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Speaker 1: usually based in fear, fear that I don't know, well,

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Speaker 1: Now I know all about that fear. It worked on

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Speaker 1: look at political messaging after this break. GOODA, thanks for

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Speaker 1: There's also a substack if you can't make it to

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Speaker 1: the show. Earlier, I was talking about emotional political messaging

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Speaker 1: and that I have in the past. I have absolutely

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Speaker 1: based political messaging. I get it. I understand why it

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Speaker 1: These days, they usually sound like they've been written by

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Speaker 1: other one from twenty twenty two. No more mistakes, no

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Speaker 1: more excuses, no more Morrison. That was dropped from the

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Speaker 1: labor which is ninederground center left political collective who currently

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Speaker 1: at Story Club April thirteenth, Factory in Merrickville. You can

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Speaker 1: get tickets in the show notes. Thanks to Adam for

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Speaker 1: producing this. Adam Buncher, the Great and Powerful Cossie Staunch.

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Speaker 1: He's got forearms and I'm like, what do you? My god,

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Speaker 1: how did you get four arms? At Big Adam? It's

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Speaker 1: quiver when you walk into the gym. That's what I

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Speaker 1: think about. I'll see you Wednesday