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Only If You Get Caught is about how we can better understand sports and culture by appreciating the ways humans cheat in ways big and small. Hosted by Patrick Redford and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin, each episode will dive into the history and methodologies behind cheating scandals to explore what bending or breaking the rules tells us about ourselves. Created by Patrick Redford, Alex Sujong Laughlin, and Defector Media.
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Defector's flagship podcast about sports (and movies, and art, and sandwiches, and certain coastal states) from longtime writers Drew Magary and David Roth. Every week, Drew and Roth tackle subjects, both serious and impossibly stupid, with a parade of guests from around the world of sports and media joining in the fun! Roth and Drew also field Funbag questions from Defector readers, answer listener voice mails, and get upset about the number of people who use speakerphone while in a public ...
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Try Hard

Alex Sujong Laughlin

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It’s so hard to try something new. Maybe you dream of playing guitar, or speaking fluent Spanish. Maybe you want to learn to tap dance or do magic tricks or yodel. But what if you had a little help? On Try Hard, Alex Sujong Laughlin helps one ordinary person do the thing they never thought they could do. The process is embarrassing and uncomfortable, but hopefully always worth it. Be a try hard. We double dog dare you. Created by Alex Sujong Laughlin and Defector Media.
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This podcast is for anyone who instinctively spells out their name after saying it, shares a name with a war criminal, or chose a new name because they were done with their original one. Even if you haven't experienced any of the above, you're still welcome to enjoy it. Hosted by Defector's Giri Nathan and Samer Kalaf. Produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman. Show art by Tara Jacoby.
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Introducing "Sane(ish)" with JoJoFromJerz, where social media sensation and political firebrand Jo Carducci brings her signature sass, snark, and incisive analysis to a new series. Sane(ish) has all the righteous indignation that made her a Twitter phenomenon while adding more personality to politics. With an unmistakable Jersey directness and zero tolerance for artificial balance, Jo dissects everything from constitutional crises to cultural flashpoints, alongside thoughtful guests who prov ...
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-New Episodes Every Wednesday- Find out what takes to solve some of the world's seemingly impossible problems. In each episode, SEAL Team 6 veteran and "Cleared Hot" podcast host Andy Stumpf interviews a new "agent of change" who is enacting real change to understand the scope of their work, how it can be replicated, and the unimaginable stakes of their everyday lives. An IRONCLAD Original.
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Simple English News Daily is a 7-minute podcast which tells today’s news in clear, simple, British English. Start your day by listening to 7 minutes of the most important stories from everywhere in the world. With SEND7, you can stay up-to-date with world news, and improve your English at the same time. SEND7 is aimed at intermediate and advanced English learners and teachers, and people with English as a second language, as well as native English speakers who want a fast, daily summary of w ...
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Litquake is San Francisco's nine-day literary festival for booklovers, complete with cutting-edge panel discussions, unique cross-media events, and hundreds of readings. Litquake's Lit Cast is our selection of live recordings from the "Epicenter", a monthly series which embraces a theater of ideas between writers and readers.
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 2nd December 2025. Today: Guinea-Bissau Africa Union. Algeria reparations. South Africa G20. Haiti gangs. US Venezuela talk. Israel Syria raid. Hong Kong fires. Australia Ozempic. Ukraine France talk. UK MP sentenced. France snail thieves. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get acce…
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We've talked a lot about trying this season, but not enough about failing. In the season one finale, Ronald Young Jr. comes clean about failing his Try Hard project. Episode transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ysREUJm3-I9T8K6xCGT4Qbtlu1fZfuKETkb1MvaV1c/edit?usp=sharing You can contribute to Radiotopia's fall fundraiser with a tax-…
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 1st December 2025 Today : Ukraine Black Sea drones. Switzerland referendums. Spain protests. Lithuania balloons. Nigeria schools closed. Guinea-Bissau 'sham'. Senegal oil spill. Honduras election. Trump Hernandez pardon. St Vincent election. Asia floods. Hong Kong fire. Australia gambling and wedding. SEND7 is suppor…
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Stephen talks to Andrew Ryvkin again - this time for Andrew to answer listeners' questions. Andrew Ryvkin self-describes as having worked as a Russian propagandist. Stephen interviewed him on this podcast, on episodes released on the 1st November and 8th November. Go back and listen to those before listening to this one. Andrew's Substack : https:/…
