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Welcome to Coexisting! Audio stories of those currently sheltering at home due to Coronavirus all over the world. Part information, part human story archive but mainly trying to get an uplifting bent on this insane situation we find ourselves in.We have people from from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, United States Australia, UK, Portugal, Iceland, France, Italy and Taiwan so far and the list keeps growing.
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Coexisting With Nonhuman Animals is a fun Animal Rights show where I talk about Veganism and topical issues, both relating to New Zealand, and the world! I intersperse my episodes with media clips to provide background, along with fun examples of pop culture, Michael Jackson and Chicken Friends :-) www.coexist.co.nz Join the worlds Southernmost Vegan Organisation, the Invercargill Vegan Society today! :-) www.invsoc.org.nz
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Earth’s shattered future. Humanity’s natural resources have been exhausted. When our planet is devastated by an atomic cataclysm, a new life emerges for a cross-section of humanity within the walls of a towering megastructure known as Tier City. A self-appointed governing body of world-leaders, called The Universal Council, control this New Earth. Tier City residents are force-fed Network propaganda by an influencer known only as The Preacher. Rachel is a young drone delivery pilot with ambi ...
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START HERE: Want a flavour of Coexisting? Compilation Episode - this is it! S1 Ep2
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Want to get a flavour of what Coexisting is all about? This is it - a 2 minute race through the podcast A compilation episode I put together for a competition entry. 8 questions 8 voices - what does it mean to coexist with Coronavirus....?
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MEXICO: the power of people/inclusivity and judgment/the meaning of resilience and how to practice gratitude S3 I Ep36
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Today we speak to speaker and life consultant Jose Carlos (JC) in his home office in Tijuana, Mexico. JC and I met through a podcast network and his enthusiasm for this project and his commitment to creating in a crisis really stood out for me. And as it is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, December 3, JC's episode was impor…
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In the NHS: Campaigning and Activism/NHS Survival/Healthcare work in the Covid Crisis/What a psychotherapist does for mental health S3 I Ep35
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Today we speak to Alia in an exhausted evening between her many media appearances, sitting between her bed and her desk in London on the edge of summer. CW: limited mention in episode of suicide and domestic violence * how Alia went from psychotherapist to activist appearing on our screens almost daily, fighting for the survival of the NHS during C…
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DUBAI: International Aid Work in a Pandemic/Myths and Denial/Pro-Science in 2021I S3 Ep 34
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It is a year from the date that the World Health Organisation declared Covid a global pandemic and exactly 365 days since today's guest, Mario, set foot on a plane - an anniversary of deep significance for this international aid worker, sitting in the corner of his home where he has carved out an office, overlooking a sea of skyscrapers in Dubai * …
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CHINA: World Environment Day/Reflecting on Great Change. Catalysts and Climate/The Right Side of History I S3 Ep33
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Its World Environment Day and in honour of this we pop back to China in Month 5 to speak to Grant, global sustainability and environmental advisor - at his desk, between night and day, China and Holland - with a deep hold on the historical legacy of this year. * the changes he has seen take place overnight in the sustainability world as a result of…
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ZIMBABWE: On writing and loving, protest and crackdowns I S3 Ep32
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Day 134 and we speak to poet Togara Muzanenhamo at his writing desk in Harare, Zimbabwe. We spoke at an incredibly tense time in Zimbabwe and covered what was happening out on the street, but also how Togara was carving out space during the crisis to write. Including at the end of the episode a beautiful quiet and transporting reading of one of his…
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VIETNAM Lunar NY Special:How has Vietnam become such a virus success story with not one single death from Coronavirus? Re-release I S2 Ep31
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Its Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox! As a love letter to those that celebrate this beautiful holiday a re-release of our Vietnam episode to celebrate the lunar new year or Tết - a shortened form of Tết Nguyên Đán meaning "Festival of the First Morning of the First Day" We spoke to Creighton at his desk in a dark noisy night in the capital Ho …
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CHINA Lunar NY Special: Reporting the Coronavirus crisis Wuhan and beyond. Re-release I S2 Ep29
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Its Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox! As a love letter to those that celebrate this beautiful holiday a re-release of one of our very first episodes in China all about the unique Chinese New Year that was 2020. With wonderful journalist Bec, who reported through the very beginning of the Covid crisis. Insight from her travels near Wuhan back i…
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HONG KONG Lunar NY Special: East-West contrast/Building resilience. Re-release I S2 Ep28
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Its Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox! As a love letter to those that celebrate a re-release of one of our very first episodes set in Hong Kong. Very early in the world's Covid journey, but already almost three months into lockdown in parts of Asia where it began end January 2020. We talk about the stark differences between people's approach to…
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DORSET: 2021 Ask the Expert: Covid Vaccines/Pandemic Planning/Public Health vs Politics I S2 Ep.27
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Though unplanned it was exactly 9 months to the day that lockdown began in the UK that I spoke to Dr Michael Head, Senior Research Fellow in Global Health at the University of Southampton at his home in Dorset on 16 December 2020. Expert in Global Health, frequent Media commentator on Covid-19 he was someone I had been tracking down for some time e…
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FAREWELL 2020: what have we learnt S2 I Ep26
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A close out episode of a momentous year bringing back some familiar voices.
