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April 24, 2013
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Digital Production Buzz — April 25, 2013

  • Making 4K Images Real
  • A Film Festival Solely on Facebook
  • Creating Comedy for Golden California
  • SAG-AFTRA Restructures and Approves New Contract

GUESTS: Rajesh Ramachandran, Sy Smensgard, Ron Hanks, and Jonathan Handel

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Rajesh Ramachandran, President/CTO, Qube Cinema

Recently, Qube Cinema collaborated with Canon to demo a 4K theater for digital intermediates during this year’s NAB Show. Rajesh Ramachandran, President and CTO of Qube Cinema joins us this week to explain the workflow and show how post houses can benefit from this new, higher resolution.

Sy Smensgard, Co-Founder/Director, OneCloud

OneCloudFest is a film festival that lives entirely on Facebook. Co-founded by Sy Smesgard and her husband, Jonas, they saw a need to combine the excitement of a film festival with the power of social media. This is either a “Really Good Idea,” or “Totally Demented.” Sy stops by this week to explain the idea behind the concept and let us know how its working.

Ron Hanks, Filmmaker, Golden California

Season 1 of Golden California is up and running and making us laugh. However, creating laughs is very hard work. Filmmaker Ron Hanks is the driving force behind these weekly webisodes, so we want to talk with him about creating comedy, what works and what doesn’t, and how he keeps it fresh from week to week.

Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Editor, The Hollywood Reporter

SAG-AFTRA has confirmed about 60 layoffs in the wake of the recent national board approval of a union restructuring plan. Jonathan Handel, the Buzz’s legal and labor expert, explains the meaning behind the news, as well as their newly approval Commercials Contract, which increases payments significantly for commercial actors.

The Buzz is all the information you need now to know what’s coming next!

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March 20, 2013
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Digital Production Buzz — March 21, 2013

  • Surviving the Stress — The Hollywood Post Alliance
  • Unrest Among VFX Artists
  • Funding Your Next Project – For Television
  • The Changing World of Web Video Compression

GUESTS: Eileen Kramer, Jonathan Handel, Philip Hodgetts, and Bruce Nazarian

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Eileen Kramer, Executive Director, Hollywood Post Alliance

Very few industries are as challenged as post-production facilities. Recent high-profile bankruptcies like Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues put pressure on the rest of the industry. Eileen Kramer is the executive director of the Hollywood Post Alliance. HPA is a trade association for the post industry. She joins us this week to tell us about HPA, the stresses the post industry is under, how HPA can help, and their plans for NAB.

Jonathan Handel, Of Counsel at Troy/Gould, Entertainment Labor Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter

As if the stresses of running a post house was not enough, the VFX industry is close to implosion. Recently, more than 400 artists held a VFX Town Meeting, with participants from around the world discussing the state of their industry. Jonathan Handel, entertainment labor reporter for The Hollywood Reporter explains what’s going on and why the VFX industry is making news now.

Philip Hodgetts, CEO, Intelligent Assistance

It may start with an idea, but projects don’t become real until someone puts up the money to fund them. And finding funds isn’t funny. This week, Philip Hodgetts, CEO of Intelligent Assistance, looks at new options for funding television projects. Why television? Because it has a vast, insatiable demand for new programming. And the sources of funding are more diverse than you might expect, as Philip explains.

Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy

Three weeks ago, Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy, began a discussion on new options in web video compression and distribution. He returns this week to pick up where he left off and showcase some of the low-cost content distribution networks (CDN) and on-line video compression services that can simplify the process of compressing your video and making it available across all platforms.

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February 21, 2013
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Producer’s Corner: February 21, 2013

Michael Cioni, CEO of Light Iron. was on the BuZZ a few weeks ago to let us know that he was going to have some “big news” in the very near future. Sure enough, he wasn’t kidding.  Shortly thereafter, Light Iron purchased Off Hollywood and Michael moved to New York City, where he is loving life in the Big Apple and creating more post production magic.    

Norman Hollyn, Professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts has some very interesting things to say about directing comedic productions.  It isn’t as easy and not always as funny as you think!

Michael Kammes, Director of Technology and Marketing at Key Code Media tells us about Nexidia’s Dialogue Search and a cloud-based editing service from Forescene.

Our  legal expert, Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Reporter for the Hollywood Reporter takes a step back and looks at what SAG and AFTRA have scheduled on their calendars for the year.  He maintains that we can predict what is going to happen with these guilds by what he sees there.  Interesting concept and we tend to believe him. You can read a recent article in the Hollywood Reporter and then tune in tonight for more information!

