay Men Struggle with “No”: Rejection, Control & the Path Back to Embodiment – JoJo Bear 57:03

15d ago57:03

57:03

Why is hearing “no” so hard for gay men? Why does rejection cut so deep—and why do we sometimes choose control over connection? In this powerful and revealing episode, somatic guide and sacred intimate JoJo Bear joins us to explore how gay men navigate fear of rejection, touch deprivation, aging, and the need for control in a world that taught us w…

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body as idea 30:00

15d ago30:00

30:00

The brains are breaking up there where they look. (Once again, much thanks to Brona Martin and the Sound and Image Research Centre, University of Greenwich, London, for the use of the Buchla Easel, and to Katie Chatburn for use of the Shruti Box, which fit so well together, reconfigured by heaping, and not by harms.) [for shruti box, buchla easel, …

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Noel and Liam | The Battle of Britpop | 2 52:20

17d ago52:20

52:20

It’s 1995 and Noel and Liam have a new enemy. But this time it’s not each other. The brothers have put aside their differences to face Britpop band, Blur, in the UK’s most intense chart battle for thirty years. The country is holding its breath as the groups prepare to release singles on the same day. But will the bad boy brothers of Britpop cope i…

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#443 Patching Multiprocessing 26:13

19d ago26:13

26:13

Topics covered in this episode: rumdl - A Markdown Linter written in Rust * Coverage 7.10.0: patch* * aioboto3* * You might not need a Python class* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbyte…

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Party of 3: Love, Lust, and Throuple Realness with Christopher Rice – C. Travis Rice 39:04

22d ago39:04

39:04

Author Christopher Rice (aka C. Travis Rice) talks about his newest steamy romance Party of 3—and the real-life complexities behind the fantasy. From open relationships to throuples, they dive deep into poly dynamics, personal authenticity, post-sex separation cues, and why queer relationships don’t need to fit straight molds. Whether you’re monoga…

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Noel and Liam | Rock 'n' Roll Star | 1 52:31

24d ago52:31

52:31

As Oasis embark on their highly-anticipated reunion tour, Alice Levine and Matt Forde revisit one of the rockiest relationships in music history. The story of two brothers who went from sharing a bedroom at their mum's house to becoming one of the world's most successful bands. But their feud was almost as famous as their talent. Welcome to Manches…

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Crossing the Chasm with Nina Stender (on Worker Owned Cooperatives) 50:08

26d ago50:08

50:08

Welcome to Crossing the Chasm. On today’s episode, I am joined by Nina Stender who leads the rapid response cooperative development project at the Democracy at Work Institute. An expert in worker owned cooperatives, Nina has educational and professional experience on cooperatives. On today’s show, Nina describes worker owned cooperatives, how they …

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Listen Now: Lawless Planet 5:29

25d ago5:29

5:29

It’s not that hard to kill a planet. All it takes is a little drilling, some mining, a generous helping of pollution and voila! Earth over. When you take stock of what’s left, it starts to look like a crime scene: decapitated mountains, poisoned rivers, oil-soaked pelicans, maybe a sun-bleached cow skull in a dried-up lake bed. The only thing missi…

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#442 Cloud bills in scientific notation 22:34

26d ago22:34

22:34

Topics covered in this episode: * Open Source Security work isn't “Special”* * uv v0.8* * Extra, Extra, Extra* Announcing Toad - a universal UI for agentic coding in the terminal Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Co…

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Rope, Ritual & Erotic Expression In A Chaotic world: A Conversation with Court Vox 44:45

29d ago44:45

44:45

In this powerful and vulnerable episode I sit down with somatic sex educator and retreat leader Court Vox for an unfiltered conversation on reclaiming erotic truth, surrender, and personal power—especially as gay men navigating a heavy, noisy world. We dive into: Why rope work is more than kink—it’s about presence, trust, and release How global unr…

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kas with her voice 30:00

29d ago30:00

30:00

More than other. More if than other. More than if other. More than if. More if, Other. (Thanks to Brona Martin and the Sound and Image Research Centre, University of Greenwich, London, for the use of their Buchla Easel, and to Katie Chatburn for use of her Shruti Box. Thanks to CAMP for use of the drum kit, and for hosting us for a wonderful two we…

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Anne Boleyn | Why Anne is Still Living Rent-Free in our Heads | 4 35:14

1M ago35:14

35:14

Was Anne Boleyn a victim of Tudor tyranny or a master player in the Royal Court? Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb joins Alice and Matt to unravel the enigma of Henry's most controversial queen: her magnetic appeal, her dramatic fall, and why - 500 years later - we're still captivated by her story. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like…

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#441 It's Michaels All the Way Down 27:48

1M ago27:48

27:48

Topics covered in this episode: * Distributed sqlite follow up: Turso and Litestream* * PEP 792 – Project status markers in the simple index* Run coverage on tests docker2exe: Convert a Docker image to an executable Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Digital Ocean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $…

