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# Why Are We Like This?

A true crime podcast microdosing Florida.

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- [INTERVIEW: The Deeply Corrupt Status Quo of Tallahassee feat. Ryan Ray ](https://wawlt.com/interview-the-deeply-corrupt-status-quo-of-tallahassee-feat-ryan-ray/) - There’s machine politics, and there’s micro-machine politics. In Florida’s state capital, you can find both right across the street from each other. Ryan Ray, Aide to Tallahassee city commissioner Jeremy Matlow, stopped by to discuss his boss’s efforts to address rampant corruption that has seen high-profile prosecutions and indictments. We got into the push to take
- [CASE FILE: Proud Boy’ing Our Public Schools](https://wawlt.com/proud-boying-our-public-schools/) - This is the story of a multi-million dollar heist of taxpayer funds into private hands that has played out for more than a decade and shows no sign of slowing down. As the school calendar flips throughout Florida, we look at how Charter Schools and “school choice” have successfully played into the American (and Floridian)
- [CONVERSATION: A People’s History of the Sunshine State feat. Matt Christman](https://wawlt.com/a-peoples-history-of-the-sunshine-state-feat-matt-christman/) - Before its bloody and violent present, Florida had a bloody and violent past of colonial brutality, racially motivated terrorism, and politically motivated bombings (oh, the bombings!). We spent an hour talking with Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House about how Florida became what it is today, and, as a conservative political project, what it portends
- [CONVERSATION: The Ron DeSantis Riddle Feat. Jordan Zakarin](https://wawlt.com/conversation-the-ron-desantis-riddle-feat-jordan-zakarin/) - With our guest Jordan Zakarin from More Perfect Union, we dive into the enigma that is Florida's Governor and his myriad scandals, missteps and misadventures. You can follow Jordan @jordanzakarin and subscribe to Progress Report here. You can follow WAWLT on Twitter @WAWLTShow. This episode features music by David Rosen, @ByDavidRosen.
- [CASE FILE: Florida Power & Light's Corrupt Election Hustle](https://wawlt.com/case-file-florida-power-lights-corrupt-election-hustle/) - “I want you to make his life a living hell. Seriously.” The quote is from a 2019 email the chief executive of Florida Power & Light, Eric Silagy, about Florida State Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez, who had been a thorn in the side of the utility monopoly. Rodriguez was pushing policy reforms that would allow
- [INTERVIEW: Education Part II feat. Jennifer Berkshire](https://wawlt.com/interview-education-part-ii-feat-jennifer-berkshire/) - Following last week's conversation and exploration of education, we talked with Jennifer Berkshire, a journalist and podcaster who covers education policy and politics. Along with her co-host Jack Schneider, she co-authored "A Wolf At The Schoolhouse Door" in 2020. Her podcast — Have You Heard — has helped many a parent like me navigate the
- [So, Why Are We Like This, Anyway?](https://wawlt.com/so-why-are-we-like-this-anyway/) - As a coda for this new show, we take a 10k foot view of why Florida is the way it is, the forces conspiring to implement creeping authoritarianism in recent years, the anti-democratic sentiment guiding right-wing “culture”, its status as a laboratory for the American conservative project, and how bulwarks like Miami-Dade, Broward and Central
- [Why Are We Like This - Coming September](https://wawlt.com/why-are-we-like-this-coming-september/) - The true crime podcast where Florida is an active crime scene. Politics, culture, history, crooked cops, scumbag politicians, zombies and more. Join hosts Thomas Kennedy, Gerald Doherty and David Quiñones as we get to the bottom of America’s id and answer the question, “Why Are We Like This?” Subscribe today and visit www.wawlt.com for more.

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## Captivate Podcasts

- [Angie vs. The Machine and Florida Shows its Primary Colors](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/angie-vs-the-machine-and-florida-shows-its-primary-colors/) - Angie Nixon shocked Florida’s political establishment, defeating Alex Vindman despite being outspent 16–1. We break down how she did it, why Nikki Fried and the state Democratic apparatus had such a disastrous night, and what Nixon’s victory says about the limits of consultant-driven campaigns.We also survey the rest of Florida’s primary results: Oliver Larkin’s uphill
- [Angie Nixon Calls Out Alexander Vindman (and Florida’s Democratic Establishment)](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/title-angie-nixon-calls-out-alexander-vindman-and-floridas-democratic-establishment/) - Florida U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon joins Why We Like This to explain why she believes voters are rejecting establishment politics—and why Alexander Vindman refuses to debate her. Nixon discusses her progressive campaign, Florida’s affordability crisis, Medicare for All, universal childcare, and what Democrats must offer beyond simply opposing Donald Trump.Nixon also opens up about
- [Florida’s $97K Rent Crisis—and the MAGA Candidate Gen Z Men Love](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/floridas-97k-rent-crisisand-the-maga-candidate-gen-z-men-love/) - Florida’s housing crisis has reached a grim new milestone: Miami renters now need a $97,000 salary to comfortably afford a two-bedroom apartment. David, Tomas, and Gerald unpack the soaring cost of living, stagnant wages, corporate price-gouging, and why fixing Florida’s affordability problem may require an economic reckoning.The crew also examines Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback,
- [The Fever Has Broken OR The Beautiful Lames](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-fever-has-broken-or-the-beautiful-lames/) - In our ongoing quest to shift our coverage to sports we don't really know much about, we called in our friend and frequent collaborator Kartik Krishnaiyer to help us wrap up World Cup 2026. We talk all things Spain, Argentina, Trump, US-Belgium, what went surprisingly right and what went predictably wrong. In news and notes,
