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Animal Studies Podcast
We celebrate 100 episodes of the The Animal Turn by asking how podcasting can teach, build community, and improve animal welfare across languages, disciplines, and daily routines.
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s8-media/s8e6
#education
#podcasting
#TheAnimalTurn
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Looking for a graduate student who has an interest in the intersections of animals, race and/or media to join us in the upcoming Grad Review. If you are interested send us an email (
[email protected]
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about 1 month ago
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Josh Milburn
about 2 months ago
One of my favourite things about this episode is that Doris named three early career colleagues as the scholars who inspire her: Pablo Castello, Claudia Hirtenfelder (of
@theanimalturn.bsky.social
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Josh Milburn
about 2 months ago
On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to Doris Schneeberger about her 2024 Palgrave book Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals: Towards Future Animal Rights Declarations. The episode is available free below or in all the usual places.
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-243-...
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Carrie Freeman & Christopher Eubanks explore animal (mis)representation in media. They examine the representation of animals in activist messaging & the interconnections of animal rights with other social justice movements.
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#TheAnimalTurn
#mediastudies
#criticalanimalstudies
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In 1903 the plight of Brown Dog, at the hands of medical students at a London, helped spark the antivivisection movement in England. Learn more:
tinyurl.com/5kaf3nvx
#theanimalhighlight
#TheAnimalTurn
#dogs
#browndogaffair
#animalethics
#animalexperiments
#ethics
#criticalanimalstudies
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The Animal Turn podcast launches Season 8 with a dive into the intersections of media, racism, and speciesism. Tobias Linné, Ellen Gorsevski, and Natalie Khazaal discuss race, species, their Media Analysis of Racism and Speciesism (MARS) test.
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s8-media/s8e1
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Just been alerted that some folks subscription to The Animal Turn on Apple Podcasts has been removed and they are struggling to re-subscribe. Trying to see if this is a wide-spread issue. Anyone else having this problem?
4 months ago
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Death permeates our relationships with animals, yet we rarely confront the complex ethical questions it raises. In this conversation with the editors of "When Animals Die," we delve into the emerging field of animal death studies.
shorturl.at/FOb7s
#TheAnimalTurn
#death
#animalstudies
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Thom Norman joins Claudia to discuss FarmKind's work and the tenets of effective altruism. They talk about FarmKind’s compassion calculator and its lack of vegan messaging, the organizations FarmKind supports, and the critiques levelled against EA.
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In this Animal Highlight, Virginia Thomas focuses on the domestic dog and the ways in which they might be thought of as citizens. Fun fact - the dog in the artwork is Linus!
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s5-animals-a...
#animals
#politics
#dogs
#animalhighlight
#urbananimals
#animalstudies
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CFP for "Animals and Business Ethics", deadline for abstracts fast approaching (30 April 2025). Find out more here:
www.viennaanimalstudies.com/post/cfp-ani...
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CFP - Animals in Business Ethics: Managing Multispecies Relations in Organizations
We are now accepting chapter proposals for the edited handbook “Animals in Business Ethics: Managing Multispecies Relations in Organizations
https://www.viennaanimalstudies.com/post/cfp-animals-in-business-ethics-managing-multispecies-relations-in-organizations
8 months ago
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Jeff Sebo
8 months ago
I spoke with Kyle Johannsen about The Moral Circle for
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
. Check it out!
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Jeff Sebo, "The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why" (Norton, 2025) - New Books Network
https://newbooksnetwork.com/the-moral-circle-who-matters-what-matters-and-why-a-norton-short
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When the triple disaster hit Japan in 2011, people left the area but animals, such as boars, stayed. In this animal highlight Herre discusses how the animals started to roam more in the urban areas and showed no adverse radioactive side-effects.
theanimalhighlight.buzzsprout.com/1950946/epis...
8 months ago
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Dr. Candice Allmark-Kent
8 months ago
It's been a full year since I made my first post for
@nichecanada.bsky.social
writing about my book: Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada. Thank you
@jessicamdewitt.bsky.social
for being so encouraging and making it happen!
niche-canada.org/2024/04/22/n...