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NEWMARKET: Altars at home/Youtube Church/Free School Meals Crisis/Christmas For One? I S2 Ep25
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Day 138 and we speak to Father Max in front of his makeshift altar that he has set up at home in his study in Newmarket, England I was so affected by this episode, this quiet man and the obvious care he had for his community and his town and the very difficult circumstances people were dealing with. Its full of both hope and hardship and shows a ve…
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PARIS FRANCE: Health v Politics in the Pandemic/Alone Adventures/France without Kisses I S2 Ep24
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Day 110 and we speak to David under the eaves in his apartment in Paris, France. France, as has many parts of Europe, just this week gone back into strict lockdown as Winter approaches and at this sad time we revisit the heavy lockdown that Paris experienced bordering one of the worst affected countries, Italy, at the beginning of the pandemic. * w…
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POD2POD: Lenni in Los Angeles/BLM Protests in the Pandemic/Making this election COUNT/Why there is still hope for tomorrow I S2 Ep23
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Day 163 and we speak to creator and podcaster Lenni in her uber-insulated bathroom she podcasts from in Downtown LA in the US. Today we meet the first of our podcasters in the POD2POD series. I met Lenni at the very beginning of my journey into podding here in LA and I cannot be more thankful for her wise words at this time. The 2020 Black Lives Ma…
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BONUS: Its Autumn/Fall already - How? A little Pod News from the Road I S2 Ep21
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A super choppy little mini episode from the road as we headed out on a little journey. * what's been going on in your host's world on the West Coast of the US * Intro to Pod2Pod a mini series with my podcasting friends in honour of International Podcast Day on Sept 30 *subscribe to Coexisting at your preferred podcast host here: https://pod.link/15…
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SWEDEN: Actors in the Bedroom/The Changing Face of New York and Broadway/How to Tame Overachieving Minds and Mama Wisdom I S2 Ep20
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Day 125 and we speak to actor Isra in her childhood bedroom in Gothenburg Sweden. Isra left her home in New York at the height of the pandemic in March and return to what felt like a parallel universe - the country where she grew up - Sweden. We spoke at a time that unemployment benefits were coming to an end in the US so it was occupying many, esp…
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LIVERPOOL: Counselling from afar/Family wisdom through the years/Pink Moons and Green Shoots I S2 Ep19
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Day 59 and we speak to counsellor Helen in her lounge in Liverpool. As UK goes back into lockdown as winter approaches we revisit lockdown first time around when people were midway through and finding their rhythm. Helen's Scottish lilt brings with it fascinating little pieces of social history in Glasgow Finding community in a potted plant and com…
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CAMBRIDGE, UK: The Last Wedding/Rubik's Cubes/How to Find a Family Rhythm I S2 Ep18
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Day 35 we speak to Kate Winter, children's illustrator and writer, in her shed studio in Cambridge, England. It was early days when we spoke, and it was all about how to create rhythm out of the emotional chaos of the beginning of lockdown when strict lockdown was in place but before the UK descended into a mess of unclear direction from the Govt t…
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NEW ZEALAND: How does a Country's Leadership /Culture affect the crisis? #NZHellHole and Benefits of Personal and Global Slowing Down I S2 Ep17
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Day 58 we speak to Liane at her desk in Wellington, New Zealand - although its June, its getting cold, the cusp of winter in the Southern Hemisphere. She talks about the fascinating details of Prime Minister Jacinda Adern's leadership during the crisis. New Zealand's Covid response and management and government support of its residents has been hel…
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MICHIGAN, US: How to learn from pandemic literature/The Magic of Cold Showers I Season 2 Ep16
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Day 109 Redford, Michigan we speak to Terry in his bedroom, in a part of the world that had the first large outbreaks of the virus in the United States. We connected over a well-loved audio project initially and I invited Terry to speak. I loved Terry's beautiful quiet way of conjuring a space. We talk libraries and sound, the novel Camus' the Plag…
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The Seen and Unseen creating, celebrating, grieving and embracing change I Season 2 Ep15