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BLACKFRIDAY25 World news in 7 minutes. Friday 28th November 2025 Today : Hong Kong fire. Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia floods. France military service. Pope trip. Italy fake mother. Nigeria kidnappings. Guinea-Bissau coup. Peru sentence. Mexico Miss Universe investigation. US expensive comic. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Ou…
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Happy Thanksgiving! It’s a Drew and Roth solo episode this week, and they talk about Roth’s latest artistic discovery, Drew’s hometown, and, of course, their Thanksgiving food plans. Then, they’re joined by a lucky listener to open up the funbag and answer questions from other lucky listeners. Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? …
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 3rd September 2024. Today: Guinea-Bissau takeover. Kenya trade deal. Hong Kong building fire. New Zealand murder. Australia social media ban. United Kingdom tax rise. France Sarkozy conviction. European Commission Shein. Peru Vizcarra prison. Mexico extortion law. Taiwan film Oscars. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supp…
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On today’s episode, Green Beret veteran, former NFL player, and filmmaker Nate Boyer sits down with Andy Stumpf to tackle America’s growing polarization, the role of media in shaping public perception, and the importance of finding common ground in divisive times. They also explore Nate’s work with veterans and athletes through his organization MVP…
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 26th November 2025 Today : Sudan truce? Nigeria rescues. Ethiopia volcano. US Comey no case. Brazil Bolsonaro jail. Afghanistan Pakistan strike. Thailand floods. Ukraine Russian strikes. France National Rally. Estonia ancient gum. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to t…
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Stephanie Miller joins Jo for a wild, uncensored after-dark happy hour: sex scandals, MAGA meltdown, and Fox News takedowns with a side of raucous banter. From RFK Jr.’s bizarre sexts to Trump’s Fox-loving antics, Hannity face-plants, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest drama, and the imploding right getting roasted in real time, it’s all on the table.…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 25th November 2025. Today: Switzerland Ukraine talks. Slovenia assisted dying. Cameroon opposition. South Africa Ukraine trick. US Venezuela terrorist. Jamaica Jimmy Cliff. South Korea Vigilantes. Pakistan suicide bombers. Japan Ukrainian sumo. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get…
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 24th November 2025 Today : Europe Ukraine counter-proposal. UK Reform jail. Slovenia euthanasia. Nigeria kidnappings. South Africa G20. Vietnam floods. Israel Lebanon hit. Brazil Bolsonaro arrest. US RFK CDC. Shakira the ancient turtle. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access t…
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What does it actually takes to force accountability in Washington—especially when it comes to the long-shielded Epstein files? Jo sits down with Congressman Ro Khanna in the aftermath of Congress’s seismic vote to crack open the Epstein files—a moment that didn’t just force transparency but shattered the protective wall hiding MAGA’s ugliest secret…
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 21st November 2025 Today : Ukraine US-Russia proposal. UK Russian lasers. France Grok investigation. Spain Franco. Israel Gaza strikes. Korea ship ground. Cuba power cuts. Brazil COP fire. Nigeria Biafra jail. Guinea-Bissau election. Madagascar special secret rock. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you…
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Food journalist and founder of the newly-revived website Roads & Kingdoms Nathan Thornburgh returns to the podcast after many many moons. Where’s he been this whole time? Well it turns out, lots of places! Drew & Roth get a rundown of Nathan’s favorite food places in the world, as well asp the surprising challenges involved in preparing an iguana f…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 20th November 2025. Today: Ukraine drone attack. Poland consulate closure. North Macedonia nightclub trial. United States Epstein files. Canada space funding. Chile Patagonia deaths. Japan fire. Vietnam floods landslides. New Zealand drug ban. Tunisia doctor strike. Egypt village reconstruction. With Juliet Martin …
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On this week's episode of Change Agents, national security journalist Bill Gertz joins Andy to discuss how the United States’ economic entanglement with China has reportedly created a national security risk. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ TacPack …
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 19th November 2025 Today : Japan-China problems. Bolivia-Peru problems. Singapore horns. US Saudi question. Ai Bubble? Libya governments agree. Nestle Africa sugar. Ukraine Kharkiv strikes. Romania evacuates. Poland sabotage. Croatia fire. France gold digger. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. O…
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Lance Armstrong's rise and fall in the cycling world paved the way for a mythology about the "natural body" to proliferate in sports. Today, it's being used to argue for bans of trans athletes. Reo Eveleth of Tested joins us to talk about the unintended consequences of the natural body myth. Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 18th November 2025. Today: Nigeria kidnapping. DRC mine. Ukraine France jets. UK immigration. Poland sabotage. Chile elections. Ecuador referendum. US Epstein files. Bangladesh Hasina death sentence. Saudi Arabia pilgrimage crash. Pakistan vaccines. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporter…