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New Book: Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada: Practical Zoocriticism
Between the Nature Fakers controversy and the legal status of animals as “property” in anti-cruelty legislation, my curiosity was consumed by these fascinating juxtapositions in the history of animal ...
https://niche-canada.org/2024/04/22/new-book-literature-science-and-animal-advocacy-in-canada-practical-zoocriticism/
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Sara Van Goozen
8 months ago
Are you writing on animals and (non)violence? Are you interested in getting it published in the Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence? If so, I have brilliant news for you: I'm putting together a Special Issue on Animals and (Non)violence! Details here:
brill.com/fileasset/do...
#polisky
#animalsky
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https://brill.com/fileasset/downloads_products/37800_JPN_SI_AANV.pdf
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In this highlight, Herre de Bondt looks at how nuclear waste from the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima impacted the lives of wild boars in Japan. He discusses how boars responded to the departure of humans and are being impacted by their return.
theanimalhighlight.buzzsprout.com/1950946/epis...
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María R. Carreras, PhD
11 months ago
Laura and I published a book chapter: "Critical Animal Media Studies: Challenging the Hegemonic Representations of Oppressed Groups through Communication Research".
lup.lub.lu.se/search/publi...
#CriticalAnimalStudies
#MediaStudies
#Intersectionality
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Critical Animal Media Studies: Challenging the hegemonic representations of oppressed groups through communication research | Lund University Publications
https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/publication/61998235-19f0-4a90-a993-cc44e732301a
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Vanessa Amoroso from Four Paws International explains how captive breeding facilities create a "conveyor belt of cubs" that fuel tourism attractions while obscuring the darker reality of what happens to these animals.
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8 months ago
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL
9 months ago
🐕 Listen to
@heeralchhabra.bsky.social
from
@livunihistory.bsky.social
discussing how urban health histories help us understand changing multispecies health, and how India's dog population got caught up in colonialism, with
@theanimalturn.bsky.social
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s7-multispec...
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Lotte Stegeman
9 months ago
‘There was a climate which was against the bear. We had to do something in a more practical way’ And so they did! 🐻
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘We made everything bear-proof’: the Italian village that learned to love its bears
By learning to live with its ursine neighbours, mountainous Pettorano sul Gizio has drawn tourists and new residents, bucking a trend of rural decline
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/07/italy-bears-conservation-pettorano-sul-gizio-apennines-town-aoe
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Josh Milburn
9 months ago
On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to
@pablopcastello.bsky.social
about his work on the 'fabric of zoodemocracy' recently published in
@crispp.bsky.social
. Available free below or in all the usual podcast places.
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-236-...
#polisky
#philsky
#poltheory
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Matthew Adams joins Claudia on the show to talk about the dogs used by Ivan Pavlov. They discuss the importance of psychology in debates about multispecies health & point to the significance of art-based in challenging anthropocentricism.
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9 months ago
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Host of The Animal Turn Claudia Hirtenfelder will be giving a lecture next week about urban animals and the ways in which they are positioned as urban problems and solutions! if you are in
#Vienna
check it out!
www.viennaanimalstudies.com/event-list
#Wien
#animals
#tiere
#cities
#urbananimals
9 months ago
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How promising to see a book about animals and their emotional lives winning the 'Science Book of the Year' in Austria!
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9 months ago
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Jeff Sebo
9 months ago
EconTalk was an early favorite when I started listening to podcasts, and has introduced me to a huge number of authors and ideas from across the political spectrum over the years. So it was a special pleasure and privilege to appear as a guest to discuss The Moral Circle. Check it out!
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Do All Creatures, Great and Small, and Made From Silicon, Have Rights? (with Jeff Sebo) - Econlib
Should monkeys have the same rights as humans? What about elephants, ants, or invertebrates? NYU philosopher Jeff Sebo makes the case for expanding your moral circle to many more beings than you might...
