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Survive EverydayThe Real Welfare QueensSend us a textBillionaires are rewriting the rules of democracy—should we be worried? Join us alongside my guest, Ohio State Representative Joe Miller, as we dissect the seismic shifts in political influence. We tackle complex questions about transparency, the rise of dark money, and the ethical dilemmas posed by wealthy billionaires steering political narratives. We explore Steve Bannon's "flooding the zone with shit" tactic, a strategy designed to divide and conquer public attention. We'll reflect on historical lessons, like the fall of the Roman Empire, to stress the vital role of st...
2025-01-2817 min
Survive EverydayFrom Poverty to Policy ChangeSend us a textGrowing up in a working-poor family, State Representative Joe Miller (OH-53) brings a gritty, firsthand perspective to the table that challenges the status quo. Our discussion weaves through Joe's life experiences and combines them with insights from Matthew Desmond’s "Poverty by America" to expose the harsh realities of poverty and the systems that cement it. Together, we question the efficacy of political campaign spending and school voucher programs, and how they might unintentionally deepen the chasms of inequality they aim to bridge. The conversation pivots to the overpowering economic influence in...
2025-01-0735 min
Survive EverydayProfiting from PovertySend us a textJerry’s expertise provides a rare window into the, sometimes, exclusive world of investment strategies, encouraging us to question who truly benefits from the current financial system and how we can make smarter choices on our financial journeys.Through the lens of corporate giants like Walmart, we dive into the moral and economic dilemmas surrounding minimum wage debates. Do higher wages lead to healthier, less stressed workers, or do they risk job losses and drive inflation? We unpack these arguments, focusing on how economic security can empower individuals while challenging corporations' ro...
2024-12-1127 minSurvive EverydayWhat is Poverty?Send us a textEvery day, millions wake up to a cycle they didn’t choose—a system built to keep them struggling, surviving, but never truly living. Poverty isn’t just an empty wallet or a lack of opportunity. It’s a network of barriers: broken systems, historical injustices, and policies that perpetuate inequality.Welcome to Survive Everyday Podcast and our new series, Spark of Change. Today, we begin our journey into the systems of poverty—how they’re built, who t...
2024-12-0622 minSurvive EverydayThe Path ForwardSend us a textIn Spark of Change: Anti-Poverty Conversations, join us on a road trip of deep reflection, raw family discussions, and unfiltered perspectives on politics, community, and the American struggle with poverty.Together, we'll explore America's systemic challenges and ask if uniting around economic class and common struggles could spark a true change. Tune in for raw insights, thoughtful debates, and a shared mission to redefine our future.Resources from this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHAWbU11LB0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL59AckZN5...
2024-11-1522 minSurvive EverydayThe American ExperimentSend us a textHow do we survive this election? Let's tak about it. Support the showSurvive Everyday on BlueskyAdam on TikTok
2024-11-0809 min
Circle Of NerdsPleasant ProbingThis week, Adam Gercak, host of the wildly popular Survive Everyday podcast, joins us for another round of the Great American Jack-Off, and we talk about a Star Wars hostage crisis, the greatest of the Star Wars franchise, and our general love of Star Wars.Come for the conversation; stay for the Jack-Off. Support the showFollow us on ALL the socials...seriously...all of them...@CircleOfNerds and subscribe to our YouTube channel if you like to watch ;-)For early access to our content, including full, uncut video versions of ou...
2023-05-3156 min
Circle Of NerdsAttack of the 50 Foot MustacheThis week, special guest Adam Gercak, host of the wildly popular Survive Everyday podcast, stops by to discuss prepping for the apocalypse, everyday survival, and how anyone can get ready right now! We're also talking mustache rides and playing High Ground with a bit of a throwback twist. All that and more this week! Support the showFollow us on ALL the socials...seriously...all of them...@CircleOfNerds and subscribe to our YouTube channel if you like to watch ;-)For early access to our content, including full, uncut video versions of our n...
2023-05-241h 14
Survive Everyday39: Mental Health MattersSend us a textMay is mental health awareness month and on this podcast we’ve never shied away from talking about mental health. On this episode we are going discussing 6 topics that delve into the intricate workings of the human mind and explore ways to foster our mental well-being. I’m embarked on a profound journey to unravel the significance of taking care of our mental health years ago, but like anything the work is never done, and it’s always ongoing. I hope to try and uncover the layers of this essential topic that impacts...
2023-05-1721 minSurvive Everyday38: My "I want" songSend us a textA little more than a week ago I asked a question on social media. If you’re a musical theater nerd like I am, there’s always a song early in the first act called, the “I want song”. This is the song the hero of the story sing to set up the journey you’re about to go on. In Hamilton it’s the song “My Shot”. In the Little Mermaid it’s a part of your world. In Rent, it’s the title song called Rent. In Wicked it’s th...