- [Miami Forever-Bond Part Deux - The Forevening (This time for safety!)](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/miami-forever-bond-part-deux-the-forevening-this-time-for-safety/) - Mayor Eileen Higgins’ proposed mega bond project, a public safety slush fund that will likely cost taxpayers more than a billion dollars over time, is heading to your ballot in November after a series of fits and starts. We dive into what it means for a city that still has $180 million of principal left
- [Gulag Griftipelago goes dark](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/gulag-griftipelago-goes-dark/) - A couple years ago, the US electorate — and especially in Florida — was fired up for mass deportations and welcomed the second Trump administration with hopes that it would solve all our problems by blaming foreigners. Today, between the closing of Alligator Alcatraz and cities like Miami regretting their participation with 287G agreements, which
- [World Cup Fever: The grift that keeps on grifting](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/world-cup-fever-the-grift-that-keeps-on-grifting/) - Miami is one host city for this summer’s World Cup, joining others across North America, for what is shaping up to be one of the biggest debacles in the tournament’s history. Woefully underprepared and overpriced, the US has provided no end of friction by suspending visas and travel privileges, exerting pressure on foreign visitors, and
- [CIS benders (of the truth) and Miami's "assimilation problem"](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/cis-benders-of-the-truth-and-miamis-assimilation-problem/) - A spate of news you can use this week from the WAWLT boys, who will continue to stay posting on main. On tap this week:What's going on with Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jared Moskowitz, Maria Elvira Salazar, and the congressional district hopscotch being played across South Florida? Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's confirmation and the the statistical
- [The looming Brightline Bankruptcy: Of course we can’t have a rail system, have you SEEN our rail system?](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-looming-brightline-bankruptcy-of-course-we-cant-have-a-rail-system-have-you-seen-our-rail-system/) - Is public rail designed to fail?We’re revisiting our favorite public-private partnership (aka privatization) and checking in on the Brightline rail system which seems to be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy after burning through billions of dollars and propping. How did they lose so much money? How did the venture fail so stunningly? And what
- [LOL you call that a "Free" State? Palantir in Miami and 287(g) agreements in Florida](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/lol-you-call-that-a-free-state-palantir-in-miami-and-287g-agreements-in-florida/) - Two big stories on the docket today:First, Thomas has new reporting on TruthOut.org about how Miami and wide swaths of Florida have become a show-me-your-papers state, where fishing-while-Latino can get you stopped, frisked, and maybe detained. The proliferation of so-called 287(g) agreements with law enforcement, state agencies, municipalities and all manner of other organizations has
- [The WAWLT Big Comeback After 4 Months Off](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-wawlt-big-comeback-after-4-months-off/) - Florida ain't goin' anywhere! Why Are We Like This is back after an extended break, and we're talking about, well, just a whole slate of goings-on in the Sunshine State during our dark period, picking up with Thomas and David's trip to the Emerge Americas Conference last week and their interaction with some of Miami's
- [Back with Fresh Internet, Doppelgängers and Other Stories](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/back-with-fresh-internet-doppelgangers-and-other-stories/) - We're back with a new season of Why Are We Like This?, and the guys play a round of catch-up on various topics, including the impact of good internet on media professionals, the intersection of sports and politics, the Venezuelan crisis, human rights violations in Alcatraz, conspiracy theories related to high-profile crimes, cultural commentary on
- [It's been a long time, we never shoulda left you... Without some dumb news we did no prep to...](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/its-been-a-long-time-we-never-shoulda-left-you-without-some-dumb-news-we-did-no-prep-to/) - After an extended work/family/pneumonia-driven hiatus the WAWLT Boys are back and we're getting right into it. Among the topics discussed in our comeback episode: Open-carrying in Publix Charlie Kirk memorial campus streets Fort Myers' Madison Cawthorne infestation Miami mayoral raceEric Adams update Dominion Voting out, Liberty Voting inArgentina-Puerto Rico soccer match out in Chicago, in
- [So, Why Are We Like This, Anyway?](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/so-why-are-we-like-this-anyway/) - As a coda for this new show, we take a 10k foot view of why Florida is the way it is, the forces conspiring to implement creeping authoritarianism in recent years, the anti-democratic sentiment guiding right-wing “culture”, its status as a laboratory for the American conservative project, and how bulwarks like Miami-Dade, Broward and Central
- [Why Are We Like This – Coming September](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/why-are-we-like-this-coming-september/) - The true crime podcast where Florida is an active crime scene. Politics, culture, history, crooked cops, scumbag politicians, zombies and more. Join hosts Thomas Kennedy, Gerald Doherty and David Quiñones as we get to the bottom of America’s id and answer the question, “Why Are We Like This?” Subscribe today and visit www.wawlt.com for more.