https://www.econtalk.org/do-all-creatures-great-and-small-and-made-from-silicon-have-rights-with-jeff-sebo/
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Grumpy Philosopher
10 months ago
‘“The public want to know that the animals are treated with respect and do not suffer cruelty,” she said.’ - a good illustration that Understanding Animal Research is a fundamentally dishonest joke of an organisation, little more than a mouthpiece for cruelty.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Domestic violence study that strangled rats should not have been approved, animal advocates argue
Study aimed to improve detection of brain injury from intimate partner violence, but critics say its non-fatal strangulation of animals was not justified
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/rats-strangled-in-part-government-funded-australian-domestic-violence-study-ntwnfb
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AASA Australasian Animal Studies Association
10 months ago
We're thrilled to announce our CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2025 AASA Conference: "Centring Animals Across the Disciplines"! 📆 5th Nov. - 7th. Nov. at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia ⏰ Proposals due 20 June 2025
#animalstudies
#academia
animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
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AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association
https://animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-centring-animals..
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Sandra Swart
10 months ago
Wooohooo!
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Angela Cassidy
10 months ago
Animal agency indeed! "..the role of animals in shaping Earth's landscapes is much more significant that previously recognised. From beavers creating wetlands to ants building mounds of soil, these diverse natural processes are crucial, yet we risk losing them as biodiversity declines."
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Jeff Sebo
10 months ago
I appeared on CogNation to discuss the moral circle. If you have interest in whether we should extend moral consideration to invertebrates, plants, fungi, or AI systems, check it out!
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Expanding our Moral Circle with Philosopher Jeff Sebo
Podcast Episode · CogNation · 02/20/2025 · 1h 18m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/expanding-our-moral-circle-with-philosopher-jeff-sebo/id1450113652?i=1000694388040
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The CRILS Network is looking to hire a Post Doctoral Research Fellow /Programme Manager. Find out more here:
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at the RVC: Post Doctoral Research Fellow/ Programme Manager
The Critical Research on Industrial Livestock Systems (CRILS) Network aims to connect academics with practitioners (a broad term for non-academic collaborators - civil society and NGOs, activists and ...
https://jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=PPS-0371-24
10 months ago
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
11 months ago
Dr. Margaret Strickland Collin’s studied termites, and was the first Black woman to earn PhD in entomology.
siarchives.si.edu/blog/margare...
#BlackHistoryMonth
#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
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Margaret Collins: Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, and Mentor
During this Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian Transcription Center has been highlighting projects from women around the Smithsonian. Among these women is Margaret Collins, a pioneering scientist ...
https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/margaret-collins-scholar-civil-rights-activist-and-mentor#BlackHistoryMonth
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The Anthrozoology Podcast
11 months ago
Ep 40 - Romanian Feline Lives with Dr Irina Frasin, pt 2/2.
anthrozoopod.wixsite.com/anthrozoopod...
#Anthrozoology
#Cats
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Ep 40: Romanian Feline Lives Pt 2 | AnthrozooPod
In episode 40 we continue our discussion with Dr. Irina Frazin, for part 2 on a discussion of Romanian Feline Lives. A researcher at the Institute of Social and Economic Research, Irina highlights the...
https://anthrozoopod.wixsite.com/anthrozoopod/ep-40-romanian-feline-live-2-2
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As always, Jeff Sebo provides a nuanced, complicated and generous way of thinking through ethical debates regarding nonhumans
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11 months ago
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Geertrui Cazaux
12 months ago
The fabric of
#zoodemocracy
: a systemic approach to deliberative zoodemocracy By Pablo P. Castelló
#criticalanimalstudies
#politicaltheory
#SueDonaldson
#WillKymlicka
#zoopolis
#humananimalstudies
#animalrights
#community
#VINEsanctuary
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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María R. Carreras, PhD
about 2 years ago
What are some current
#callforpapers
or
#callforabstracts
for conferences and journals for the
#CriticalAnimalStudies
,
#AnimalEthics
,
#VeganStudies
, and
#HumanAnimal
scholars? 🌱
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Geertrui Cazaux
12 months ago
Knowing Animals podcast with
@richardtwine.bsky.social
about his book 'The Climate Crisis and Other Animals' (2023).
#criticalanimalstudies
#climatecrisis
#animalrights
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-233-...