2023-05-0922 min
Survive Everyday37: Stop.Drop.Rewind - Music = SurvivalSend us a textIn our previous episode, we explored the importance of literacy. Today, we'll be diving into another form of language that is also essential to our survival - music.From ancient times to the present day, music has been an integral part of human culture, connecting people across borders and languages. It has the power to inspire, heal, and uplift us during the most challenging times. Today, we'll be exploring why music is so important to our emotional and mental well-being, and it can help us overcome adversity.
2023-05-031h 04
Survive Everyday36: The Literacy AvengersSend us a textLiteracy is an essential tool for empowerment and change. So today we’ve assembled the literacy Avengers, to use a comic book reference, to talk about the power of literacy and the challenges we face in promoting it and what Cleveland is doing to empower us all to become literacy ambassadors. Our Guests: Laureen Atkins-Holliday - Vice President of Strategic Initiatives with the Literacy CooperativeThe Literacy Cooperative’s links:Web: www.literacycooperative.orgFB: https://www.facebook.com/literacycoopTwitter: @literac...
2023-04-251h 03Survive Everyday35: Here we go againSend us a textHere we go again. Yet another school shooting, in yet another school district, in the only developed country where this seems to be a problem. In february we had the shooting at Michigan State University, and now….this….Our kids see more combat than our military....https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/#:~:text=Between%201982%20and%20March%202023,percent%2C%20and%20seven%20percent%20respectively.https://www.statista.com/statistics/270272/percentage-of-us-population-by-ethnicities/https://www.statista.com/statistics/476445/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-gender/https://www.s...
2023-04-0433 min
Survive Everyday34: The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael LewisSend us a textFrom the beginning of this podcast I’ve wanted to focus on books that tell a compelling story about survival, and I find none so compelling as the search for what our response to the Pandemic really was. I’ve read so many things on the pandemic and the response, but this book stands out.As much as this is a book about the pandemic, it's also a study on relationships. How they can help you and how they can hurt you. It's not what you know, but who you know...
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Survive Everyday33: Tanisha Taylor - A Goal Without A Plan is A WishSend us a textA goal without a plan is a wish. This week we are still talking to Tanisha, but this time we are talking about how she exactly goes about talking to young adults without sounding like an arrogant boomer. If you have no idea who Tanisha Taylor is, go back and listen to episode 32 and come back. So here is my continuing conversation with Tanisha, check it out. Tanisha Taylor CoachingTanisha Taylor InstagramSurvive Everyday Instagram
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Survive Everyday32: Tanisha Taylor - Financial Advice Doesn't Have To SuckSend us a textThis is the Survive Everyday Podcast Episode 32 with me, Adam Gercak.Money. It makes the world go around. We need it to navigate our society. We need it to exchange services for goods. It is the center of our lives. Survival Depends on a lot of things. Having enough food, water, shelter, and money is essential to survival. If you’re not independently wealthy, you need money to pay for shelter, you need money to pay for water, you need money to pay for goods. T...
2023-03-1454 min
Survive Everyday31: Audrey - Surviving ChildhoodSend us a textChildhood is something everyone on the planet goes through, and the stories of our childhood are incredibly different. Today, we have a very special guest, my oldest daughter, Audrey. She just turned 21 yesterday, so I wanted to chat with her about her experiences growing up and what she has planned for the future. We discount the next generation of this county as not adding value, but I think Audrey offers some solid insight to her life, but also the lives of other kids her age. So here’s my c...
2023-03-0755 min
Survive Everyday30: Ashley Capps - How Non-Profits Build CommunitiesSend us a textAccording to the IRS, there are over 750,000 not for profit organizations in the United States. Organizations like the Red Cross, Susan G Komen Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and so many more. These missions fill mainstream roles in the national conversations, but there are 100s of thousands you might not even know about, doing great work in their community. Non-Profit Companies have a ton of headwinds, and you might even be mulling over the idea to start your own non-profit and might not even have the slightest c...
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Survive Everyday29: Meredyth Willits - It's Not Their Problem, It's Your ProblemSend us a textBeing a parent is hard. Being a parent doesn’t come with an instruction manual, and to this day I’m surprised as hell that I was allowed to take them home from the hospital. This year my oldest turns 21 marking my 21st year of beng a Dad. Literally half my life has been being a parent, but as my other 3 start to enter teenage years, I realized something. While I’ve been a Dad for 21 years, I haven’t been a full time parent. I co-parented my oldest with my ex-wife which is...
