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Build is a weekly podcast brought to you by Pivotal Tracker hosted by Poornima Vijayashanker, the founder of Femgineer. In this show, Poornima hosts innovators in tech and together they debunk myths and misconceptions related to building tech products and companies.

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Episode 92: Resilient Management: Building & Managing Highly Functional Teams

Published: June 3, 2019, 1:08 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 23 seconds

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Episode 91: Hiring Technical Talent: What To Look Out For When Hiring Your First Employee

Published: May 15, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 90: How To Get Started As A Freelance Software Developer

Published: April 30, 2019, 1:03 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 89: Why Everyone Working On A Product Needs To Be Aware Of The Voice Of The Customer

Published: April 1, 2019, 6:03 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 88: What To Do When An Opportunity Won't Present Itself

Published: March 25, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 87: How To Stop Holding Ourselves Back And Explore An Opportunity To Change Careers

Published: March 12, 2019, 10:03 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 86: How To Source, Vet, Hire, and Work With UX Designers

Published: Feb. 11, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 25 seconds

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Episode 85: Top 3 Reasons Your Team Needs A UX Designer From The Beginning

Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 3:24 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 84: Easy to Set Non-Negotiables But Hard To Stick To Them

Published: Jan. 21, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 83: Why Staying Small Can Be A Great Business Strategy

Published: Jan. 14, 2019, 5:27 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 25 seconds

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Episode 82: Why You Don't Always Have To Be Growing And Scaling Your Company

Published: Jan. 7, 2019, 11:02 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 81: 3 Simple Everyday Actions You Can Do To Be A Better Ally And Create An Inclusive Workplace

Published: Dec. 10, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 80: How Being An Ally Can Help You Create An Inclusive Workplace

Published: Dec. 3, 2018, 7 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 79: 5 Best Practices For Keeping A New Product On Track

Published: Nov. 12, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 48 seconds

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Episode 78: Why Build A Brand New Product Instead Of Rebuilding Or Redesigning One

Published: Nov. 5, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 6 seconds

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Episode 77: 3 Techniques To Improve Your Explanations And Be Understood

Published: Oct. 9, 2018, 10:10 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 13 seconds

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Episode 76: Why Doing a Bad Job of Explaining Technical Concepts Hurts Our Credibility

Published: Oct. 3, 2018, 5:45 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 75: How To Train and Retain Top Product Managers

Published: Sept. 23, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 74: How To Interview Product Managers

Published: Sept. 16, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 73: How To Hire Product Managers

Published: Sept. 9, 2018, 8:38 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 19 seconds

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Episode 72: How Bitcoin, Blockchain And Cryptocurrencies Are Being Incorporated Into Valuable Applications That Are Making An Impact In The Market

Published: Aug. 6, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 25 seconds

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Episode 71: The Real Deal Behind Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrencies

Published: July 30, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 11 seconds

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Episode 70: Applications And Resources To Help You Get Started With Augmented Reality And Virtual Reality

Published: June 20, 2018, 9:42 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 69: Is There Really A Market For Augmented Reality And Virtual Reality Products?

Published: June 20, 2018, 9:37 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 68: What A Remote Team Needs To Be Successful When Working On A Mission Critical Project

Published: June 18, 2018, 4:16 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 1 second

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Episode 67: Proven Strategies For Training And Retaining Remote Workers

Published: June 11, 2018, 8:06 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 45 seconds

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Episiode 66: How To Recruit Remote Workers

Published: June 6, 2018, 3:02 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 65: When Does It Make Sense To Give A Newly Hired Software Engineer A Meaty Project

Published: May 14, 2018, 9:43 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 64: How Pair And Mob Programming Help Quickly Onboard New Software Engineers

Published: May 9, 2018, 1:01 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 63: Why You Need To Invest In Onboarding A New Software Engineer And Not Expect Them To Ship Code On Their First Day

Published: May 1, 2018, 10:53 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 7 seconds

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Episode 62: Why Hourly Estimates For User Stories And Technical Tasks May Seem Crazy But You Need To Do Them Anyway

Published: April 18, 2018, 12:47 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 61: What We Need To Do To Produce An "Accurate" Ship Date For Our Product

Published: April 10, 2018, 5:11 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 60: Why It’s Hard to Provide Accurate Product Estimates Under Most Popular Product Management Methodologies

Published: April 3, 2018, 12:14 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 59: Why You Need To Rethink Your Approach to Diversity And Inclusion

Published: March 12, 2018, 11:51 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 58: How To Navigate Conversations About Diversity And Inclusion in Tech

Published: March 5, 2018, 8:31 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 57: How To Balance Accessibility And Interactivity Across Devices

Published: Feb. 21, 2018, 2:23 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 55 seconds

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Episode 56: 3 Key Tips To Keep In Mind When Designing For Accessibility

Published: Feb. 12, 2018, 10:38 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 55: Why Accessibility Needs To Be Prioritized In Product Design

Published: Feb. 6, 2018, 6:15 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 54: What It’s Going To Take To Get That First Check From An Investor

Published: Jan. 30, 2018, 11:55 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 24 seconds

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Episode 53: Why Investors Keep Saying NO To Your BIG Idea

Published: Jan. 24, 2018, 12:28 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 23 seconds

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Episode 52: When It Does And Doesn’t Make Sense To Fundraise For Your Startup

Published: Jan. 17, 2018, 2:53 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 51: How You Will Be Impacted In 2018 Whether You Are A Startup Founder or Employee

Published: Jan. 9, 2018, 1:01 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 51 seconds

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Episode 50: How To Succeed In Your First Remote Working Position

Published: Dec. 18, 2017, 2:52 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 49: How To Get Your Teammates To Adopt Product Design Sprints

Published: Dec. 11, 2017, 10:57 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 48: How a Product Design Sprint Fast Tracks Testing Your Ideas

Published: Dec. 4, 2017, 10:14 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 47: What Is Product Debt And Why You Need To Prioritize Paying It Down

Published: Nov. 13, 2017, 8:51 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 47 seconds

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Episode 46: Should You Worry About Your Skills Getting Rusty?

