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Speaker 1: in ded we are. I recently started listening to your

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Speaker 2: We love to get them.

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Speaker 1: And like I said, we do career, business, personal finance,

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Speaker 1: and entrepreneurship. So flood the gates. I mean also too,

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Speaker 2: And thank y'all as always for your support. Until next week.

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Speaker 2: Bye BA, by y'all, Hey BA fan, We could not

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Speaker 2: our team behind the scenes. The Brown and Mission podcast

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Speaker 2: is produced by Cumulus Podcast Network. It's edited by the

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Speaker 2: Wonderful Emani Crosby and produced by Tanya Bustos. Dennistimplinsky is

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Speaker 2: our in house tech curu and I am Bandy Woodrid

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Speaker 2: Santos your co host, and I will see y'all next

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