And Jessica Sitomer, The Greenlight Coach is back with more career advice.

 

Don’t forget to contact me with suggestions for guests: news@catania.us - please put The BuZZ in the subject line!

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Cirina Catania
Producer, Digital Production BuZZ

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February 18, 2013
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Digital Production Buzz — Feb. 21, 2013

  • The Start of the “Post-Studio” World?
  • How to Keep the “Funny” in Comedy During Editing
  • Three High-End Systems to Watch
  • Looking Ahead to Guild Negotiations
  • Turn that Job Offer From “Maybe” to “YES!”

GUESTS: Michael Cioni, Norman Hollyn, Michael Kammes, Jonathan Handel, and Jessica Sitomer

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This week we are looking into the future of technology.

New interviews every show! Join Larry Jordan this week as he talks with:

Michael Cioni, Founder/CEO, Light Iron

Michael Cioni, Founder/CEO of Light Iron, runs a high-end post-production facility based in Hollywood. Recently, they acquired Off Hollywood in New York City. Seeing as post facilities are on the endangered species list, we asked Michael why he did it. What we discovered is that Michael has a vision of the coming “post-studio” world. This will be a fascinating look into the future with one of our industries leading technologists.

Norman Hollyn, Professor, USC School of Cinematic Arts

Last week, we spoke with Jeremy Hunt about his comedy short film called “Fix It In Post.” This week, we continue our discussion about comedy by visiting with USC Professor Norman Hollyn. Norman has edited a number of major feature film comedies, and we want to chat with him about how we can keep the “funny” in our films.

Michael Kammes, Director of Technology, KeyCode Media

One way to judge what the future holds is to look at the high-end of the market. This week, we asked Michael Kammes, Director of Technology for KeyCode Media, to give us his perspective of what’s happening in the high-end that’s likely to trickle down to the rest of us. Michael found three companies that he wants to talk about.

Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter

Jonathan Handel believes you can get a good idea of what’s happening with labor by simply looking at the calendar. So, we asked him to look over the next 18 months and let us know if we are in for a rocky ride; labor/management-wise?

Jessica Sitomer, President, The Greenlight Coach

The best way to get a job is to nail the interview. But, what’s the best way to do that? Jessica Sitomer, President of The Greenlight Coach, stops by to share her thoughts on how to turn “Thanks, we’ll put you on the list,” into “Glad to have you with us!”

The Buzz is all the information you need now to know what’s coming next!

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December 27, 2012
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Producer’s Corner: December 27, 2012

Tonight on the Digital Production BuZZ, as Larry Jordan and Michael Horton take their places in front of the microphones and as listeners from over 170 countries in the world settle down for another live show, I am struck by how fortunate we are to be able to share this time together.

Since September of 2007, when Larry asked me to produce the BuZZ for him, the search has been on each week for very special guests who would enjoy being on the air with us and who would have something timely to share. From the industry veteran who has been around for 40 years, to the newcomer with a great start-up, everyone who has visited us has left a mark on the BuZZ’s legacy. I am constantly amazed at how much there is to learn and share in our business! It sure is fun.

All who work on the BuZZ are industry veterans with jobs and lives that take them to all corners of the world, yet they continue to devote their time on a regular basis to help our show be what it is, the longest-running tech podcast on the planet! Thanks tonight to all our regulars listed above who are once again sharing their knowledge with us! We are so grateful.

Thanks to you, our listeners, as well. We get emails from people who have learned something new or been inspired to carry-on throughout he hard times and also from those who wish to celebrate their successes and good times. Could it be that in our industry more than any other, we are surrounded by kindred and creative souls? Seems like it from where I sit!

So, as we gather for our sixth annual “look back and look forward” show, I invite you to just sit back and enjoy an hour of friendly discussion with some of our industry’s greatest minds.

After the show, you might want to visit our archived and individually searchable interviews (over 900 to date!). Spend some time discovering the many resources available to you there: Interview Archives.

Of course, we invite you to subscribe to us on iTunes.

And, if you are so inclined, please tell your friends about us. We don’t advertise, so this has all been built by your word-of-mouth. This is all for you, our listener!

And, most of all, thanks for letting us into your homes every week!

Happy New Year! 

May 2013 be the best ever for you, your family and all your friends.

 

Feel free to write me with guest suggestions!

