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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for April 2, 2009: A 61-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

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(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)

8 responses to “The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #436: April 2, 2009”

  1. Neville Hobson

    FIR 436 podcast includes discussion on #G20 and #G20Voice: “the social G20 summit.” http://tinyurl.com/ddyhot

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  5. [Blog] The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #436: April 2, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ddyhot

  6. FIR 436 podcast includes discussion on #G20 and #G20Voice: “the social G20 summit.” http://tinyurl.com/ddyhot

  7. Hobson: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #436: April 2, 2009: Content summary: Shel’s in Kansa.. http://tinyurl.com/d6hkub

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