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Coming Out Later in Life: The Power, The Pain, and The Freedom – Mark Dembo 37:57

1M ago37:57

37:57

What happens when two grown men finally stop pretending and start living as their fully authentic selves? In this powerful episode, Rick Clemons sits down with Mark Dembo to talk about coming out later in life, the messy beauty of self-discovery, and the liberating (and terrifying) freedom that comes with being unapologetically you. They cover: Gui…

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Anne Boleyn | A Queen Condemned | 3 50:38

1M ago50:38

50:38

A queen's fortunes can change in the blink of an eye. As Henry grows distant and Cromwell plots against her, Anne finds herself facing a life-or-death trial that will shock the court, and the country. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would like to ask our hosts? Email us at britis…

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#440 Can't Register for VibeCon 25:20

1M ago25:20

25:20

Topics covered in this episode: * Switching to direnv, Starship, and uv* * rqlite - Distributed SQLite DB* * Some Markdown Stuff* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by PropelAuth: pythonbytes.fm/propelauth77 Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @briano…

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App Fatigue, Real Connection & Becoming Your Own Damn Matchmaker – with Tammy Shaklee 44:58

1M ago44:58

44:58

Tired of swiping? You’re not alone. Tammy Shaklee—LGBTQ relationship expert and founder of H4M Matchmaking—is here to say what most of us already know: app fatigue is real, and no one’s finding true love buried in DMs and torso pics. In this episode, Tammy and I talk about how real, lasting connection happens offline—and how you can start being you…

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a year of woods 30:00

1M ago30:00

30:00

I didn’t belong and I knew it, and as I naturally and inevitably separated myself from the crowd on the sidewalk, my sight was limited by the atmospheric haze, which obscured much of the terrain – the buildings, the bridges, the traffic – making it appear as something very different from what it had been: from crowded urban center to deserted shore…

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Anne Boleyn | The Great Matter | 2 51:57

1M ago51:57

51:57

Anne and Henry face two tiny obstacles: his wife and the Pope. As they plot to dethrone a queen and secure a divorce, Anne discovers crowns come with catches. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would like to ask our hosts? Email us at [email protected] See Privacy Policy at…

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#439 That Astral Episode 26:36

2M ago26:36

26:36

Topics covered in this episode: * ty documentation site and uv migration guide* * uv build backend is now stable + other Astral news* * Refactoring long boolean expressions* * fastapi-ml-skeleton* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Sentry: pythonbytes.fm/sentry Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkenned…

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The Weight of Shame: Gay, Latinx, and Finding Your Way Back to Yourself – Lucas Saiter 40:43

2M ago40:43

40:43

Why is it still so hard to just be in your own skin when you’re a gay Latinx man? From religious guilt to macho pressure, the layers of shame and silence can run deep. In this episode, therapist and NYU instructor Lucas Saiter joins us to unpack the mental health challenges gay Latinx men face—and how we can finally stop carrying everyone else's ex…

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Anne Boleyn | To Catch a King | 1 54:16

2M ago54:16

54:16

Anne Boleyn dazzles Henry VIII, refusing to be just another notch on his bedpost. She'll settle for nothing less than marriage. But King Henry already has a wife. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would like to ask our hosts? Email us at [email protected] See Privacy Polic…

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#438 Motivation time 33:28

2M ago33:28

33:28

Topics covered in this episode: * Python Cheat Sheets from Trey Hunner* * Automatisch* * mureq-typed* * My CLI World* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Posit: pythonbytes.fm/connect Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Show:…

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How to Navigate A World Bent On Not Talking To Each Other – David Grasso 33:39

2M ago33:39

33:39

The world has become galvanized, polarized, and hell bent on not talking and seeing each other. You're either on my side or out...even in our own LGBTQ+ Community. So how do we find center, find each other, and let each other be the gay men we are, without throwing each other under the bus of hate? David Grass, journalist and television commentator…

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island of healing 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

I approach the island with its marshland grasses and reeds, standing at the prow of a slow-moving canoe in the sun. Though it is only a narrow waterway that separates this island from the mainland, still, it is an island, distinct. People don’t live here. Animals do, but not people, yet I’ll be staying for a while. It is the island both of healing …

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The Salisbury Poisonings | The Journalist Who Knew Too Much | 4 34:18

2M ago34:18

34:18

Guardian journalist Luke Harding was thrown out of Russia for exposing uncomfortable truths. Now he takes Matt and Alice behind the headlines of the Skripal attack, exposing how Putin's spy machine really works, and the chilling lengths it went to to threaten his own family. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perh…

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#437 Python Language Summit 2025 Highlights 34:28

2M ago34:28

34:28

Topics covered in this episode: * The Python Language Summit 2025* Fixing Python Properties * complexipy* * juvio* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Posit: pythonbytes.fm/connect Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @p…

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Your Gay Psyche is a Temple Where Your Super Comes Alive – Cory Schneider 38:53