 

Cirina Catania
Producer, Digital Production BuZZ

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December 26, 2012
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Digital Production Buzz — Dec. 27, 2012

  • 2012 Year in Review
  • What were the highlights and what are the trends?
  • Hardware, Software, and Plug-ins
  • Production, Labor, and Jobs

GUESTS: Ned Soltz, Philip Hodgetts, Michael Kammes, Michele Yamazaki, Bruce Nazarian, Jonathan Handel, Jessica Sitomer, and Cirina Catania

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2012 In Review

New interviews every show! Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton this week as they talk with:

Cirina Catania, Producer, Digital Production Buzz

Cirina Catania is the Producer of the Digital Production Buzz. As such, she is integral to everything we do, from booking guests to keeping her eye on our entire industry to figure out what guests we need to book, and what issues we need to talk about. She will be on mic with us during the entire show, which is a rare treat for us, providing her perspectives on the industry.

Ned Soltz, Contributing Editor, DV Magazine

We start our look back at 2012 with Ned Soltz, Contributing Editor for DV Magazine. We asked Ned to share his thoughts on the key hardware trends, cameras, codecs, and interoperability issues that caught his attention during the last year. Then, we’ll ask him the hard question: “What do we need to pay attention to in 2013?”

Philip Hodgetts, CEO, Intelligent Assistance

With Ned Soltz setting the basic hardware scene, its time for Philip Hodgetts, CEO of Intelligent Assistance, to join the conversation on key software trends for 2012. We asked Philip to expand his gaze beyond editing software and look at some of the bigger software issues that we are grappling with.

Michael Kammes, Director of Technology and Marketing, Key Code Media

Michael Kammes, Director of Technology and Marketing for Key Code Media, then adds his thoughts to the discussion as he looks at the trends revealed by the editing software we use every day. Not just the latest features, but how are they perceiving where the industry is headed, and what have they done to position us for it.

Michele Yamazaki, VP of Marketing, Toolfarm

Next, Michele Yamazaki, VP of Marketing, Toolfarm adds her thoughts on how plug-in technology is changing. Plug-ins are now doing tasks that we used to expect our main editing software to handle. How did plug-in developers see the market evolve over the year and what trends can we look forward to next year?

Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy

Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy, is back after a long absence doing radio. So we want to pick his brain about how audio has evolved over this last year. Not just the tools but the music. He’ll also give us his thoughts on key audio plug-ins that helped to define the audio market in 2012.

Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter

We wrap up with labor issues and getting jobs. Jonathan Handel, entertainment labor reporter for The Hollywood Reporter, takes a look back at the Hollywood Guilds, the election, and the challenges for labor in the current economy. This time, we asked him to use a wider view as he shares his take on 2012 trends.

Jessica Sitomer, CEO, The Greenlight Coach

The Buzz would not be complete without Jessica Sitomer, President of The Greenlight Coach, sharing her thoughts on how the job market evolved during 2012 with her ideas on where the jobs are and the trends we need to watch in 2013.

It’s an amazing year-end show – with a stunning group of industry leaders and commentators. The Buzz is all the information you need now to know what’s coming next!

The Digital Production BuZZ airs LIVE Thursday from 6-7 PM Pacific Daylight Time. Ask questions during the show on our Live Chat, listen live, download an episode from the archives, or subscribe to the podcast either through iTunes or our website. Whatever you do, DON’T miss this week’s show!

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November 27, 2012
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Digital Production Buzz – Nov. 29, 2012

  • World-Class Motion Graphics
  • Union Organizing on the Hobbit Set
  • Tour de France Documentary
  • The Latest News on the Latest Plug-ins
  • SPECIAL REPORT: Government Video Expo 2012

GUESTS: Bradley “Gmunk” Munkowitz, Navarro Parker, Jonathan Handel, John Dower, and Michelle Yamazaki

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Navarro Parker, Motion Graphics Animator  –  and  –
“Gmunk” Munkowitz, Design Director

The latest James Bond film, “Skyfall,” captured the attention of movie-goers around the world, and inspired other to emulate its effects. Recently, Sony created “Mouse and Cat,” a TV, print and web-based campaign which leverages the James Bond franchise. Two leads of the effects team that created the broadcast commercial join us this week to talk about their work: Navarro Parker and Bradley “Gmunk” Munkowitz. We want to learn what they they did, the tools they used, and how they went about planning their effects. This will be an exciting interview.