- [CONVERSATION: A People’s History of the Sunshine State feat. Matt Christman](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-a-peoples-history-of-the-sunshine-state-feat-matt-christman/) - Before its bloody and violent present, Florida had a bloody and violent past of colonial brutality, racially motivated terrorism, and politically motivated bombings (oh, the bombings!). We spent an hour talking with Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House about how Florida became what it is today, and, as a conservative political project, what it portends
- [CASE FILE: Proud Boy’ing Our Public Schools](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/case-file-proud-boying-our-public-schools/) - This is the story of a multi-million dollar heist of taxpayer funds into private hands that has played out for more than a decade and shows no sign of slowing down. As the school calendar flips throughout Florida, we look at how Charter Schools and “school choice” have successfully played into the American (and Floridian)
- [INTERVIEW: Education Part II feat. Jennifer Berkshire](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-education-part-ii-feat-jennifer-berkshire/) - Following last week’s conversation and exploration of education, we talked with Jennifer Berkshire, a journalist and podcaster who covers education policy and politics. Along with her co-host Jack Schneider, she co-authored “A Wolf At The Schoolhouse Door” in 2020. Her podcast — Have You Heard — has helped many a parent like me navigate the
- [CONVERSATION: The Ron DeSantis Riddle Feat. Jordan Zakarin](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-the-ron-desantis-riddle-feat-jordan-zakarin/) - With our guest Jordan Zakarin from More Perfect Union, we dive into the enigma that is Florida’s Governor and his myriad scandals, missteps and misadventures. You can follow Jordan @jordanzakarin and subscribe to Progress Report here. You can follow WAWLT on Twitter @WAWLTShow. This episode features music by David Rosen, @ByDavidRosen.The post CONVERSATION: The Ron DeSantis Riddle
- [CASE FILE: Florida Power & Light’s Corrupt Election Hustle](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/case-file-florida-power-lights-corrupt-election-hustle/) - “I want you to make his life a living hell. Seriously.” The quote is from a 2019 email the chief executive of Florida Power & Light, Eric Silagy, about Florida State Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez, who had been a thorn in the side of the utility monopoly. Rodriguez was pushing policy reforms that would allow
- [INTERVIEW: The Deeply Corrupt Status Quo of Tallahassee feat Ryan Ray](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-the-deeply-corrupt-status-quo-of-tallahassee-feat-ryan-ray/) - There’s machine politics, and there’s micro-machine politics. In Florida’s state capital, you can find both right across the street from each other. Ryan Ray, Aide to Tallahassee city commissioner Jeremy Matlow, stopped by to discuss his boss’s efforts to address rampant corruption that has seen high-profile prosecutions and indictments. We got into the push to take Tallahassee
- [INTERVIEW: Of Mice and Men Who Are Into Men feat. Ida Eskamani](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-of-mice-and-men-who-are-into-men-feat-ida-eskamani/) - We talked with Ida V. Eskamani (@ida_v_e) about Florida's place in the war on LGBTQ+ rights, and the moving target that is straight-cisgendered hate for nonbinary people. Schools and scholastic sports are the new battlegrounds, and it all comes to a head with the passage of the "Don't Say Gay" bill in 2022.
- [CONVERSATION: Fumbling the Bag & Immigration — How the GOP Locked Up Florida While Underperforming Nationally](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-fumbling-the-bag-immigration-how-the-gop-locked-up-florida-while-underperforming-nationally/) - Following yet another crushing defeat for Florida Democrats, we caught up with Danny Rivero (@TooMuchMe), a Miami journalist at NPR affiliate WLRN to figure out exactly why our politics are like this.One issue that Democrats ceded ground on was immigration, where conservative narratives dominated, centering around crime, demonization, and midnight flights to Martha’s Vineyard. Danny
- [INTERVIEW: Why Are Florida Democrats Like This? feat. Kartik Krishnaiyer](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/why-are-florida-democrats-like-this-feat-kartik-krishnaiyer/) - (Ok, you'll probably notice that we recorded this shortly after the midterm elections, as various races that are now settled were still up in the air. But we turned out to be right so stick a sock in it.)With the midterm elections a week in the rearview and a bit of perspective, we talked with
- [CASE FILE: The Thanksgiving Day Merhige Murders & Florida’s Mental Health Crisis](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-thanksgiving-day-merhige-murders-floridas-mental-health-crisis/) - A bit of a palette cleanser from politics and midterm elections this week. It’s Thanksgiving week, and we’ve pulled a story from the annals of Florida’s violent recent past that centers on one family’s tragic holiday, a salacious story that may have retreated from public memory but one that we hope to use as a
- [I Know Everything Sucks Yeah And This Is (Not) Gonna Be The Last Time You Hear Us Complain - Florida Legislative Session Preview feat. Ida Eskamani](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/i-know-everything-sucks-yeah-and-this-is-not-gonna-be-the-last-time-you-hear-us-complain-florida-legislative-session-preview-feat-ida-eskamani/) - Our humble podcast achieves the rare Eskamani Trifecta as we welcome back Ida Eskamani to help us preview what promises to be Florida's most unhinged legislative session in living memory, with GOP supermajorities in both houses and a governor focused on earning national conservative bona fides. We discuss the threats to groups like renters, LGBTQ Floridians,
- [CONVERSATION: Welcome to Shitcoin City feat. Billy Corben](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/shitcoin/) - Billy Corben, director of hit documentaries like Cocaine Cowboys, The U, and most recently HULU’s God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down A Dynasty, joins us to talk about Miami’s undisputed status as the capital of crypto scams and million-dollar ape jpegs. Come for the crypto convo where we dissect Art Basel’s role in supporting
- [INTERVIEW: Baseled in Miami feat. Tess Davis](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-baseled-in-miami-feat-tess-davis/) - The United States is the largest art market in the world, and with its unique combination of rich people and light oversight, Florida is a natural nexus for art-related fraud. This week, Tess Davis, Executive Director of the Antiquities Coalition, guides us through this new and foreign world of art, antiquities, and the fraudsters who
- [CONVERSATION: The Orlando Trip That Nearly Took Down a KFC-Loving Brazilian President](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-the-orlando-trip-that-nearly-took-down-a-kfc-loving-brazilian-president/) - We’re back for a new season and year, and the Gods have smiled on us with a series of increasingly ridiculous Florida-adjacent stories. We touched on former-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s Florida winter that landed him in a hospital while his supporters in Brasilia stormed the capital. We also caught up on kitchen table issues —
- [Interview: The Case of the Missing Libraries feat. Judd Legum](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-the-case-of-the-missing-libraries-feat-judd-legum/) - In Manatee County, teachers have their marching orders. Educators and administrators are clearing books from not just school libraries but class libraries. We talked with Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) from Popular Information about his reporting on the pressure teachers are feeling from our censorious government and education department, and the reaction they have gotten for raising
- [Interview: The Eric Silagy Syllogism feat. Mario Ariza](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-the-eric-silagy-syllogism-feat-mario-ariza/) - It's been a few months since we talked about the confounding case of Eric Silagy and Florida Power & Light, and while deductive reasoning could lead some folks to the conclusion that the nation's largest public utility engaged in election tampering at the behest of its CEO, we generously extend the benefit of the doubt.