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Season 2 opens with one of my favourite episodes. Day 105 Sydney, Day 0 Melbourne - as Melbourne locked down suddenly again in a second wave - we speak to artist Belinda as she gazes out onto Sydney Harbour the night that Melbourne locked down. She talks about the arts community in Australia in lockdown and the Sydney Biennale, the first time it ha…
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BONUS: Season 1's a WRAP -what's next!? Future thinking and Intro to Show Sponsor Otter.AI I Ep14
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GHANA, AFRICA: Human touch/How did you sleep?/Lockdown on less than a dollar a day I Ep13
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Day 75 We speak to Jaems at his desk in Accra, Ghana Jaems is a digital media rockstar, videographer, sound producer and podcaster - which is how we met. He covered so beautifully the pressures of the pandemic - not just personally but across the country where gathering and in-depth communication is part of the DNA. The unique situation in developi…
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RHODE ISLAND: Teaching during Covid/Working Mamas/How to zoom with toddlers I Ep12
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Day 103 Today we speak to Alicia in her writing space in Rhode Island, East Coast US As school closed for the year and now parents are dealing with the uncertainty of what will happen next school year I really wanted to speak to someone teaching. Alicia is a middle school teacher and a creator of phenomenal teaching resources. Beautifully softly sp…
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JAPAN: State of Emergency/Tokyo Olympics/Covid after Cancer I Ep11
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Day 60 Today we speak to Lisa on her balcony in Tokyo, Japan. Lisa is a freelance photographer and perpetual nomad, travelling out of her 'home country' for 27 years. Japan had just declared the April State of Emergency to combat the virus which was a hot topic. Cases were at the time worryingly climbing but then stabilised although in recent days …
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VIETNAM: How has Vietnam become such a virus success story with not one single death from Coronavirus? I Ep10
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Day 150 - Today we speak to Creighton at his desk in a dark noisy night in the capital Ho Chi Minh City. Creighton is the founder of a digital marketing agency that he runs location-independent as a digital nomad. We talk about what happened when Vietnam closed its borders with him inside, and how despite proximity to China, Vietnam, a densely popu…
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LOS ANGELES: Garden havens/psychology and sports and their lessons/Being an Extrovert during Covid I Ep09
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Day 46 Today we speak to Brian standing next to his diaper box desk in LA in the United States Farewell to Spring, the searing Summer of LA is arriving and we talk beautiful gardens, the very real struggle of caring for kids at home and turning up with all your emotional energy to do the work you need to do. From his background in psychology, socia…
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CHINA: Reporting the Coronavirus crisis Wuhan and beyond/Safety measures and losing track of time I Ep08
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Week 17 - Today we speak to Bec perched on the floor in the dead of night in Shanghai, China. As a journalist she talks about how the lockdown in China also brought with it an intense period of work reporting on the unfolding of the Coronavirus story. The unique challenges of working with kids at home, feelings working mums everywhere will recognis…
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PORTUGAL What if you planned to get married during lockdown? What to do with the stress - the professional view | Ep07
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CAMBRIDGE: Nature's power and Technology's limit I Ep7
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Day 14 Cambridge, UK The very first interview of the series, when in lockdown everyone was just beginning to find their feet. Today we speak to Jana in the study where she writes, in Cambridge. What is it like to live completely alone during lockdown? What do you miss? What becomes yet move vivid in the quiet? Jana talks about missing human touch a…
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MANCHESTER UK Caring and Kindness/The Last Clap I Ep6
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Week 9 Today we speak to Ian in Manchester, England He talks about about the Clap for Carers that has happened during lockdown every Thursday night at 8pm for frontline workers and the UK's National Health Service and tonight it ends. He talks about the challenges of caring for elderly parents at this time, what it feels like to no longer have cont…
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HONG KONG: the East West contrast/Why masks?/Building resilience I Ep5