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Knowing Animals: Episode 233: Animals and the climate crisis with Richard Twine
This episode features a returning guest: someone who first appeared on Knowing Animals nearly nine years ago, in February 2016. Dr Richard Twine is a Reader in Sociology at Edge Hill University in the...
https://knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-233-animals-and-the-climate-crisis-with-richard-twine?fbclid=IwY2xjawHorBxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXTmYhxPGbg4KUtUZdZt9DO9RlCe0inTlK1cQuILDX8LEOLLFWxFxOlEFQ_aem_bxqqwdYkoRREGc4DC3OiwA&sfnsn=mo
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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA
12 months ago
@animalstudies.bsky.social
AASA presidents, past-presidents and members galore in this new collection! So excited to have my copies finally arrive today. In great company!! Thanks for hosting our launch ❤️
#CriticalAnimalStudies
#Research
#NewBook
#Vegan
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Geertrui Cazaux
12 months ago
The Ethics & Rhetoric of Invasion
#Ecology
: the controversial treatment and ongoing violence routinely utilized against
#nonnative
species. The contributors argue for a different kind of relationship with foreign species. Stanescu, Cummings eds.
@criticalanimal.bsky.social
#criticalanimalstudies
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Marika S. Bell
11 months ago
The new trailer for series 13, comes out on Monday! Why not listen to the latest episode and start to follow the podcast! This particular episode is a crossover with
@theanimalturn.bsky.social
the animal turn podcast. I think you'll love it.
www.buzzsprout.com/1960880/epis...
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113. The Animal Turn Crossover ...with Carol Gigliotti and Claudia Hirtenfelder (S12) - The Deal With Animals with Marika S. Bell
Episode 7 of Series 12, Animals in Art and Culture TranscriptA Crossover Special! This is a fascinating conversation between Claudia Hirtenfelder and Carol Gigliotti from The Animal Turn podcast...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1960880/episodes/16349251-113-the-animal-turn-crossover-with-carol-gigliotti-and-claudia-hirtenfelder-s12
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In the latest episode, Heeral Chhabra tells us about urban health histories and how the welfare of free-roaming dogs in India was caught up with the colonial history of the country. Find out more:
theanimalturnpodcast.com/s7-multispec...
#AnimalHistories
#urbananimals
#TheAnimalTurn
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11 months ago
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Recently published a book in animal studies? Consider applying for the
@animalstudies.bsky.social
Book prize made possible by the fierce Siobhan O'Sullivan
animalstudies.org.au/book-prize
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Book Prize | Australasian Animal Studies Association
https://animalstudies.org.au/book-prize
12 months ago
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Herre de Bondt talks about fiddler crabs on The Animal Highlight and how these ecosystem engineers help life in mangrove forests, which are also important buffer zones against storms in coastal regions.
open.spotify.com/episode/6y4y...
#crabs
#fiddlercrabs
#theanimalhighligt
#theanimalturn
12 months ago
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On The Animal Turn,
@abhadra7.bsky.social
used the quote to explain the significance of
#evolution
and
#ecologies
in understanding
#animal
behaviour. What are your thoughts about what evolution and biology can tell us about animal health?
theanimalturnpodcast.com/s7-multispec...
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In S7E6, Claudia talks to Daniel Ramp about compassionate conservation. Daniel presents compelling arguments for integrating compassion and consideration of individuals into conservation policies and practices.
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s7-multispec...
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12 months ago
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Marika S. Bell
12 months ago
Here I am! It's great to see so many of my past guests here and I am looking forward to the TDWA listeners to find us here as well! Here is a soundbite from the most recent episode with
@theanimalturn.bsky.social
and Artist Shannon Johnstone! We discuss Banksy's 2024 London Zoo Series.
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In S7E4,
@abhadra7.bsky.social
joins Claudia to explain behavioural ecology and how it is applied to understanding free-roaming dogs in India.
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/s7-multispec...
#ecology#behaviouralecology
#animalstudies
#criticalanimalstudies
#TheAnimalTurn
#dogs
#India
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about 1 year ago
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In this Quick Clip Mariam Motamedi-Fraser discusses the politics of domestication and how it is connected to how different species are understood. More specifically she considers how domestication has framed dogs' species story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISca...
#domestication
#species
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S7E3 - Speciation and the Politics of Domestication
YouTube video by The Animal Turn Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IScaYEzcOT4
about 1 year ago
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