Michele Yamazaki, VP – Marketing, ToolFarm

Our favorite plug-in-ologist, Michele Yamazaki, VP of Marketing for ToolFarm, joins us again this week to share her latest findings on new plug-ins for filmmakers and editors. After a long quiet period, suddenly there are lots of new plug-ins getting released. Michele has the latest news on all the cool tools as she explains on this week’s show.

John Dower, Filmmaker, “Bradley Wiggins – A Year in Yellow”

Filmmaker John Dower spent a year producing a documentary about the Tour de France and its winner, Bradley Wiggins. The film, “Bradley Wiggins – A Year in Yellow,” has just been released to the festival circuit. John joins us this week to tell us more about his film, and why he decided to make it.

Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter

When activists tried to unionize New Zealand actors on The Hobbit, they knew it wouldn’t be easy. In fact, New Zealand has the world’s only non-union English-language film business. In his book, The New Zealand Hobbit Crisis, reporter Jonathan Handel covered the negotiations and the repercussions. Jonathan joins us this week to tell us about the negotiations, the results and the book that chronicles all of it.

SPECIAL REPORT: Government Video Expo 2012, Washington, DC.

This week, the annual Government Video Expo is going in Washington, DC. On this week’s show, we have three interviews with some of the keynote speakers:

  • Katie Snider, Executive Producer, “Oceans Today,” NOAA
  • Kevin Beverley, Chief – Army Television
  • Hope Hall, White House Videographer

For all our interviews from GV Expo, 2012, see our special coverage here.

The Buzz is all the information you need now to know what’s coming next!

The Digital Production BuZZ airs LIVE Thursday from 6-7 PM Pacific Daylight Time. Ask questions during the show on our Live Chat, listen live, download an episode from the archives, or subscribe to the podcast either through iTunes or our website. Whatever you do, DON’T miss this week’s show!

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November 6, 2012
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Digital Production Buzz — Nov. 8, 2012

  • Blurring the Line Between Production and Post
  • New Cameras from JVC
  • Ellen Degeneres Show Pays Musicians as Musicians
  • Creative Contest Winners from G-Technology

GUESTS: Dylan Carter, Dave Walton, Jonathan Handel, and Mark Anderson

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JOIN US LIVE From The Entertainment Technology Expo — Wednesday and Thursday!

New interviews every show! Join Larry Jordan this week as he talks with:


Dylan Carter, Director Non-Linear Workflows, Company 3

The lines between production and post are blurring. Digital workflows have changed how people think about working with creative assets and post is often on location with production. Dylan Carter, from Company 3 joins us today to talk about the new workflow.


Dave Walton, Assistant VP, Marketing Communications, JVC Professional Products

JVC continues to turn out cutting edge cameras for the semi-pro and professional markets. As part of our coverage of the Entertainment Technology Expo, in Burbank, CA, this week, we are talking with Dave Walton, Asst. VP of Marketing Communications for JVC about their latest cameras,  the “600 Family.”


Jérôme Brunet, Owner, Jérôme Brunet Photography

Jerome Brunet is an award-winning music photographer who has been published internationally in such publications as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Premiere Guitar, PDN, American Photo, Forbes and the New York Times. How does he get these great shots, what gear does he use and how does he make those amazing prints we saw at PhotoPlus? (courtesy of Hahnemuhle).

 

Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter

Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Reporter for The Hollywood Reporter – and regular reporter for The BuZZ – joins us this week to bring us up-to-date on a number of labor issues, including California ballot propositions and Hollywood unions, a SAG/AFTRA Hurricane Sandy relief fund, and a cautionary tale about making sure you understand your job’s benefits.


Mark Anderson, Account Executive, G-Technology

This week, at the Entertainment and Technology Expo, we talk with Mark Anderson, Account Executive for G-Technology, about their latest storage products, a look at the speeds of USB(3) drives, and why Thunderbolt RAIDs are taking so long to come to market.

The Buzz is all the information you need now to know what’s coming next!

The Digital Production BuZZ airs LIVE Thursday from 6-7 PM Pacific Daylight Time. Ask questions during the show on our Live Chat, listen live, download an episode from the archives, or subscribe to the podcast either through iTunes or our website. Whatever you do, DON’T miss this week’s show!

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October 18, 2012
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Digital Production Buzz – Oct. 18, 2012

  • New Ways to Make Money in Digital Distribution
  • Careers For Actors Outside of LA
  • Media Management, Stock Libraries, and Money
  • New Opportunities and Challenges for Craft Unions

GUESTS: Michael Earle, Tony Simmons, Barry Snyder, and Jonathan Handel

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This week, The Buzz looks at how you can make money on new and existing projects… as well as careers.