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Zakiya Gibbons is rusty with dating women, so she goes to a queer speed dating event to shake the cobwebs off. Episode transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1THYaMJZoV3e_45wsLsScbYxphcywyMIhltrJN0b4Ygc/edit?usp=sharing You can contribute to Radiotopia's fall fundraiser with a tax-deductible donation here! Send me voice memos about the…
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 17th November 2025 Today : Ecuador referendum. Chile election. Mexico, Philippines protests. US tariffs cut. DRC peace deal. Ethiopia Marbug. China Japan tension. India explosion. Ukraine Russian oil targets. Europe Claudia. Spain Rubiales. Germany no auction. And sheep. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners li…
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Bree Aesie is the host of the "Into the Story Podcast" and is a communication coach. Stephen talks to Bree about Canada in 2025; the fall of Justin Trudeau, the influence of Donald Trump, the unexpected results of the 2025 election, and the rise of Canadian nationalism. Into the Story podcast : intostory.com…
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Jess Piper joins to torch the week’s biggest outrages: the fresh dump of Epstein files implicating Trump and power brokers; Megyn Kelly’s jaw-dropping defense of “degrees” of child abuse; performative Democrats and predatory Republicans both hiding behind “protect the kids” slogans; and the everyday struggles faced by rural families lost in the nat…
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 14th November 2025 Today : Iraq results. Iran no water. Pakistan bombing. US unshut. Pennies end. Chile election. Ghana crush. South Africa G20. Ukraine corruption. Hitler sexual disorder. France commemorations. Serbia protests. Vatican favourite films. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our suppor…
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Stefan Fatsis joins Drew and Roth to talk about dictionaries! For his new book, Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary (out now), Stefan embedded with Merriam Webster, and even drafted some new entries. Then, Stefan and Drew discuss the finer points of the letter V’s usage in Scrabble, and they figure out if NFL kickers are…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 13th November 2025. Today: Italy human safari. Ireland president. Gabon Bongos sentence. Libya migrants drown. Somalia pirates. US Epstein. Caribbean US warship. Israel pardon. West Bank settlers. China gay dating apps. Australia bagpipes. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get acc…
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On today’s episode, former CIA and FBI Agent Tracy Walder breaks down the evolving motivations behind terrorism, from extremist ideology and failed states to a growing desire for media attention and internet fame, and discusses how the next attack on the U.S. could come from within. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Buy Target Intelligence: PSY…
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Jo is joined by George Conway for a post-shutdown, post-midterm emotional autopsy: Democrats had the voter energy, the polling, and the moral high ground BUT then folded like a bad hand in Vegas, caving to the GOP less than a week after a stinging Trump/MAGA rejection at the ballot box. Together, Jo and George roast the “Gang of Eight,” eviscerate …
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 12th November 2025 Today : Tanzania protest deaths. Nigeria cocaine. South Africa Zuma trial. Angola Argentinians blocked. India explosion investigation. Malaysia Thailand Rohingya. Thailand ceasefire paused. South Korea rescue continues. Georgia Turkish plane. Turkiye Imamoglu 2000 years. Poland independence. Bra…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 11 November 2025. Today: Uganda Kenyan activists. Mali Islamists. US shutdown vote. Brazil COP30. India Delhi explosion. India Delhi pollution. Philippines Typhoon. Poland Russian agent. France Sarkozy. UK BBC. Spain language study. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to t…
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 10th November 2025 Today : Philippines typhoons. Indonesia prisoners freed. Iraq election. Brazil tornado. US Musk pay. Somalia pirates. Tanzania arrests. Albania gender test. Ukraine energy attacks. UK BBC resignations. Greece Albania spiders. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get …
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This is the second part of Stephen's conversation with Andrew Ryvkin, who self-describes as having worked as a Russian propagandist. Andrew talks about how and why he left Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, why he thought that Russia would invade Ukraine, how propaganda has changed since the invasion of Ukraine, how propaganda works inside and o…
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Fresh off the blue wave and before the MAGA tears had even dried, Tom Malinowski joins Jo and makes it official—he’s running for Congress in New Jersey. Jo’s got Tom in the studio (and the fire’s on full blast) for a brutally honest debrief on election chaos, why the right’s grift machine is collapsing, and what it’s going to take to defend democra…
