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Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel — 410 episodes

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Lessons From a Year of Letting AI Do Everything

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Jenny Hagel on How to Build a Creative Career When the Odds Are Against You

3

Bonus: Lesbian Bars and the Secret Formula for Belonging

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How to Build a Career You Actually Believe In

5

We're Lonelier Than Ever. Ritual Is the Answer.

6

Feed Drop: WorkLife with Molly Graham

7

23,000 People Tried Moving Every 30 Minutes. Here's What Happened.

8

Feeling Powerless at Work? Here’s Where Your Agency Still Lives

9

Jury Duty Creators on What Company Retreat Gets Right About Work

10

Feeling Empty? Arthur Brooks Has a Formula for a Meaningful Life

11

How to Start Your Career When the Old Rules Don’t Apply

12

Your Screen Is Changing Your Brain. Take Back Control, with Jonathan Haidt

13

Why We Quit Too Soon, and How to Keep Going

14

Why Women’s Health Is a Workplace Issue with Melinda French Gates and Regina Dugan

15

Think Like A Futurist: Respond, Don’t React

16

The New Intelligence That Matters More Than IQ

17

Menopause at Work: Hormones, Leadership & Power in Midlife Careers

18

Is “Be Yourself” Bad Career Advice? The Truth About Authenticity and Success

19

How Rest Boosts Creativity & Productivity: A Guided Practice with Octavia Raheem

20

The Myth of AI Taking Your Job—and What’s Actually Happening Instead

21

Fight Less, Win More: How Tactical Empathy Changes Every Work Negotiation

22

How to Pitch Anything: The Power of Emotional Connection

23

The Ambition Trap: How to Stop Living for Approval and Start Living for You

24

The Hidden Beliefs Quietly Holding You Back at Work

25

2026 Dream Job Exercise: Unlocking Your Future

26

Out of Office: A Hello Monday Holiday Special

27

How to Live With Uncertainty: Asking Better Questions About Work and Life

28

Layoffs, Leadership and the Question to Ask Before You Start “Doing”

29

Elyse Myers on Neurodivergence and Giving People the Instruction Manual to You

30

How to Say No: The Psychology of Defiance with Dr. Sunita Sah

31

The Money Mistakes Women Don’t Talk About — And How to Fix Them

32

The Introvert’s Guide to Personal Branding

33

Jasmine Rashid on Financial Activism and Building Wealth with Purpose

34

Understanding ADHD with the Holderness Family

35

Dr. Jennifer Freed on Creativity, Healing, and the Power of Self-Understanding

36

Jen Hatmaker on Speaking Out, Breaking Down, and Beginning Again

37

Making Sense of Money, Jobs, and the Economy with Kyla Scanlon

38

The Truth About Vulnerability and Leadership from Brené Brown

39

Mark Cuban on How to Spot Opportunities Before Anyone Else

40

The Likeability Trap and How to Escape It

41

An FBI Agent's Playbook for Everyday Negotiation

42

The Old Productivity Playbook Is Broken. Here’s What to Do Instead.

43

Break Free from Financial Anxiety with Mellody Hobson

44

How to Lead Through Chaos Without Burning Out

45

Mickey Drexler on Taste, Intuition, and Building Iconic Brands

46

Why People Don’t Hear You — And How to Fix It

47

The Science of Goal-Setting, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

48

What If Work Was Actually Fun?

49

Caregiving Is Work — We Just Don’t Treat It That Way

50

How to Be a Consultant—and Actually Make It Work

51

From Side Hustle to Main Meal: How Nicaila Matthews Okome Scaled Her Passion Project

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Reclaim Your Joy and Overcome High Functioning Depression with Dr. Judith Joseph

53

How One Mom Sparked a National Movement with Shannon Watts

54

Masculinity, Work, and the New Fatherhood with Paul Sullivan

55

Is College Still Worth It? Kathleen deLaski on Rethinking the 4-year Degree

56

How to Protect LGBTQ+ Families in 2025 with Darra Gordon

57

Anna Kendrick On Making the Leap From Acting to Directing

58

Caroline Wanga on the Career Path No One Tells You About

59

Debbie Millman & Roxane Gay on Love, Creativity, and the Discipline to Grow

60

Becoming You: Suzy Welch’s Guide to Authenticity

61

Suleika Jaouad on Living Well Through Uncertainty and the Healing Power of Creativity

62

You’ve just been laid off. Here’s what to do next.