New interviews every week! Join Larry Jordan and Michael Horton as they talk with:

Michael Earle, President, AIO TV

As the industry shifts from traditional distribution models – such as theatrical release, television broadcast, and DVD sales – filmmakers need to find new ways to make money on their projects. That’s where digital distribution comes in. New companies like AIO-TV are finding ways to connect films with an audience. AIO co-founder and president Michael Earle joins us today to explain what his company does and what filmmakers can do to find the money.

Tony Simmons, Actor

Tony Simmons is an actor that called California home for more than 20 years. Trained in both theater and film, Tony recently discovered that there are better opportunities for actors outside of LA. So he’s picked up and moved out. This week, we talk with him about what he sees as new options for actors outside of Hollywood.

Barry Snyder, President/Co-founder, MediaMine

Barry Snyder, president and co-founder of MediaMine, is a respected industry leader who specializes in taking legacy media collections and devising new ways to access, revitalize, and repurpose the content. In other words, he makes money on old stuff using new technology. There’s nothing better than making money on work you’ve already done – and Barry joins us this week to explain how it’s done.

Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Correspondent, Hollywood Reporter

With productions leaving LA for other parts of the world, and producer’s strong preference for non-union labor, these are tough times for Hollywood’s Guilds and craft unions. One of the current flash points are reality and half-hour comedy shows. Currently, IATSE is picketing the production offices of reality show “Fashion Star.” Jonathan Handel, entertainment labor correspondent for the Hollywood Reporter and Buzz regular, joins us this week to explain the issues.

The Buzz is all the information you need now to know what’s coming next!

The Digital Production BuZZ airs LIVE Thursday from 6-7 PM Pacific Daylight Time. Ask questions during the show on our Live Chat, listen live, download an episode from the archives, or subscribe to the podcast either through iTunes or our website. Whatever you do, DON’T miss this week’s show!

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September 11, 2012
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Digital Production Buzz – Sept. 13, 2012

  • Real-world Lessons from Distribution
  • Make Money on Social Marketing
  • New Camera From Blackmagic Design
  • IATSE Has a New Contract

GUESTS: John Putch, Michael Cowan, Dan May, and Jonathan Handel

 

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John Putch, Director/Actor/Filmmaker, PutchFilms

John Putch Founder of PutchFilms, was raised in the film business. His acting career began at age five and includes over 41 titles: “Body of Proof,” “Cougar Town,” “Ugly Betty,” “Scrubs”, “American Pie Presents: Book of Love,” the made for TV “Poseidon Adventure” and the cult favorite: “Mojave Phone Booth.” Recently, he completed directing “Route 30, Too!” and joins us to describe the travail of attempting to make money on his film. In fact, John swears he’ll never hire another sales agent again! We want to know why.

Michael Cowan, Executive Producer, CommotionMachine Media

Marketing and PR reign in this digital age and social networking is a part of our daily lives, but… Where’s the money? Michael Cowan, executive producer for CommotionMachine Media, has one word for us… Focus! We think that is easy to say, the devil is in the details.  We want to hear how he backs that up with specific actions we can take to turn social media into revenue.

Dan May President, Blackmagic Design/US

Blackmagic Design had so many announcements at the recent IBC trade show in Amsterdam that, well, let’s just say they have never announced that many products at one time, other than at NAB. Including a new camera, and gear that now supports 4K images! We caught up with US President, Dan May. and talked about the new version of their Digital Cinema Camera and got the low-down on all their 4K products. Discover why Blackmagic Design likes to shake things up.

Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Labor Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter

Good news on the labor front. Jonathan Handel, our legal labor expert, that IATSE just signed a three-year contract extension of the Area Standards Agreement which covers more than 8,000 production workers throughout North America outside of LA, NYC, and parts of the West. What does this mean? Who benefits? Why now? We invited Jonathan to explain it all to us this week.

You can’t find people or interviews like this anywhere else — it’s another fascinating show!

The Buzz is all the information you need now to know what’s coming next!

The Digital Production BuZZ airs LIVE Thursday from 6-7 PM Pacific Daylight Time. Ask questions during the show on our Live Chat, listen live, download an episode from the archives, or subscribe to the podcast either through iTunes or our website. Whatever you do, DON’T miss this week’s show!

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