2023-02-211h 21Survive EverydayBonus Episode: A Love Story + 3 Special GuestsSend us a textValentine's Day, named after St Valentine, who as a Priest in Rome performed secret marriages for soldiers who were not allowed to get married. Valentine's Day is an amalgamation of a few different mythologies. Like Cupid who was really Eros the god of love. We've celebrated Valentine's Day since 496 or so. So today I'm going to tell you my love story with my wife Jennifer and we're going to have fun talking to 3 of my kids about Valentine's Day, including a conversation with my 2nd oldest, Andi which I had the m...
2023-02-1444 minSurvive Everyday28: John Gareis - The American Red CrossSend us a textSurvival and Preapredness look different to everyone. Today on the podcast we are diving into preparedness and really, where to start. John Gareis, Regional Preparedness Manager for the American Red Cross in Cleveland is joining us to talk about all they do to help everyday citizens get prepared and discuss what we already do that IS preparedness but we don’t think of it as preparedness. Show Notes: The Red Cross Resources: https://www.Redcross.org/get-help.htmlSurvive Everyday Instagram...
2023-02-071h 06Survive Everyday27: Rebecca Smolenski - The One About CannabisSend us a textThis week's episode does feature some bonus content which you can access HERE and at the link and become a member of the Coffee Club to unlockBefore we go on: a little disclaimer -The information provided in this episode is intended to be, educational in nature and informational. In this episode we are not diagnosing, treating, or offering a cure to any medical condition. Please consult your doctor before starting any new self-help program. Statements made about the medical effectiveness of cannabis, pot, weed...
2023-01-201h 09Survive Everyday26: Chris Piazza - Leading With Emotional IntelligenceSend us a textJanuary is a month where a lot of us hit a reset button. We are actively looking for ways to make us better. Those New Year’s resolutions to eat differently, workout more, learn more, whatever the case, we often try and start over. January 1 is a great place for a new beginning or a change in thoughts, or a place for growth. But if you missed January 1 and you might be listening to this in July. The best place to start to learn is right now. Recently I w...
2023-01-1357 minSurvive Everyday25: Kristen Lorenz - Don't Yuck Someone's YumSend us a textThe holidays are stressful, there is no doubt about it. In America we have Thanksgiving quickly followed by Christmas and families get together and often talk about, eat, and critique food. Too much salt not enough salt, you get it. You have a mother who’s cooked a certain dish your whole life and now you try and make it and you’re terrified your mother is going to just eviscerate you on how you made it. It’s stressful. As a parent who’s always terrified of ruining my kids chil...
2022-12-1600 minSurvive Everyday24: Ron Felgenhauer - Service Above SelfSend us a textEarlier this year I became an insurance agent, and not too much longer after that I was recruited to join a project called Project YESS. The project was to get kids out on Lake Erie and on the water and teach them water safety. Over the course of 3 weeks kids would get into the water learn how to swim, kayak, sail, and operate watercraft. The culminating exercise was a 1 week voyage on a tall ship sailing from Wisconsin to Cleveland, Ohio. 1 week without the comforts of home, to operate on a team...
2022-11-1854 minSurvive Everyday23: Mikey B - The Value of VeteransSend us a textVeterans Day is intended to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military – living and dead – whether in wartime or peace. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank living Veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their dutyThe last 2 episodes of the podcast have focused on the crisis that disproportionately plagues the veteran comm...
2022-11-111h 29Survive Everyday22: Dr. Melissa Beare - Vulnerability Is Never WeaknessSend us a text"I’ve often said that we have only one truly sacred obligation as Americans—to prepare and properly equip our women and men in uniform when we send them into harm’s way, and to care for them and their families when they return. Yet for too many who are serving or have served, we are falling short. In an average day, 17 veterans die by suicide—not in a far-off place, but right here at home. Two service members on average die by suicide every day of the year. The...
2022-10-241h 09Survive Everyday21: Matt Greiner - 22 Peaks for Veteran's Mental HealthSend us a textIn this episode we will be talking about suicide and other topics that might trigger some listeners. Anything you hear in this episode should not be considered medical advice. If you are currently in crisis and need help please stop this podcast and call The Suicide Prevention Line by dialing 988, if you are a veteran please select option 1.Our veterans are at a 57% higher risk than those who haven’t served. Since 2003 the US has experienced a total of 7,075 deaths in c...
2022-09-301h 54Survive Everyday20: COVID, Tik Tok, and Car DealersSend us a textCOVID finally hit my household and it's been awful. This episode we talk about our experience with COVID and try and talk about the facts about vaccines, then while being laid up, looking at a toxic trend from Tik Tok. Show Notes: COVID-19 Myth vs Fact FAQs - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines-myth-versus-fact#:~:text=MYTH%3A%20Researchers%20rushed%20the%20development,or%20life%2Dthreatening%20side%20effects.How COVID vaccines were made without cutting corners - https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-coronavirus-vaccine-development-speedVaccines...
