Jokermen

Teaser // Bruce Johnston: GOING PUBLIC

18 Apr 2025

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"SMiLE: The Rise, Fall, & Resurrection of Brian Wilson" with David Leaf

15 Apr 2025

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In a very special interview, Ian speaks with author and documentarian David Leaf about his essential new oral history of SMiLE, years of friendship a...

In Conversation: LANCE BANGS

13 Apr 2025

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Ian raps with friend of the pod Lance Bangs about his new music video for MJ Lenderman, his time on the road with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy on...

Teaser // Dennis Wilson: PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE with Jason Woodbury — Side B

11 Apr 2025

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Dennis Wilson: PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE with Jason Woodbury — Side A

07 Apr 2025

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The Jokermen welcome Jason Woodbury back to the program to dive in (get it?) to "Pacific Ocean Blue," Dennis Wilson's legendary first and last album. ...

In Conversation: DAVID LONGSTRETH

04 Apr 2025

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Ian speaks with friend of the pod David Longstreth about his excellent new release "Song of The Earth," the muddy line between himself and Dirty Proje...

In Conversation: MICHELLE ZAUNER

01 Apr 2025

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Ian chats with Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast about loving Billy Joel, working with Blake Mills (and his famous nails), coming to terms with Lo...

Teaser // The Beach Boys: LOVE YOU with Matt Farley — Side B

27 Mar 2025

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The Beach Boys: LOVE YOU with Matt Farley — Side A

24 Mar 2025

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The Jokermen are joined once again by friend of the pod/songwriting maven/filmmaker extraordinaire Matt Farley (phone number 603-644-0048) for look at...

Teaser // Van Dyke Parks: CLANG OF THE YANKEE REAPER

17 Mar 2025

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: 15 BIG ONES

13 Mar 2025

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The Beach Boys: IT'S NOT O.K.

10 Mar 2025

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The Jokermen journey into the wilderness with Brian Wilson, Dr. Eugene Landy, and the downright baffling "It's O.K." television special. SUBSCRIBE TO...

NES 032: Bob Dylan LIVE, 8/19/98

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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🔓 Unlocked // The Beach Boys LIVE in Show & Concert

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're getting the Jokermen schedule back in order after some time in New York folks, so this week we're unlocking a recent classic this week. We'll ba...

The Beach Boys: IN CONCERT with Steven Hyden

24 Feb 2025

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The Jokermen are joined by their Never Ending Stories co-host Steven Hyden for a very special crossover event discussing the brilliant The Beach Boys...

Teaser // The Beach Boys: ENDLESS SUMMER with Jake & David Longstreth

17 Feb 2025

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Teaser // Dennis Wilson: POOPS

13 Feb 2025

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: MT. VERNON & FAIRWAY

11 Feb 2025

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The Beach Boys: HOLLAND

10 Feb 2025

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The Jokermen set up shop in a converted barn in Bambrugge to record a disastrously expensive but artistically triumphant episode about 1973's HOLLAND....

In Conversation: MARK DOYLE

05 Feb 2025

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Ian speaks to Mark Doyle about his new 33 1/3 book about John Cale's 1972 masterpiece, Paris 1919. BUY THE BOOK

Van Dyke Parks: DISCOVER AMERICA

04 Feb 2025

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The Jokermen pack their bags for a trip down Trinidad way with their old friend Van Dyke Parks. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

Teaser // American Spring: AMERICAN SPRING (1972)

31 Jan 2025

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In Conversation: BENJAMIN BOOKER

27 Jan 2025

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Ian chats with Benjamin Booker about the delights of downtown Los Angeles, meeting Daniel Lanois, not meeting Neil Young, getting way too high at a Bo...

NES 028: TOAD'S REVENGE

22 Jan 2025

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: CARL & THE PASSIONS — "SO TOUGH" with Jason Woodbury — Side B

20 Jan 2025

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: CARL & THE PASSIONS — "SO TOUGH" with Jason Woodbury — Side A

17 Jan 2025

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The Beach Boys x The Grateful Dead: LIVE 4/27/71 with Alex Pappademas

14 Jan 2025

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The Jokermen are joined by returning champion Alex Pappademas to discuss a monumental meeting of California rock titans at the Fillmore East on April ...

In Conversation: JOSH TILLMAN

06 Jan 2025

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The Jokermen and Josh Tillman discuss creative process, theories of shmaltz, The Beatles, mental health, fatherhood and breakfast, among other things.

Teaser // Silver Jews: THE NATURAL BRIDGE with Sinna Nasseri

02 Jan 2025

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John Cale: JOHNS & ENDS III — Poptical Illusion + Paris/Academy Reissues

30 Dec 2024

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The Jokermen conclude 2024 with a look back at the year's major offerings from John Davies Cale: "Poptical Illusion" and the recent remasters of "Pari...

In Conversation: MOLLY LAMBERT

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ian chats with friend of the pod Molly Lambert about Jan & Dean, Hall & Oates, Captain & Tenille, and many more musical duos featured in her new book,...

