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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for November 24, 2014: An 87-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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So, until Monday December 1…

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