63

Moral Ambition: Rutger Bregman on Building a Career That Makes a Difference

64

Ageism Exposed: Ashton Applewhite’s Guide to Age Equity at Work

65

The Power of Being "The Only": Angela Chee on Owning Your Voice

66

The Rest Revolution: Amanda Miller Littlejohn on Fighting Burnout and Reclaiming Joy

67

Feeling Stuck? Try these 3 Steps to Success from Blavity's CEO Morgan DeBaun

68

Building a Memorable Brand: Insights from Steven Wolfe Pereira & Marisa Thalberg

69

The Workplace Secret No One’s Talking About: Breaking the Silence on Menopause

70

Melinda French Gates on Owning Your Power and Leading with Purpose

71

From Corporate to Consultant: Eloiza Domingo’s Bold Career Pivot

72

Managing Up 101: How to Get More from Your Boss with Melody Wilding

73

Jesse Eisenberg on Balancing Creative Calling and Career Success

74

The Ambition Trap: How to Stop Living for Approval and Start Living for You

75

Dr. Marcus Collins on Navigating Polarization with Conviction, Empathy, and Purpose

76

Reid Hoffman on making AI work for you

77

How rest boosts creativity and productivity: a guided practice with Octavia Raheem

78

Why Are We Here? Building a Better Culture at Work with Jennifer Moss

79

Challenging the Stories That Divide Us: Irvin Weathersby Jr. on Confronting Systemic Injustice and Prioritizing Empathy

80

How to build trust with TED’s “Fixable” co-hosts Anne Morriss and Frances Frei

81

How to Say No: Dr. Sunita Sah on Defying Social Pressure and Building Confidence

82

Manifest Your Dream Job: The 2025 Vision Exercise with Jessi Hempel

83

The power of pausing: Poppy Harlow’s journey from CNN anchor to career clarity

84

Feed Drop: The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele, Finding Healing After Layoffs

85

Malcolm Gladwell on influence, technology, and the evolution of The Tipping Point

86

How to Overcome Burnout: Insights from Emily & Amelia Nagoski on Stress, Resilience & Finding Balance

87

Jesse Eisenberg on Creative Passion, Imposter Syndrome, and Making Movies That Matter

88

How to Set Financial Boundaries and Overcome Overspending with Financial Therapist Aja Evans

89

Re-examining the Culture of Work: How to Find Balance and Beat Burnout with Brigid Schulte

90

A Brief History of Intelligence: Exploring AI, Values, and the Future of Work with Max Bennett

91

Two Years with ChatGPT: How AI is Transforming Work and Life

92

Branding Essentials for Business and Career Success with Steven Wolfe Pereira & Marisa Thalberg

93

Anna Kendrick's Directorial Debut: Behind 'Woman of the Hour' and Her Creative Journey

94

Building a Purpose-Driven Brand: Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker on Leadership and Social Impact

95

What Makes a Good Job? Bruce Feiler on Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World

96

Mellody Hobson on Breaking Free from Financial Anxiety and Teaching Kids About Money

97

Demystifying the Economy: Kyla Scanlon on Finance, Human Connection, and Growth

98

The Case for AI Optimism: Neil Lawrence on Humanity’s Edge Over Machines

99

Mastering Communication, Culture, and Team Effectiveness with Google’s Martin Gonzalez, Author of “The Bonfire Moment”

100

Introducing Let’s Talk Offline: LinkedIn’s New Podcast on Navigating Early Career Challenges

101

Dr. Jamil Zaki on Overcoming Cynicism: How Hope and Trust Transform Workplaces and Communities

102

Embracing a Career Pivot: Robin Arzon's Journey From Lawyer to Fitness Icon

103

Transforming Perfectionism into Growth: Katherine Morgan Schafler’s Guide

104

Nate Silver on How to Embrace Risk and Enhance Your Life

105

Creative solutions for modern challenges from Stanford d.school’s Scott Doorley & Carissa Carter