- [Case File: Ron DeSantis' "Fix-It" Week](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/case-study-ron-desantis-fix-it-week/) - Thanks to supermajorities in the state legislature, Gov. Ron DeSantis has full, unfettered control of Florida's legislative agenda -- and he's using it. Last week, DeSantis' friendly coterie of lawmakers sent him a slate of bills aimed at burnishing his national credentials for an eventual run at the Presidency. Alongside Jason Garcia (@Jason_Garcia) from Seeking
- [Case File: Hissin' Rick Scott & the biggest Medicare fraud that ever there was](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/case-file-hissin-rick-scott-the-biggest-medicare-fraud-that-ever-there-was/) - This week we’ve prepared a comprehensive case file on maybe the highest-profile criminal occupying public office in our state, his role overseeing what has been called the largest Medicare fraud in history, how he’s used his vast fortune to buy three statewide elections despite enjoying very little popular support, and his (maybe just a bit
- [Conversation: The Untold History of Miami Hip-Hop feat. John Cordero](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-the-untold-history-of-miami-hip-hop-feat-john-cordero/) - In the '90s, Miami's hip-hop scene was undergoing a radical transformation that would evolve the then-Booty Bass-obsessed city into a critical outpost for a new MC/lyric-driven iteration of the genre. Names like Pitbull, DJ Khaled, DJ Raw and many more would come to define "Miami Hip-Hop" in the years after 2 Live Crew and Luther
- [Conversation: Florida's Crushing Authoritarianism, Coming Soon to a City Near You](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-floridas-crushing-authoritarianism-coming-soon-to-a-city-near-you/) - Joined by Matt Lech (@MattLech) we take a look forward at the raft of legislation coming online here in Florida and the implications of how it could take hold nationally should the man behind all of it, Gov. Ron DeSantis, find his way to the Oval Office. But before that, let's talk Twitter files, Matt
- [Case File: How Florida Missed its Chance to be Hollywood East, plus Oscars Special!](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/case-file-how-florida-missed-its-chance-to-be-hollywood-east-plus-oscars-special/) - In 1972, then-unknown actor Burt Reynolds approached Florida Gov. Reubin Askew about bringing director John Boorman's new feature, "Deliverance" to film in Florida. Askew declined, and what happened next changed the course of movie and television history. Today we explore an alternate future where Florida (and specifically Miami) became the de facto home away from
- [Interview: Nice banking system you've got there, sure would be a shame if something happened to it, feat. Doug Henwood](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-nice-banking-system-youve-got-there-sure-would-be-a-shame-if-something-happened-to-it-feat-doug-henwood/) - Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the absolute finessing that its stakeholders ran on the Fed to get all their deposits back, we talked with The Nation contributing editor Doug Henwood about what this failure means for our banking system, and how a SVB's fallout could affect folks 3,000 miles away in Florida.
- [Conversations: Trump, Tennessee, & Abortion Bans Grab-Bag Episode, feat. Anna Eskamani & Jordan Zakarin](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversations-trump-tennessee-abortion-bans-grab-bag-episode-feat-anna-eskamani-jordan-zakarin/) - You'll forgive us if we're a little distracted this week, if our attention is somewhat scattered. In this super-sized episode, we catch up with returning guest, State Representative Anna Eskamani, to talk about her effort to cut through the media's obsession with indicted ex-presidents and turn focus on the dangerous precedents being set in places
- [Interview: Angie Nixon's Florida](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-angie-nixons-florida/) - With the ripe stench of fascism in the air, we envision a future that could be better with one of the people who can help make it happen. State Rep. Angie Nixon joins us to talk about the potential for the Florida Legislature's rules to be levied against her or fellow legislators. We also got
- [Interview: Florida's Brutal & Hypocritical Immigration Bill feat. Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC)](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-floridas-brutal-hypocritical-immigration-bill-feat-florida-immigrant-coalition-flic/) - Maybe no state has benefitted from immigration more than Florida. From agriculture to hospitality, tourism and food service, the Sunshine State runs largely on people who either a.) are not from the U.S., or b.) have parents who were not from the U.S. That hasn't stopped the state from putting a target on the backs
- [Conversation: So It's Trump vs. DeSantis, Then? feat. Ryan Ray](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-so-its-trump-vs-desantis-then-feat-ryan-ray/) - Eighteen months out from what promises to be a torturous, awful Presidential election, the race is beginning to take shape and, wouldn't you know it, Florida is at the center of it. We talked with Tallahassee's finest, Ryan Ray, about the role Florida plays and some other news and notes from the past few weeks.
- [Interview: The Miami Creation Myth feat. Andrew Otazo](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-the-miami-creation-myth-feat-andrew-otazo/) - As a native Miamian, Andrew Otazo (@AndrewOtazo) has seen the Magic City go through heartache and pain, but its current incarnation -- fueled by a new type of radicalism that feels foreign to many of us -- feels different. He talked with us about that, Miami's future, it's past, and his book/project The Miami Creation
- [Conversation: Mr. Kennedy Goes to Tallahassee (And Gets Arrested) feat. Ryan Ray](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-mr-kennedy-goes-to-tallahassee-and-gets-arrested-feat-ryan-ray/) - We caught up with our own Thomas Kennedy after he and a group of other protesters who occupied Governor Ron DeSantis' office were arrested in Tallahassee on Wednesday. Along with serial #WAWLTmafia pod guest Ryan Ray (@ryanray_fla, Tropical Depression Podcast) we talk about how the governor's office has become a well-worn path for lobbyists, special
- [Interview: The War on Labor and Renters feat. McKenna Schueler](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-war-on-labor-and-renters-feat-mckenna-schueler/) - We were joined this week by McKenna Schueler (@SheCarriesOn) about the successful attempts by Florida's GOP to ram anti-labor and anti-renter bills through Tallahassee, and the affects they will have on unions and the cost of living crisis we are experiencing across Florida. Check out McKenna's reporting at the Orlando Weekly.