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Day 84 Hong Kong Today we speak to Anne in her bedroom in Hong Kong surrounded by graffiti posters. We talk about the stark differences between people's approach to Coronavirus in 'West' and 'East', about resilience among students graduating during Covid and the miles of untouched nature in Hong Kong, where 40% of its land mass is national parkland…
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LONDON during Lockdown/Acting from Home I Ep4
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Week 5 Today we speak to John in London, England He talks about how life has changed as an actor, without theatre or studio and what it means to act from home. We delve into the great of audio drama in the UK - the Archers - 'an everyday story of country folk' that has been running since 1951 and is the world's longest-running drama! He talks about…
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA: How to isolate when you're already isolated I S1 Ep3
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Day 30. Today we speak to Charles in his shed in Perth, Western Australia. He talks about feeling fraudulent during this experience due to the low cases on the West Coast, how to celebrate a 21st birthday in style when you cant see anyone, the sad but fascinating impact of alcohol restrictions in WA and what his hopes are for the future of the worl…
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ICELAND when your 'cage' is a whole island/how to slow down I S1 Ep2
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Day 56, Reykjavik, Iceland This episode was recorded on 12 May 2020. Today we speak to Agata in Iceland Most at home when she is exploring her landscape, she leads glacier tours in the natural wonder that is Iceland. Agata shares how nature has healed and helped her, what it means to really slow down, the unique approach that the Icelandic governme…
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TRAILER Welcome to Coexisting I S1 Ep1
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Welcome to Coexisting! An audio show featuring voices from different countries across the globe reflecting on their experience of Lockdown or Shelter At Home. We began recording in March 2020 and as we speak now in June 2020 we have recorded 25 voices from across Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States, England, Scotland, Australia, China, France, Portuga…
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Max arrives at the orbital laboratory, Insignia 12, where he is confronted by a terrifying truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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Doctor Cooke’s obsession with the signal sends him on a dark, transformational path. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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Agent Brannon questions Cooke and Bryce about the mysterious electrostatic signal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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The Preacher confronts Hendry about martial law in Tier City. A new God awakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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The resistance Medic studies the mutating body of Blake. Rachel and Lithium fight through the abandoned genome laboratory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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Professor Keller tells Rachel the story of Patient Zero. Max and Wiki explore the old communications bunker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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Rachel unlocks her future. Cooke deciphers a blueprint. Max makes a chilling discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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As Tier City falls under attack, Lithium takes Rachel to meet an important stranger. The Preacher makes a terrifying announcement. Max struggles towards the remote communications complex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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Rachel crashes into the Sub Levels. The Preacher is confronted by Universal Councillor, Floyd Hendry. Max rides out a violent Red Zone electrical storm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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A remote communications complex receives a researcher who becomes fascinated by his mysterious and otherworldly discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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Rachel gets taken out of service. The Preacher takes a distressed caller. The studio receives a visitor from the Universal Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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Rachel unpacks history. Blake reports in. The infestation spreads. There's an unidentified object in air space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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The Preacher reassures his flock. Rachel's drones fail to deliver. A Tier City resident gets more than she ordered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Coex Studios
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