Teaser // The Beach Boys: SURF'S UP with Alexis Taylor — Side B

23 Dec 2024

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: SURF'S UP with Alexis Taylor — Side A

19 Dec 2024

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Dennis Wilson: TWO-LANE BLACKTOP with Nick Newman

16 Dec 2024

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The Jokermen are joined by critic and friend of the pod Nick Newman for a look at Dennis Wilson's first and last starring role in a motion picture: Mo...

NES 024: THE COMPLETE BUDOKAN + Charlotte '78

13 Dec 2024

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The Beach Boys: SUNFLOWER

09 Dec 2024

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: LIVE IN LONDON

06 Dec 2024

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In Conversation: DYLAN TUPPER RUPERT

03 Dec 2024

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The Jokermen rap with friend of the pod Dylan Rupert about her excellent new history of the Sunset Strip rock scene "Groupies: Women of the Sunset Str...

The Fall: MIDDLE CLASS REVOLT with John Tottenham

02 Dec 2024

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Evan and John probe the best Fall LP of 1994. SUSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

Teaser // Randy Newman: DARK MATTER

25 Nov 2024

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Teaser // Randy Newman: HARPS & ANGELS

21 Nov 2024

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Stephen John Kalinich: A WORLD OF PEACE MUST COME

18 Nov 2024

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The Jokermen discuss the last remaining artifact of Brian Wilson's output in the 1960s: the legendary lost poetry record he produced for Stephen John ...

In Conversation: ROBERT HILBURN

11 Nov 2024

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Ian speaks with the great Robert Hilburn about his excellent new biography of Randall Stuart Newman, A Few Words In Defense of Our Country, Randy's s...

Teaser // Randy Newman: BAD LOVE with Ray Padgett

07 Nov 2024

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Lou Reed: WHY DON'T YOU SMILE NOW with Jason Stern & Don Fleming

04 Nov 2024

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The Jokermen speak with Jason Stern & Don Fleming of the Lou Reed archive team about Lou's earliest days as a songwriter, The Primitives, Terry Philli...

🔓 Unlocked // Randy Newman: TROUBLE IN PARADISE with Molly Lambert

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dodgers won the damn World Series, so we're unlocking our recent "Trouble In Paradise" episode with Molly Lambert, which kicks off with an extensive i...

NES 023: Bob Dylan LIVE at Toad's Place

30 Oct 2024

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Teaser // CHARLES MANSON x DENNIS WILSON: Love & Terror with Hesse Deni

28 Oct 2024

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: BEST OF THE LATE 60s

24 Oct 2024

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In Conversation: TIM HEIDECKER + ELIANA ATHAYDE

21 Oct 2024

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Ian raps with Tim Heidecker and his collaborator in the Very Good Band Eliana Athayde about the beauty of baseball, the romance of record making, and ...

In Conversation: CHRISTOPHER OWENS

15 Oct 2024

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In a very special episode, Ian speaks with Christopher Owens about falling in love, aging gracefully as an artist, Psalms as pop songs, and his extrao...

Teaser // Randy Newman: RANDY NEWMAN'S FAUST

11 Oct 2024

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In Conversation: DEAN WAREHAM

08 Oct 2024

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The Jokermen speak with friend of the program Dean Wareham about his legendary rock band Galaxie 500, their expansive new archive release, and much mo...

NES 020: Bob Dylan LIVE, 10/5/01

01 Oct 2024

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Teaser // Randy Newman: LAND OF DREAMS

30 Sep 2024

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Teaser // Randy Newman: TROUBLE IN PARADISE with Molly Lambert

26 Sep 2024

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In Conversation: ALEX BLEEKER & LUKE PYENSON

23 Sep 2024

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Ian sits down at the proverbial dinner table with Alex Bleeker (Real Estate, Taper's Choice) and Luke Pyenson (Frankie Cosmos) for a hearty chat about...

Warren Zevon: THE ENVOY with Noah Kulwin

16 Sep 2024

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The Jokermen are joined by Noah Kulwin of Blowback Podcast for a trip to Baghdad, Damascus, and Jerusalem alongside Philip Habib and Warren Zevon. FO...

In Conversation: PORCHES

12 Sep 2024

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Ian speaks with Aaron Maine, AKA Porches, about his excellent new record Shirt, working as a solo artist, the legacy of a name, anxiety, the self-des...

The Beach Boys: 20/20 with Eric Slick

09 Sep 2024

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The Jokermen welcome Eric Slick to the program to discuss the final Beach Boys record of the 1960s, an album haunted by Charles Manson, Van Dyke Parks...

Teaser // The Beach Boys LIVE in Show & Concert

03 Sep 2024

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Teaser // Randy Newman: BORN AGAIN

29 Aug 2024

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In Conversation: FRANZ NICOLAY

27 Aug 2024

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Ian speaks to Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady about his new book Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music and the concepts explored therein: bui...