- [Conversation: 10/10 ⭐ Campaign Launch Event, Zero Notes From Us](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-10-10-campaign-launch-event-zero-notes-from-us/) - Are you wondering how Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' official presidential campaign event went off? Well, we're not saying it was anything like hanging out on-set with Will Smith and Kevin James in 2005, but there were definitely some Hitches. From an aborted Twitter Spaces launch to the absolute glazing of Elon Musk's entire genitalia by
- [LEAKED! Ron DeSantis Donor Event Audio Commentary Track](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/leaked-ron-desantis-donor-event-audio-commentary-track/) - We go Director's Commentary-mode on the 42 minutes of leaked audio from a recent DeSantis 2014 donor dinner, and get under the hood of a campaign that seems to be flailing and failing from all outside (and now inside) appearance. Credit to Florida Politics for breaking the story of the leaked audio.
- [Conversation: Green Energy in the Empire State feat. Dharna Noor & Aliya Uteuova](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-green-energy-in-the-empire-state-feat-dharna-noor-aliya-uteuova/) - It took years of fighting and organizing, but New York has finally passed Build Public Renewables Act, which is being called one of the most transformational green energy jobs initiatives in the United States. The legislation aims to scale up New York's renewable energy production and is a major step on the path of putting
- [It's All Because Miami, Bro (Part Deux) feat. Billy Corben](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/its-all-because-miami-bro-part-deux-feat-billy-corben/) - Joe Carollo. Francis Suarez. A broken city government. First amendment violations. The same old names. A lighthearted episode about some dark-hearted stuff today as we're joined by Billy Corben of Rakontur and Because Miami to discuss some of the biggest scandals heading into and coming out of Thursday's commission meeting. We wrap up the show
- [Interview: The Economic Bill of Rights feat. Mark Paul](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-the-economic-bill-of-rights-feat-mark-paul/) - Professor Mark Paul (@MarkVinPaul) is a former-Florida Man who is now Assistant Professor of Economics at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. His new book, THE ENDS OF FREEDOM, outlines a new economic bill of rights that cuts to the core of many of our nation's problem. We
- [News & Notes: Croquetagate: Did Donald Trump visit the Versailles s*x toy room?](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/news-notes-croquetagate-did-donald-trump-visit-the-versailles-sx-toy-room/) - DONATE: You can contribute to Danny Agnew's family's Go Fund Me here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/celebrate-the-life-of-danny-agnewThey're calling it... "The Freakshow at Wilkie Ferguson..." In this episode we break down Donald Trump's no-good, very bad day in Miami, the media circus that followed it, and how Trump turned lemons into lemonade -- and then forced a bunch of restaurant-goers
- [Interview: Draconian, hateful & dumb - all of these things can be true feat. Carlos Guillermo Smith](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-draconian-hateful-dumb-all-of-these-things-can-be-true-feat-carlos-guillermo-smith/) - Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) joins us to discuss the bizarre and hateful obsession that Ron DeSantis and Republicans in the Florida Legislature have with the LGBTQ community and their collective efforts to further marginalize these communities. Our interview with Carlos comes at the 12:40 mark after a quick cold-open where the Gerald and Thomas do
- [Conversation: Catching up after our summer break](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-catching-up-after-our-summer-break/) - The guys discuss news and notes from things we missed during the summer break, including the Barbenheimer phenomenon, the brutal effects of manmade climate change on our Florida summer, declining tourism and our slumping economy that is also experiencing a skyrocketing cost of living.We finish up with a check-in on Governor Ron DeSantis' spasming and
- [Conversation: GOP Debate Coverage & Ron's Performance feat. Jordan Zakarin](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-gop-debate-coverage-rons-performance-feat-jordan-zakarin/) - We welcome back Jordan Zakarin (@jordanzakarin) from More Perfect Union to discuss the difficult-to-watch uncanniness of the GOP debate on... Fox? Rumble maybe? Come for DeSantis campaign deathwatch and stay for our exploration of Eric Adams and Frances Suarez, two of America's weirdest and slimiest mayors.
- [Interview: Manatee County's assault on the environment feat. Craig Pittman](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-manatee-countys-assault-on-the-environment-feat-craig-pittman/) - About the Intro: Jacksonville was once known as "Stinky City" because of two paper mills that befouled the entire town. The documentary "The Smell of Money" was an expose of how commercial and business interests made the city so smelly, and how it eventually cleaned up its act.In the episode: We talked with journalist Craig
- [Conversations: A Farewell to Bros, the So-Long Miami Edition](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/a-farewell-to-bros-the-so-long-miami-edition/) - It's Thomas' last podcast recorded from Florida as he makes his way up north, but rest assured, we will still discuss "Florida fuckery." We empty the ol' Ron DeSantis notebook, catching up with our least favorite soon-to-be also-ran in the GOP presidential primary and his very funny failures in recent weeks. We also discussed Proud
- [Conversation: There's Not a Political Duopoly That Can Save Us Now from Governor Matt Gaetz](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-theres-not-a-political-duopoly-that-can-save-us-now-from-governor-matt-gaetzur-words-in-podcasting-its-just-the-boys/) - Saddest four words in podcasting: It's just the boys! We've got a lot to say about Florida Man Matt Gaetz's inevitable path to Florida governor, the current governor's qualities that would make him an awful Speaker of the House, and our favorite topic: Miami Mayor Frances Suarez, who's out with a fresh pair of scandals.