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 7th November 2025 Today : Mexico President groping. Brazil COP30. Bolivia Añez released. US child shooter. France Shein. UK prison problems. Ukraine Pokrovsk. Germany swastikas. Philippines typhoon. Korea power plant. Malaysia Taiwan influencer. Sudan ceasefire? Grand Egyptian Museum. SEND7 is supported by our amazin…
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Rohan is back with Drew and Roth to talk about the Mamdani win and what it could mean for the political future. But don’t worry, there’s plenty of sandwich talk as well! Then, they talk about the Dolphins, the Jets, the World Series, and the real insider secret to getting traded: location, location, location. Do you want to hear your question answe…
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On today’s episode, Congressman Eric Burlison joins Andy to break down what’s really going on behind UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) disclosure efforts in Congress. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Buy Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan: http://psyopshow.com/ Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first or…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 6th November 2025. Today: US Mamdani. Brazil police. Philippines Typhoon. Japan bears. Australia social media. Tanzania protest bodies. Morocco Western Sahara. France car attack. Belgium drones. UK AI testing. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and voc…
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 5th November 2025 Today : Sudan history repeats. Cameroon protests. Europe Tesla down. France Shein. Italy tower. Spain citizenship. China starbucks. Iraq weapons control. Peru-Mexio relations. US elections. Dick Cheney. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcr…
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Jo sits down with Jack Hopkins—a former Republican, Navy vet, and host of The Jack Hopkins Show podcast—to rip off the polite tape and get right to what’s freaking everyone out: Trump playing toy soldier with the National Guard and threatening to turn the military against regular Americans, all for the sake of television optics and a bigger slice o…
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When chess exploded in popularity during the pandemic, it changed — and those changes brought about a new kind of player, and a very new kind of scandal. Joshua Robinson from the Wall Street Journal joins us for this story about cheating, the internet, and uh...receiving vibrating signals through a connected device that is not intended for chess. E…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 4th November 2025. Today: Mexico Mayor. US Venezuela. Israel lawyer. Afghanistan earthquake. Nepal avalanche. Tanzania inauguration. Nigeria US islamists. Spain floods resignation. Georgia drug smuggler. Polish AI prompts. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcr…
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Josh Gondelman used to love playing basketball, but he can't seem to bring himself to play in his friend's long-running pickup game. Check out Josh's standup special, Positive Reinforcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvNlgpdKKo Episode transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KPusncOHye0q-x9GVxODOTuG-NMoLMjMUEVWlfg2f4I/edit?usp=s…
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 3rd November 2025 Today : UK no prince. Serbia rival protests. Spain tall church. Lebanon Israel strikes. Indonesia bad meals. Sudan crimes. Tanzania election violence. Kenya Uganda floods. Mexico fire. US New York. Spain Picasso mistake. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access…
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Jo connects with Siren host & Call to Activism founder Joe Gallina for a wide-ranging, no-bull conversation about the government shutdown, Trump’s billion-dollar White House ballroom project, and the human cost of GOP cuts to SNAP, healthcare, and rural hospitals. They discuss the consequences of Trump’s games —starving children, shuttering local c…
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 31st October 2025 Today : Netherlands election. Ukraine Pokrovsk. France arrests. Greece to Iraq. Caribbean recovery. US deportation. Tanzania protests. Western Sahara. Trump Xi meeting. Australia message in a bottle. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts a…
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It’s a Drew and Roth solo joint this week! They start with the World Series and how it’s good! Really good! Then, does the NBA gambling scandal matter? And finally, Drew is NOT making any predictions about the NYC mayoral election, but he and Roth have some hopeful thoughts about it. Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 30th October 2025 Today : Ukraine crimes against humanity. France partial guilt. Slovenia resignations. Korea Trump Xi. Israel Gaza airstrikes. Sudan RSF attacks. Tanzania election protests. Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba Melissa. Brazil raid. US monkeys. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters g…
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On today’s episode, Hyun Seung Lee, a North Korean defector, shares his firsthand perspective on the regime’s military mindset and how it views the U.S. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Buy Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan: http://psyopshow.com/ Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://f…
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