Emily Kwong

Give that conversation with Ritu and I from 2021 a listen.

We've linked it too.

This episode was produced by Burleigh McCoy.

It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez and fact-checked by Tyler Jones.

Kweisi Lee was the audio engineer.

I'm Emily Kwong.

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Hey, everyone.

Emily Kwong here.

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