- [Conversation: The Interconnected Web of Corruption from Miami to New Jersey feat. Billy Corben](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-the-interconnected-web-of-corruption-from-miami-to-new-jersey-feat-billy-corben/) - To celebrate a year of WAWLT, we welcomed back three-time returning guest Billy Corben to talk about the recent arrest of Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla and to help tell the inside story behind our own Thomas Kennedy's ethics complaint against Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. We also talked about New Jersey Senator
- [Case File: "You Got Spon-Con All Over My News Coverage!" the Florida Politics Investigation feat. Miranda Green & Eunic Epstein-Ortiz](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/case-file-you-got-spon-con-all-over-my-news-coverage-the-florida-politics-investigation-feat-miranda-green-eunic-epstein-ortiz/) - This week, we focus on a name that not many folks know outside of the hyper-targeted world of lobbyists, consultants, pollsters, and special interest groups in Florida. Florida Politics at first blush looks like a finely tuned news-gathering machine, stepping in to provide deep, often well-reported coverage of the political landscape here during a time
- [Conversations: Argentina's dead-dog medium presidential candidate & a Florida property insurance crisis update](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversations-argentinas-dead-dog-medium-presidential-candidate-a-florida-property-insurance-crisis-update/) - We've got a two-pack of WAWLT topics today. First, we talked with Hernan Reyes, a public opinion analyst based in Buenos Aires, about the ascendance of political figure Javier Milei, Argentina's very own Donald Trump, a Libertarian radical running as an outsider promising change, including an economic policy that would pin the Argentine peso to
- [WAWLT Halloween Special: The Great MAGAgration](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/wawlt-halloween-special-the-great-magagration/) - Things keep getting spooookier here in Florida, as all the worst people continue moving here for all the wrong reasons. We took a deep-dive into the forces behind the Great MAGA Migration to the Sunshine State and how Florida became the homing beacon for transplants who have irrevocably changed our cultural and political landscape.
- [Interview: Reining in the HOAs and Insurers feat. Adrian Madriz](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-reining-in-the-hoas-and-insurers-feat-adrian-madriz/) - We talked with Adrian Madriz of Struggle for Miami's Affordable and Sustainable Housing Incorporated (SMASH Miami) about their new campaign to overhaul the unfair and predatory practices of Homeowners Associations and insurance companies in Florida. Be sure to sign their petition and learn more by visiting SMASH Miami.Afterwards, the boys get into a pair of
- [Conversation: It's a complicated city](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-its-a-complicated-city/) - The WAWLT boys catch up ahead of the holiday and discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding Miami City Attorney Victoria Mendez, who faces the chopping block on January 11th for her and her husband's rampant, blatant, predatory corruption. Don't worry, of COURSE we talked about Christian and Bridgette Zielger's recent throuple issues and the sexual assault
- [Conversation: Florida Man Jeffrey Epstein, Florida Gov. Flailing in Iowa, & Javier Milei Watch](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-florida-man-jeffrey-epstein-florida-gov-flailing-in-iowa-javier-milei-watch/) - The WAWLT Boys begin today's episode sharing their culture by taking the listeners on a tour through history of Santa's Enchanted Forest, a uniquely Miami-Dade working class holiday experience. From there, we dive into the release of the Jeffrey Epstein flight log list and what was really happening there. We then head to Argentina to
- [Interview: Thomas' Own Great Resignation, Miami & Tallahassee Check-In, feat. Ryan Ray & Ida Eskamani](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-miami-tallahassee-feat-ryan-ray-ida-eskamani/) - We're joined for this episode by longtime friend and guest Ryan Ray (@ryanray_Fla) who talked through the latest spates of Miami corruption and local politics, the changes afoot at New College of Florida, and Iowa caucus predictions. Ryan stuck around as we talked with Ida Eskamani (@Ida_v_e) to preview the toxic legislative calendar coming out
- [EMERGENCY POD: Ron Backs Down](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/emergency-pod-ron-backs-down/) - Folks, they're calling it the Worst Run Campaign in History, and we had a front row seat to its demise. Joined by Ryan Ray (@RyanRay_fla) we joined in with the rest of America in celebrating and ridiculing the death of Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, discussed what went wrong, and tried to chart a future for
- [Conversation: Biden's Betrayal on Immigration](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-bidens-betrayal-on-immigration/) - The WAWLT Boys analyzed President Biden and Democrats' controversial immigration bill, what it gets wrong, why it's good that it's doomed, and how it represents a negative shift in the Overton Window, acquiescing to the far-right at the expense of real people's lives. We also touched on Ron DeSantis' (ahem) beef with lab-grown meat and
- [Conversation: Linda Loves Florida (Tourism Industry) feat. Jason Garcia](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/conversation-linda-loves-florida-tourism-industry-feat-jason-garcia/) - We welcome back Jason Garcia (@jason_garcia), the publisher of Seeking Rents, for a discussion about State Sen. Linda Stewart's recent scandal wherein she was caught advancing industry-written legislation that would prevent Orlando being able to rein in taxpayer spending on Visit Orlando. Jason stuck around to guide us through the Florida legislative session and we
- [The Attempted Political Assassination of Robert Dempster & Super Tuesday Roundup](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-attempted-political-assassination-of-robert-dempster-super-tuesday-roundup/) - We spent this week talking about the endless supply of disarray that the Florida Dems seem almost preternaturally capable of concocting around their wheezing party, this time in the form of a completely manufactured controversy wherein our state party has suspended the chairmen of three county parties, including Democrat strongholds Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. Among
- [Amendment 4 and the Fight for Reproductive Freedom in Florida feat. Dani Martins](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/amendment-4-and-the-fight-for-reproductive-freedom-in-florida-feat-dani-martens/) - Beginning in May, abortion will be effectively banned in Florida with a strict new law making the six-week mark the limit for those seeking care. However, voters will have the chance to vote on Amendment 4 in November to codify abortion throughout the state, and organizers are amping up to get the vote out. Dani