106

Octavia Raheem on the healing power of rest

107

Bouncing Back from A Breakdown with Kathleen Griffith

108

On Time: Making the most of the time we have with Sebene Selassie

109

On Time: Move, Think, and Rest with Natalie Nixon

110

On Time: Cal Newport redefines productivity

111

On Time: Laura Vanderkam makes every minute count

112

The Hello Monday Master Class: Think Long Term with Dorie Clark

113

The Myth of Making it with Samhita Mukhopadhyay

114

The Hello Monday Master Class: Be Creative with Natalie Nixon and Laura Linney

115

Hello Monday Celebrates Pride Month

116

The Hello Monday Master Class: Make Connections with Adam Grant and Reid Hoffman

117

Nobody Cares About Your Career with Erika Ayers Badan

118

The Hello Monday Master Class: Trust Yourself with Anna Faris and Luvvie Ajayi Jones

119

Kim Scott on Radical Respect

120

Introducing the Hello Monday Master Class: Define your values with Elizabeth Gilbert and Suzy Welch

121

Kal Penn on having two careers

122

Embracing practical optimism to thrive at work and in life with Dr. Sue Varma

123

Asking better questions with Jeff Wetzler

124

The Power of Rituals with Michael Norton

125

Ageism in the workplace with Kerry Hannon

126

Exploring Career Paths in Climate Action with Fiona Spruill and Peter Ellis

127

Cultivating a culture of growth with Dr. Mary Murphy

128

Closing the confidence gap with Kelli Thompson

129

Ethan Mollick on embracing co-intelligence with AI

130

How to be Unforgettable: Be more awkward

131

How to be Unforgettable: Be less silent

132

Here's how you can become excellent at what matters most

133

Suzy Welch on her late husband, Jack, and the power of partnership

134

Suzy Welch on how to make hard choices

135

Why midlife isn't what it used to be with Chip Conley

136

Bonus: Everyday Better's Leah Smart on the power of synchronicity in building a meaningful career

137

Bozoma Saint John on Surviving Loss

138

Achieving indivisibility with Denise Hamilton

139

Introducing: Building One with Tomer Cohen

140

Setting goals mindfully with AK Ikwuakor

141

Building Better Teams with Jennifer Dulski

142

Imagining a more just economy with Nick Romeo

143

ChatGPT and you

144

Kit Yates on expecting the unexpected

145

Dream Job Exercise with Jessi Hempel

146

Optimism in difficult times with Jamil Zaki

147

Choosing optimism with Lule Demmissie

148

Jerry Colonna on leadership and belonging

149

Alex Kantrowitz on 2024’s Big Ideas

150

Dr. Julia DiGangi on harnessing your emotional power

151

Ryan Roslansky on paving your own path

152

Dr. Fei-Fei Li on AI

153

Andrew McAfee on the Geek Way

154

Student Loan Debt Counseling with Carli Reddy

155

Aja Evans and Farnoosh Torabi on financial therapy

156

Navigating Career Changes with Herminia Ibarra

157

Rethinking DEI with Michèle Lamont

158

Marcus Collins breaks down the power of culture

159

Hello Monday Celebrates National Coming Out Day

160

Caroline Webb on how to have a good day at a bad job

161

Everyday Dharma with Suneel Gupta

162

Getting happier with Arthur Brooks

163

Eduardo Briceño on moving from mindset to action

164

Kids and social media with Devorah Heitner

165

Amy Edmondson on how to fail better

166

Battling impostor syndrome with Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin

167

Making Connections with Susan McPherson

168

ChatGPT and you

169

Jessi gets organized with Tiago Forte

170

Why quitting works with Julia Keller

171

Bonus: Megan Rapinoe on leveling the playing field

172

Changing work cultures with Dr. Ben Michaelis

173

Debating our way to understanding with Bo Seo

174

Aurora James on igniting a movement

175

The WGA and the changing nature of work

176

Making negotiations mutual with Barry Nalebuff

177

Megan Rapinoe on leveling the playing field

178

What Makes a Good Job, part 3, featuring Simone Stolzoff

179

Bonus: Former President Barack Obama on Working Today

180

What Makes a Good Job, part 2, featuring Zeynep Ton

181

What Makes a Good Job, part 1, featuring Bruce Feiler

182

Jessi Hempel on the power of coming out

183

The price women pay to be good with Elise Loehnen

184

Feed Drop: Possible, a new podcast by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger

185

Parenting: Getting timing right

186

Sheena Iyengar on how to be creative

187

Nicaila Matthews Okome on building your side hustle

188

Susan Cain on introversion

189

Gretchen Rubin on appreciating all five senses

190

Daniel Pink on perfecting our timing

191

Brian Lowery on understanding the social self

192

Bonus: What works for me - Rethinking criticism!

193

Ari Shapiro on the adventures of a lifetime

194

Bonus: What works for me - My Ten Year Plan!

195

Joanne Lipman on reinvention

196

Bonus: What works for me - Building a Second Brain!

197

Bozoma Saint John on surviving loss

198

Work Friends with Kat Vellos

199

Victoria Pratt on leadership through procedural justice

200

Adam Grant on when to help others

201

Mindful living with Deepak Chopra

202

Samara Bay on claiming permission to speak

203

Choosing optimism with Jamil Zaki

204

Katherine Morgan Schafler on perfectionism’s surprising gifts

205

Satya Nadella on growth mindsets

206

How to make change with Alex Budak

207

Octavia Raheem on rest

208

Lisa Congdon on starting over

209

The Purpose 30 with Gina Bianchini

210

Guillermo del Toro on crafting art and life

211

Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin on thriving in the workplace

212

Dorie Clark on Reinventing You

213

A guide to surviving layoffs

214

Brown Enough with Christopher Rivas

215

HBR’s Amy Gallo on working with difficult people

216

W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz on doing the work of anti-racism