2M ago38:53

38:53

What if your anxiety wasn’t something broken—but an invitation? In this episode, I’m joined by the incredible Cory Schneider (LMFT, SPHR, CDE), a queer therapist and leadership coach who brings serious depth to the conversation around identity, mental health, and healing. We talk about how we’re living in an anxiety generation—where everything from…

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The Salisbury Poisonings | Manhunt | 3 51:04

2M ago51:04

51:04

When Novichok’s deadly tendrils claim an innocent victim in Dawn Sturgess, Prime Minister Theresa May must find the perpetrators and bring them to justice. But any response risks plunging Britain into full-scale chemical war. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would like to ask our …

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Crossing the Chasm with Malik Yakini (Co-Founder, Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network) 52:27

2M ago52:27

52:27

Welcome to Crossing the Chasm. On today’s episode, I am joined by Malik Yakini, co-founder and former executive director of the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network. In that capacity, he provided leadership and vision on many projects, including the Detroit Food Policy Council, the D-Town Farm, and the Detroit Food Commons. On today’s s…

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#436 Slow tests go last 36:43

2M ago36:43

36:43

Topics covered in this episode: * Free-threaded Python no longer “experimental” as of Python 3.14* typed-ffmpeg pyleak * Optimizing Test Execution: Running live_server Tests Last with pytest* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by PropelAuth: pythonbytes.fm/propelauth66 Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mk…

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Sashaying Away From Shame This Pride Season – Adam MacLean 47:49

2M ago47:49

47:49

Shame is that pebble in the shoe that many of us as gay men just can't seem to get away from. Whether its religious shaming, masculinity shame, or simply the shame of "being gay," there is nothing sacred about owning shame. It's time to uncover the shame of our past, deal with it in our present, and not allow it to leak into our future. Sacred inti…

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island of wounds 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

In the dream of my childhood street, I think there were no shadows, and that strikes me as wrong, off, as odd. Maybe it’s the point. But my childhood seems to me as if it were only shadows, at least as I remember it. Not literally, of course, but… What is this neon-bright and ultra-high sunlight at noon? These flowers all explosions of color? Reds,…

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The Salisbury Poisonings | Early Bird | 2 50:34

2M ago50:34

50:34

Traded in a spy swap, Sergei Skripal finds refuge in England. But Moscow's shadow follows. And when his daughter Yulia comes to visit, events take a terrifying turn. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would like to ask our hosts? Email us at [email protected] See Privacy Po…

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#435 Stop with .folders in my ~/ 25:34

2M ago25:34

25:34

Topics covered in this episode: platformdirs poethepoet - “Poe the Poet is a batteries included task runner that works well with poetry or with uv.” Python Pandas Ditches NumPy for Speedier PyArrow pointblank: Data validation made beautiful and powerful Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our cours…

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Pride, Power & the Politics of Showing Up: A Conversation with Brad Pritchett – Equality Texas 35:26

3M ago35:26

35:26

As Pride 2025 is upon us, what are we really celebrating—and what are we resisting? In this urgent, unflinching episode, Brad Pritchett (he/him), Interim CEO of Equality Texas, joins us to unpack how Pride must return to its roots as a community-centered movement, not a corporate spectacle. We dive deep into what the political right is really afrai…

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The Salisbury Poisonings | Glass Houses | 1 52:17

3M ago52:17

52:17

A Russian spy torn between loyalty and freedom. A secret deal with MI6. And, years later, in Salisbury, England, a deadly Soviet-era nerve agent turns a quiet afternoon into an international crisis. This is the story of Sergei Skripal: the double agent who betrayed Russia and lived to face Vladimir Putin's vengeance. Do you have a suggestion for a …

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Crossing the Chasm with Charolette Gonzales (Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women) 49:54

3M ago49:54

49:54

Welcome to Crossing the Chasm. On today’s episode, I am joined by Charolette Gonzales, policy and advocacy director at the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. Charlotte identifies as a Navajo woman and as a Pueblo woman and has degrees in political science and critical justice studies. On this episode, she talks about violence against …

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#434 Most of OpenAI’s tech stack runs on Python 29:01

3M ago29:01

29:01

Topics covered in this episode: Making PyPI’s test suite 81% faster People aren’t talking enough about how most of OpenAI’s tech stack runs on Python PyCon Talks on YouTube Optimizing Python Import Performance Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/434By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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How to Embrace Queer Joy This Pride Season – Damian Pelliccione (They/Them) 44:19

3M ago44:19

44:19

What exactly is Queer Joy? How do you create it? And where can we, as gay men, unleash its power to make the biggest impact? I’m sitting down with Revry TV Co-Founder and CEO Damian Pelliccione (They/Them), who knows a thing or two about it—after all, their unapologetic Queer Joy helped land them on Goldman Sachs’ Top 100 Most Intriguing Entreprene…

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armies of collapse and control 30:00

3M ago30:00

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Why are persons? [Person; field of proximal resonance.] [for sine wave oscillator, cello, dvina, stereo field, tape] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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