- [Interview: Haiti's Hard Times Equal Opportunity for DeSantis](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/interview-haitis-hard-times-equal-opportunity-for-desantis/) - It’s a familiar story: Haiti is currently experiencing extreme social strife, and the opportunists are lining up to take advantage. We talked with Florida Immigrant Coalition co-executive director Tessa Petit about her home country’s history as a target for the Western powers and how Florida and Ron DeSantis are using the current conditions as a
- [Amendment 4, Immigration & Squatters Rights feat. Jordan Zakarin & Yareliz Mendez Zamora](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/amendment-4-immigration-squatters-rights-feat-jordan-zakarin-yareliz-mendez-zamora/) - In the first half of this episode we catch up with our friend Jordan Zakarin and talk about the media narrative around squatting, the eclipse, Florida's future, and more.Then, we talked with another friend, Yareliz Mendez Zamor from the Florida Immigrant Coalition about the Florida Supreme Court's ruling that will put abortion on the ballot
- [Civil War Review - Bring On the Civil War Please](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/civil-war-review-bring-on-the-civil-war-please/) - This week we are reviewing the latest film from Alex Garland, Civil War, and considering what it would take to get this wonderful, fully functional, definitely real country to descend into the kind of madness where violent rural weirdos embrace guns as a cultural identity. We also touched on friend of the show Billy Corben's
- [Florida's Brightline Problem & Why We Can't Have Good Transit](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/floridas-brightline-problem-why-we-cant-have-good-transit/) - The guys talked about the recent proposed fair increases on the Brightline train system, which has been the source of much controversy in its brief tenure as Florida's de facto rail transit system. Along with the hefty price tag that taxpayers mostly carried, the private company that began as a patronage project for former-Gov. Rick
- [It's a Cruel Summer from Florida to Gaza](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/its-a-cruel-summer-from-florida-to-gaza/) - In this jam-packed summer spectacular we have two interviews that tell the story of Florida governmental ineffectiveness and evil, first on the state level and then locally.First, we welcome back McKenna Schueler (@SheCarriesOn), staff writer for the Orlando Weekly, who shares her recent reporting on Florida’s legislation doing away with local municipalities’ ability to make
- [The Diner Lobby is Strong feat. Jordan Zakarin](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-diner-lobby-is-strong-feat-jordan-zakarin/) - We’re talking congestion pricing this week and we refuse to kowtow to the powerful, influential diner lobby that has place New York Governor Kathy Hochul firmly in its pocket. To help us clear the congestion, we welcome back our very own antihistamine Jordan Zakarin (@JordanZakarin), publisher of Progress Report (www.progressreport.news). But before that, we talked about
- [Semi-Emergency Podcast: The Road to Fascism is Riddled with People Telling You to Calm Down](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/semi-emergency-podcast-the-road-to-fascism-is-riddled-with-people-telling-you-to-calm-down/) - The WAWLT Boys reviewed that devastating Biden debate performance and what the seemingly rudderless Democratic Party could or should do faced with a leader who resembles the Benadryl Hat Man. We also dived into the outrageous recent Supreme Court decisions that threaten to undermine democracy as we know it, unleash heretofore unseen environmental degradation, and
- [The Lord of the Cringe](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-lord-of-the-cringe/) - A lot has happened since last we met, dear listeners. With a maelstrom of political upheaval, a historic Republican National Convention, a Presidential assassination attempt gone awry, and more, we make the choice to devote the lion's share of this episode to JD Vance's fasc-adjacent, off-putting interpretation of JRR Tolkien's classic series, The Lord of
- ['Weird' Flex But Ok](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/weird-flex-but-ok/) - Today, the WAWLT fellas get to the bottom of the AI bubble roiling the all-important Dow Jones Industrial Average, what makes a nepo-politico heir endeavor to mistreat a bear cub, and (briefly) discuss the failed disaster that was the season finale of the Dragons and Houses show. As our main story, we dive into the,
- [The HOA Hustle](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-hoa-hustle/) - ***Here's the Change.org petition we mentioned*** https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-great-outdoors-initiative-save-florida-s-state-parks-from-harmful-developments?source_location=tag_Rising costs associated with so-called special assessments and maintenance have always been a sore spot for Miami homeowners, but add in the recent spate of ill-considered post-Surfside collapse regulations and challenging market trends, and you don't need a named Hurricane to foment a perfect storm. Fines, evictions, foreclosures, fewer
- [The Education Episode - 2024 Edition](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-education-episode-2024-edition/) - There is a cognitive dissonance when trying to pin down exactly what constitutes a “quality” education in Florida. Is it a critical understanding of the world imparted during your most formative years? Is it technical training and job placement, ensuring your economic well-being into adulthood? Is it a ranking in a defunct magazine that few people
- [The Rent's Slightly Less Damn High](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-rents-slightly-less-damn-high/) - Over the summer, Redfin released a report analyzing rent trends across the country and while the national average ticked up 1%, analysts were surprised to find many major metros across Florida cratering due to increased inventory, slowing migration, and myriad other factors. In this episode, we examine whether this is good news, bad news, or
- [Javi's Worthless Millions feat. Andres Fidanza](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/javis-worthless-millions-feat-andres-fidanza/) - When's a rug not a rug? When it's pulled right out from under ya, ya dummies. Fans of Javier Milei recently learned that hard lesson when they dropped millions of dollars of (presumably not) hard-earned cash into a meme coin fraud sponsored by the famously sister-curious Argentine president. We invited Andres Fidanza, editor-in-chief of El
- [The Florida State of Not-In-Play](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-florida-state-of-not-in-play/) - So it turns out Florida -- and every swing state -- wasn't in play after all. Following a tectonic collapse that saw Florida Democrats somehow lose even more ground, we discuss the fallout and what it means for the future of our state, our nation, and the world.