217

Olatunde Sobomehin and Sam Seidel on finding your creative hustle

218

Julia Boorstin on women in leadership

219

Luvvie Ajayi Jones on fighting fear

220

Jessi Hempel on coming out

221

Dr. Laurie Santos on increasing happiness

222

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on repentance and repair

223

Kwame Christian on how to have difficult conversations about race

224

Get Hired with Andrew Seaman on the explosive history of Labor Day

225

Make the Most of Your Mornings

226

For Them’s Chloe Freeman on gender

227

Anne Helen Petersen on the culture of work

228

Navigating the New Office: Pay Transparency

229

Navigating the New Office: New job opportunities

230

Navigating the New Office: Working Less

231

Navigating the New Office: How to Change

232

Navigating the New Office: Carole Robin on relationships

233

Striking It Rich with Charlie Ayers, Google's first chef

234

Tig Notaro on bringing your whole self to work

235

Tiago Forte helps you build a second brain

236

Alan Henry on being Seen, Heard, and Paid

237

DJ DiDonna on why sabbaticals are for everyone

238

Elizabeth Gilbert on career vs calling

239

James Peyer on unorthodox ideas

240

Chelsea Clinton on finding her voice

241

Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha on The Startup of You

242

Angela Garbes on parenting through a pandemic

243

Bonus: Big Technology feat. Alex Kantrowitz with Tristan Harris

244

Andrew Seaman on getting hired

245

Ludmila Praslova on neurodiversity

246

Bonus Episode: SPARKED with Jonathan Fields

247

Rachel Botsman on rethinking your breakthrough

248

Susannah Dawn on coming out

249

Bonus Episode: The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele

250

Octavia Raheem on rest

251

Fran Hauser on setting career goals

252

Bonus Episode: Winnie Sun's Yes Factor feat. Sharon Smith-Akinsanya

253

Shantell Martin on finding your creative outlet

254

Barry Nalebuff on splitting the pie

255

Bonus Episode: The Next Big Idea with Rufus Griscom feat. Annie Murphy Paul

256

Careers 101 with Dee C. Marshall and Mita Mallick

257

Caroline Webb on how to have a good day at a bad job

258

Vincent Fuller II on life after the NFL

259

How to avoid burnout with Nataly Kogan

260

Daniel Pink on the power of regret

261

Making a career change with Drew Overcash

262

Author Jessica Powell on quitting Google

263

Luvvie Ajayi Jones on fighting fear

264

Reinventing Yourself

265

Out of Office: A Hello Monday Holiday Special

266

Big Ideas for 2022

267

What One Person Can Do

268

The four-day work week with Bolt CEO, Ryan Breslow

269

Building wealth with Beatriz Acevedo

270

The Great Resignation

271

Bonus Episode: In the Arena with Leah Smart, feat. Nedra Tawwab

272

Digital Body Language with Erica Dhawan

273

Beating Burnout with Emily and Amelia Nagoski

274

Kal Penn on having two careers

275

Being Seen with Elsa Sjunneson

276

Creators: Joanne Molinaro on letting the side hustle take over

277

Creators: Maximizing opportunities, with Fabiana and Matthew Ferrarini

278

Creators: Building an online community with Kevin Fredericks

279

Creators: Reinventing your hustle with Amanda Halsey

280

Jonathan Fields on finding your purpose

281

Playing the long game with Dorie Clark

282

The Ten-Year Plan with Debbie Millman

283

Kwame Christian on negotiating anything

284

Bonus: Jessi visits The Anxious Achiever

285

Talking about anxiety with Morra Aarons-Mele

286

Reopening: Taking risks again with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

287

Reopening: Matthew McConaughey on planning for the future.

288

Feed Drop: WorkLife with Adam Grant

289

Reopening: Nir Eyal on building and breaking habits

290

Reopening: Esther Perel on how we talk to each other

291

Reopening: Where we’ll work now, with Leah Smart and Jackie Goldberg

292

Reopening: Rich Orbé-Austin on how we are feeling

293

Glennon Doyle on presence in difficult moments

294

Snigdha Sur on COVID’s lessons for founders

295

The Great Resignation

296

Caroline Webb on how to have a good day at a bad job

297

Managing our COVID anxiety with Kimberly Johnson

298

Embracing intuition with Angela Ahrendts

299

Bonus Episode: Scott Galloway on the state of social media

300

Scott Galloway’s reality check for graduates

301

How cancer changed everything for Chris-Tia Donaldson

302

Putting mindfulness in to practice with Scott Shute

303

Courtney McCluney on the cost of code-switching

304

Building community with author Jami Attenberg

305

John Henry on finding joy in the hustle

306

Tiffany Dufu on accountability and support

307

Cal Newport on a world without email

308

Self-care at work with Marah Lidey and Naomi Hirabayashi

309

Brené Brown on getting it right

310

Muriel Wilkins on building executive presence

311

Bonus Episode: Jessi visits Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

312

Rebecca Minkoff on pandemic reinvention

313

Suneel Gupta on becoming backable

314

Taking on Impostor Syndrome with Lisa Orbé-Austin

315

Darnisa Amante-Jackson on building a career in Equity

316

Kwame Christian on negotiating anything

317

Paul Davison on building Clubhouse

318

From the archives: Becoming more creative with Natalie Nixon

319

The Ten-Year Plan with Debbie Millman

320

Having it all: A community check-in

321

Starting fresh with Dorie Clark

322

Wyclef Jean gathers us together

323

Bonus Episode: Renewing connections in a time of coronavirus

324

Closing the gender gap with Facebook’s Deb Liu

325

Building a lasting legacy with Tristan Walker

326

Beating Burnout with Emily and Amelia Nagoski

327

Burnett and Evans on designing a meaningful life

328

Listener Spotlight: Lauren Maffeo moves on

329

Bonus Episode: Jessi visits So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

330

Farnoosh Torabi on money

331

Becoming more creative with Natalie Nixon

332

Ellen Kullman on leading through crisis

333

Yale professor Craig Wright on cultivating genius

334

Bonus Episode: Mental Health in 2020 with Dr. Rheeda Walker

335

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Rethinking Capitalism

336

Author Kelly Corrigan on how to be a better listener

337

Amazon’s Aicha Evans on opting in to startups

338

Getting the Most from Your Career with Cynthia Pong

339

Modern farmer Tom Deacon on leveling up a side hustle

340

Listener Spotlight: Ellice Patterson and Abilities Dance Boston

341

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants you to become a 'learn it all'