Teaser // The Beach Boys: FRIENDS with Brian D'Addario

26 Aug 2024

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NES 016: Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead LIVE, 7/19/87 with Rob Mitchum

23 Aug 2024

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The Beach Boys: STACK-O-TRACKS

19 Aug 2024

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The Jokermen discuss a shameful pair of root beers and a shameless cash grab of a record. SUCSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES...

Teaser // Van Dyke Parks: SONG CYCLE — Side B

16 Aug 2024

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Van Dyke Parks: SONG CYCLE — Side A

13 Aug 2024

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The Jokermen enter the exotic and esoteric world of Van Dyke Parks and his extraordinary debut LP, Song Cycle. SIDE B COMING ONLY ON PATREON — SU...

Teaser // Randy Newman: LITTLE CRIMINALS

05 Aug 2024

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Teaser // Randy Newman: GOOD OLD BOYS with Tim Heidecker

01 Aug 2024

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Murry Wilson: THE MANY MOODS OF MURRY WILSON

29 Jul 2024

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The Jokermen trace the history of the miserable little man at the center of the Wilson family and his utterly unremarkable single studio album. Plus: ...

The Beach Boys: WILD HONEY

22 Jul 2024

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The Jokermen find themselves at odds over 1967's Wild Honey, which is either a kind of annoying set of unremarkable songs, or a total masterpiece on ...

Teaser // Randy Newman: SAIL AWAY

18 Jul 2024

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The Beach Boys: LEI'D IN HAWAII

15 Jul 2024

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The Jokermen don their aloha shirts and ingest too much LSD to talk the first unreleased Beach Boys album, a document of a band in crisis. Also: the b...

Teaser // Randy Newman: 12 SONGS

09 Jul 2024

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: SMILEY SMILE with Avey Tare

02 Jul 2024

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The Beach Boys: BAD VIBRATIONS

02 Jul 2024

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The Jokermen recount the tragedy of SMiLE.

NES 013: Bob Dylan LIVE, 10/11/02

26 Jun 2024

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Randy Newman: RANDY NEWMAN (1968)

25 Jun 2024

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The Jokermen commence their journey into the life, times, and art of Randall Stuart Newman. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ALL FUTURE EPISODES ...

Teaser // The Beach Boys: PET SOUNDS with Michael Chabon — Side B

20 Jun 2024

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The Beach Boys: PET SOUNDS with Michael Chabon — Side A

17 Jun 2024

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The Jokermen are joined by renowned author and certified Beach Boys head Michael Chabon to discuss the greatest record ever made. Side B coming later...

Teaser // The Beach Boys: BEST OF THE EARLY 60s

11 Jun 2024

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In Conversation: KYLE FIELD

10 Jun 2024

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Ian speaks with Kyle Field about sinister California history, recording straight to tape, his lifelong commitment to making music, the magic of live p...

STEVE ALBINI, THE ARTIST with Vish Khanna

07 Jun 2024

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In a very special episode, Evan is joined by Vish Khanna of Kreative Kontrol Podcast, on which Steve Albini was a regular guest, to reflect on Albini...

In Conversation: RUBAN NIELSON

05 Jun 2024

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Ian goes big brain mode with Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra talking the state of music media, the collapse of artistic ecosystems, Legs McN...

Teaser // The Beach Boys: BEACH BOYS PARTY!

03 Jun 2024

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In Conversation: YOUNG JESUS

29 May 2024

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Evan is joined by John Rossiter for a conversation about writing from shame, embracing a calling, buying new pants, and what inspired the songs on the...

'The Beach Boys' Disney+ Doc EMERGENCY POD

28 May 2024

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The Jokermen discuss the new Disney+ documentary The Beach Boys (2024), a film that honors neither truth nor beauty. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATRE...

Teaser // The Beach Boys: SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS!!)

23 May 2024

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NES 009: Bob Dylan LIVE, 4/4/14

22 May 2024

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In Conversation: DIIV

20 May 2024

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Ian raps with Cole, Ben, Andrew, and Colin from DIIV about Hollywood Boulevard, accelerationism, and their huge, heavy new record, Frog In Boiling Wa...

The Beach Boys: THE BEACH BOYS TODAY! with Mark Richardson

13 May 2024

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The Jokermen examine Brian Wilson's first unqualified top-to-bottom masterpiece with Wall Street Journal critic and former editor-in-chief of Pitchfor...

Teaser // The Beach Boys: THE BEACH BOYS CHRISTMAS ALBUM

10 May 2024

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: BEACH BOYS CONCERT

06 May 2024

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The Beach Boys: ALL SUMMER LONG

30 Apr 2024

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The Jokermen report on several new root beers and dicuss the swaggest, horniest Beach Boys record yet.

Teaser // The Beach Boys: SHUT DOWN VOLUME 2

26 Apr 2024

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The Beach Boys: LITTLE DEUCE COUPE

22 Apr 2024

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The Jokermen debut a very special new segment of the program. There's a little Beach Boys talk somewhere in here too. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREO...

NES 008: Bob Dylan LIVE, Slane 1984

17 Apr 2024

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: SURFER GIRL

15 Apr 2024

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: SURFIN' USA

11 Apr 2024

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