- [A New Day Dawns On the United States of Florida](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/a-new-day-dawns-on-the-united-states-of-florida/) - Happy MLK Jr. Day! Happy Inauguration-They're-Gonna-Write-About-In-History-Books-But-For-All-The-Wrong-Reasons Day! The WAWLT Boys return from a protracted break to bring you up to date on America's speed-run into full Florida status. We talked about the spasmodic, seemingly hourly new developments surrounding the TikTok ban and its implications for a Democratic Party left holding the bag and looking like
- [Nothing Ever Happens (Except For All The Things That Do Happen)](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/nothing-ever-happens-except-for-all-the-things-that-do-happen/) - "Nothing Ever Happens" is a classic shit-poster meme about the phenomenon of crisis-based media hype cycles and how we ingest them as people who might not be on the immediate frontlines of the crisis. It's a useful lens for us to examine the onslaught of this month's top headlines, so that's what we do!
- [The New American Era of Being Food Poisoned by Scammers](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-new-american-era-of-being-food-poisoned-by-scammers/) - We talked about the intersection of scamming, regulation, and public corruption against the backdrop of a recent petty scandal where Miami-Dade health inspectors were caught extorting restaurants for clean reports. After that, we get into recent news including more tariff chaos, DOGE moves, and the latest from Tallahassee.
- [The Talla-Nasty Shuffle Legislative Check-In](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-talla-nasty-shuffle-legislative-check-in/) - We check in with our roving reporter Thomas Kennedy on the latest bile pouring from the state capital and try to figure out exactly where the priorities lie. It's a short one folks, enjoy it!
- [How a 2007 Arrest on Biscayne Blvd. Led to a First Amendment Movement & a Law Enforcement Backlash feat. Carlos Miller](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/how-a-2007-arrest-on-biscayne-blvd-led-to-a-first-amendment-movement-a-law-enforcement-backlash-feat-carlos-miller/) - On January 1, the so-called HALO Law went into effect across Florida, limiting and in many cases criminalizing citizens' ability to record police in public. The law is part-and-parcel with an ever more reactionary and authoritarian drift in a state that purports to support freedom but is, in practice, one of the least free places
- [Miami New Guy Ascendant feat. Andrew Otazo](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/miami-new-guy-ascendant-feat-andrew-otazo/) - He's back, and boy does he have some opinions about how to Make America Great Again. That's right, we're once again talking about our favorite invented demographic cohort, the Miami New Guy, who has spent the past fewJoining us is author, amateur mangrove trash collector, and professional Cuban Andrew Otazo, who shares his own experience
- [Honey I Shrunk the Economy](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/honey-i-shrunk-the-economy/) - It's the stupid economy, you stupid idiot. Another week, another spate of economic uncertainty roiling markets and the nerves of our tender tummies. GDP has shrunk (shrank? shrinked?) and while it might SEEM like Florida's favorite president is to blame, it was actually previous president Joe Biden's fault. It just is! We also hear from
- [I Hope You Had the Time of Your Wife](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/i-hope-you-had-the-time-of-your-wife/) - Hope Foundation is a Florida nonprofit that was supposed to help struggling Floridians on government assistance get back on their feet. Instead, the organization -- with profound ties to Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis -- is at the center of the first scandal threatening to affect the DeSantis family's waning political prospects.Today, we had returning
- [Canadian Cake Wars & Corruption](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/canadian-cake-wars-corruption/) - For our main story this week, we're looking at a brewing scandal plaguing Gov. Ron DeSantis and Casey DeSantis. The Governor's Agency for Healthcare Administration is in hot water for allegedly directing a private healthcare company to shift a $10 million penalty to Hope Florida, a nonprofit with direct ties to his wife Casey. Before
- [A Blessed Liberation Day To You](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/a-blessed-liberation-day-to-you/) - We marked our first Liberation Day with a breakdown of the special election results in Wisconsin and Florida. We also checked in on some of our favorite mayors, NYC's Exonerated Eric Adams and Miami-Dade's belt-tightening Daniella Levine Cava.
- [In This House, We Call It "Alligator Auschwitz"](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/in-this-house-we-call-it-alligator-auschwitz/) - We intended to talk about the so-called Alligator Auschwitz or Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center that opened last week a mere 45 miles from our WAWLT offices at the Dade-Collier Training & Transition Airport in the Big Cypress Preserve. The $450 million affront to common decency and humanity was hastily slapped together by the Florida Division of
- [The Gabela Boatlift, Floridians in Israel, and More](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/the-gabela-boatlift-floridians-in-israel-and-more/) - Joe Carollo's "Not Involved in Weaponizing City Government" shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt. On May 30, Thomas and David attended a special City of Miami commission hearing with commissioners Joe Carollo, Miguel Gabela and Damian Pardo aimed at exploring how Carollo has government resources against his political
- [Means-Tested Kisses](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/means-tested-kisses/) - You've heard WAWLT episodes before, but have you ever heard a cynically-sold-out-to-a-political-party version of a WAWLT episode? To demonstrate our value and in our effort to chase the "Joe Rogan of the Left" title we played a little game where we transplanted our own opinions with those of the Democratic Party. See, we can play
- [How Do You Solve a Problem Like Miami? DISINCORPORATION. feat. Billy Corben](https://wawlt.com/latest-episodes/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-miami-disincorporation-feat-billy-corben/) - Today we're tackling the real problems facing our magical home city, discussing the viability of election and political reforms across Miami like a new election calendar and district map, as laid out in a recent Miami Herald opinion piece. Our conclusion? It's all too far gone, and the entire city is no longer viable. What

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