342

How to Take a Career Break Without Giving It All Up

343

Refining Your Voice with Baratunde Thurston

344

In the Room Where It Happens with Lindsay Harrison

345

Battling Impostor Syndrome with Lisa Orbe-Austin

346

Changing Careers with Peloton’s Robin Arzon

347

Should I Stay or Should I Go - On Leaving Big Cities

348

Getting Grittier with Angela Duckworth

349

Mastering Change with Author Bruce Feiler

350

Leveling Up with Troy Carter

351

Disrupting Inequity with Darnisa Amante-Jackson

352

Making Meaning with Charles Duhigg

353

Reinventing Yourself with Dorie Clark

354

Going Global from a Small Town with Blue Delta Jeans

355

BONUS EPISODE: Jessi visits How To! with Charles Duhigg

356

Reid Hoffman on How to Network Now

357

Roxane Gay on Persistence and Support

358

Boosting Your Psychological Immune System with Lori Gottlieb

359

Taking Risks with Guy Raz

360

Overcoming FOMO and FOBO with Patrick J. McGinnis

361

Bonus Episode: Making Art, From Where We Are

362

Out in Tech with Arlan Hamilton

363

Virtual Performance with Kabir Sehgal & Laura Benanti

364

Bonus Episode: Sharing #SunshineSongs with Laura Benanti

365

Showing Up with Glennon Doyle

366

Coming Together with filmmaker Lulu Wang

367

Weathering the Storm with LeVar Burton

368

Bonus Episode: Talking About Feelings with Nancy Lublin

369

#MeToo and the Workplace: Ally Coll and The Purple Campaign

370

Bonus Episode: Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon

371

Designing Your Work Life with Burnett and Evans

372

Staying Connected in a Time of Coronavirus

373

goop's Elise Loehnen on Asking Bigger Questions and Knowing Your Value

374

Bonus Episode: QUARANTINE

375

Steven Levy on the Future of Hacking

376

Upending Everything with Robbi Behr and Matthew Swanson

377

Elizabeth Gilbert on Careers vs Jobs

378

Judd Apatow on Trusting Your Gut

379

Wonder Woman’s director on asking for more so you can, too.

380

Making It in 2020 with Planet Money's Adam Davidson

381

Thinking Like an Underdog with Troy Carter

382

Ben Horowitz on Shaping Culture

383

Out of Office: A Hello Monday Holiday Special

384

E-Sports is Growing – So Are the Jobs

385

Satya Nadella: Don't Be Brilliant, Be Curious

386

It's Never Too Late to Start Over

387

When to be Quick, When to be Wise

388

Quitting Google: The Happiest Career Move This Exec Ever Made

389

How to Get the Most Out of Your Mornings

390

Why TaskRabbit's Founder Dared to Try Something New

391

Laura Linney on What Makes Good Criticism

392

Spilling the Tea After 99 Years

393

Roxane Gay: Bad Feminist, Master Writer

394

Jerry Colonna: The Coach Who Tells You, “Yes, It Is You”

395

Radio Didn't Kill This Video Star: The Anna Faris Story

396

BONUS: Creating a Safety Net for Freelancers

397

Drafting Teams with Former NFL Talent Scout Michael Lombardi

398

Vulnerability Lessons with Facebook's Carolyn Everson

399

Beyond the Open Office with WeWork’s Liz Burow

400

Angela Ahrendts on Intuition

401

Stepping into the Spotlight with Melinda Gates

402

Adam Grant on When to Help Others

403

A Human-focused Take on AI with Fei-Fei Li

404

Abby Wambach on How to Find Your Pack

405

Striking it rich in startups with Google’s first Chef Charlie Ayers

406

How to Make it as an Influencer with Aminatou Sow

407

IDEO’s Tim Brown on Idea Creation

408

Elizabeth Gilbert on Career Versus Calling

409

Seth Meyers on Nurturing Talent

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