Published: Nov. 7, 2017, 9:36 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 57 seconds

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Episode 45: What Stops Us From Transitioning Into A Leadership Role

Published: Oct. 31, 2017, midnight
Duration: 22 minutes 45 seconds

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Episode 44: What To Do Before You Redesign Your Product

Published: Oct. 23, 2017, 9:13 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 43: Project Management: How To Keep Your Team Motivated And Successfully Ship

Published: Oct. 16, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 42: Project Management: How To Respond To New Ideas In The Middle Of A Software Project

Published: Oct. 9, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 41: The Ground Rules You Need To Set To Get Through A Software Project Successfully

Published: Oct. 2, 2017, 8:27 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 40: How To Think Quickly On Your Feet During A Q&A Session

Published: Sept. 24, 2017, 12:58 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 32 seconds

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Episode 39: Why An Elevator Pitch Isn't The Only Type Of Pitch You Need to Prepare

Published: Sept. 20, 2017, 2:43 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 38: Why You Don't Need To Change How You Speak When You Pitch Your Idea

Published: Sept. 12, 2017, 6:34 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 37: Why It’s Important To Pitch Ideas Even If Pitching Doesn’t Come Naturally To You

Published: Sept. 6, 2017, 1:28 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 11 seconds

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Episode 36: Why It’s Easier For Software Product Teams To Cram Features And Bugs Into Each Release Instead of Cutting Back

Published: Aug. 20, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 35: How To Keep Your Passion Project Growing Despite Challenges

Published: Aug. 13, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 34: How To Keep Your Passion Project Moving Along When You Physically Can’t

Published: Aug. 6, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 33: How to Keep Your Day Job and Pursue Your Passion Project on the Side

Published: July 31, 2017, 3:39 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 32: Tech Debt – The Cost of Putting “Quick Fixes” Into Our Software Product

Published: July 23, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 31: Mentoring – How To Get Started As A Mentor

Published: July 16, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 30: Mentoring – How To Get What You Want Out Of It

Published: July 9, 2017, 8:07 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 29: Mentoring – What It Is And How To Make It Work

Published: July 3, 2017, 9:30 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 28: Geek Girl Rising: Inside the Sisterhood Shaking Up Tech

Published: June 5, 2017, 5:34 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 27: How To Change Careers Later In Life And Transition Into A Technical Role

Published: May 9, 2017, 10:54 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 50 seconds

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Episode 26: The Fastest-Growing Companies Start Really Slowly

Published: April 24, 2017, 9:40 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 25: Starting Up Outside Silicon Valley

Published: March 20, 2017, 9:46 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 24: How To Pause For Parenthood Without Killing Your Career

Published: Feb. 20, 2017, 2:36 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 38 seconds

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Episode 23: Learning To Say NO: The Secret Power Of Successful Startups

Published: Jan. 24, 2017, 12:14 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 11 seconds

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Episode 22: How To Build A Pipeline Of Technical Talent

Published: Dec. 13, 2016, 7:24 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 23 seconds

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Episode 21: Why You Should Consider Working For A Growing Tech Company

Published: Nov. 16, 2016, 2:36 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 7 seconds

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Episode 20: How To Nurture A Team Of Top Performers

Published: Oct. 26, 2016, 1:14 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 4 seconds

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Episode 19: How To Handle The Great Problem Of Growth

Published: Sept. 20, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 18: How to Rescue Yourself From A Risky Setback

Published: July 27, 2016, 12:57 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 17: How to Prepare to Strike Out On Your Own and Pursue Your Creative Calling

Published: June 27, 2016, 7:37 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 16: How Practicing Creative Confidence Can Help You Embrace Risk

Published: May 25, 2016, 1:25 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 15: Why Bosses & Employees Should Practice Radical Candor

Published: April 20, 2016, 1:11 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 29 seconds

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Episode 14: How to Create a Leadership Style that Blends with Your Personality

Published: March 22, 2016, 9:19 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 18 seconds

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Episode 13: How Creators Can Become Company Leaders

Published: Feb. 15, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 1 second

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Episode 12: The Challenges Immigrant Tech Entrepreneurs Face

Published: Feb. 1, 2016, 7:55 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 11: How To Get Started As A Founder Building A Tech Product With No Experience In Tech

Published: Feb. 1, 2016, 7:53 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 10: How Mattermark Is Creating Market Intelligence For The Startup Community

Published: Feb. 1, 2016, 7:51 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 9: How Investors Add Value Beyond The Check

Published: Feb. 1, 2016, 7:49 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 8: What It Takes To Raise Capital For Your Startup

Published: Feb. 1, 2016, 7:47 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 7: The Art vs Science of User Experience Design

Published: Aug. 24, 2015, 6:07 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 55 seconds

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Episode 6: How to Find Your Other Half: Secrets for a Good Co-Founder Partnership

Published: Aug. 24, 2015, 6:01 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 5: How to Identify Efforts that Make a Big Impact When Building Software Products

Published: Aug. 24, 2015, 5:58 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 4: How to Use Empathy to Build Software Products

Published: Aug. 24, 2015, 5:54 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 3: How to Build a Community of Evangelists for Your Software Product

Published: Aug. 24, 2015, 5:49 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 2: How to Make Smart Tradeoffs When Developing Software Products

Published: Aug. 24, 2015, 5:43 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 30 seconds

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Published: Aug. 22, 2015, 4:02 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 32 seconds

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