2022-09-0237 minSurvive Everyday19: Dawn Glanc - Keep Climbing The MountainSend us a textIf you’ve spent any time on any movie streaming service scrolling through the documentary section, you might find a few documentaries about climbing. Movies like Free Solo, The Alpinist, 14 Peaks, The Dawn Wall, Valley Uprising, and 180 South are pure wanderlust fuel. They feed our sense of adventure. I can’t get enough of them.Today on the podcast we have one of the country’s foremost experts on Ice Climbing. A trailblazer in the climbing world by just being a woman in a very male dominated sport, but sh...
2022-08-1555 minSurvive Everyday18: Multitasking is a MythSend us a textSo what is multitasking? Let’s start there. Indeed labels multitasking as the ability to manage multiple responsibilities at once by focusing on one task while keeping track of others. Multitasking creates a greater demand on your cognitive resources, like attention and working memory. Indeed also gives an example of responding to an email while listening to a podcast. That’s awesome. If you are listening to this podcast and sending an email, good job. I want to talk about why this increase in brain activity can be bad fo...
2022-08-0928 minSurvive Everyday17: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif BabinSend us a textExtreme Ownership is a book about a set of leadership principles learned, honed, and perfected in a time of war by a group of Navy SEALs. The leadership principles, while martial in their development, are easily transferred outside of the military setting to anything like business, friends, family, and just life. If you read only one book on leadership this year, this is the one to choose. Using parallel examples of how each concept or principle was applied in combat and in a business setting, the authors demonstrate and model...
2022-07-2543 minSurvive Everyday16: Ask Me AnythingSend us a textWelcome to the Ask Me Anything Episode! Today I answer the following questions: 1. How did you get into preparedness and what makes you an expert2. Your podcast is preparedness for people who don't have bunkers, but a lot of your interviews don't really talk about preparedness. What gives? 3. How do you start a podcast? 4. What can we expect for the 2nd half of the year? As always thank you Ryan St Marie Insurance for your support from the very beginning. Survive Everyd...
2022-07-1831 minSurvive Everyday15: IndependenceSend us a textIn Congress July 4th, 1776The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.We...
2022-07-0120 minSurvive Everyday14: Vicky - Surviving Domestic ViolenceSend us a textWith all that is going on in the world, it stopped for 6 weeks and the world was transfixed on a story. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were facing off in court in a defamation case. Amber Heard published an Op-Ed in the Washington Post accusing Johnny Depp of abusing her. Violently. Johnny Depp sued for defamation and won that case, but the contents of the case were deeply disturbing and gave the world a glimpse inside a home with an abuser. In cases of domestic abuse, many people w...
2022-06-241h 32Survive Everyday13: Glenn Wells - From Homeless to LawyerSend us a textToday we are talking to Glenn Wells, a Marine who has quite the life story. He’s going to walk us through his life, his experiences, and his extraordinary story of survival. Glenn Wells' life was anything but exceptional as a child. His home life was anything but ideal. But despite leaving his family at age 16 and dropping out of high school and being homeless, Glenn found a way to survive. Glenn joined the Marine Corp at age 18 worked his way into Force Recon and then MARSOC. His military career is...
2022-06-171h 22Survive Everyday12: Justin Mason - Cyber SecuritySend us a textSupport the show Being online exposes us to cyber criminals and other people who commit fraud, identity theft, and harassment. Every time we connect to the internet we are making choices about our security. Think about all the places you connect to the internet - home, mobile devices, work, school, everything is connected all the time. Emerging cyber threats require engagement from the entire community to create safer cyber environment. That means we all need to be working together, government and law enforcement to the private...
2022-06-101h 27Survive Everyday11: Mary Jo Rader - Surviving AlcoholismSend us a textSurvive is defined: to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.Today we are talking to Mary Jo Rader, who is going to share her journey with her struggles with Alcoholism and how she’s been able to survive through it all. He story has ups, downs, lefts, and rights, but in the end, Mary Jo's willingness to be raw and exposed is just inspiring. If you find yourself needing help with your struggles with Alcohol, you can resources at ...
2022-06-0348 minSurvive Everyday10: Firearms in AmericaSend us a textToday's episode was supposed to be an AMA, but over the past few weeks a topic has been coming up more and more and the question I keep getting asked is, "When are you going to do an episode about guns?"In a lot of preparedness plans especially in the US, guns are usually a topic of discussion. America is gun culture, the world is fascinated by it. In this episode I try and dive into how guns have been woven so tightly into the fabric of America, and...
2022-05-2727 minSurvive Everyday9: Roger Dorsey - The Good Knights of Lorain CountySend us a textToday on the Podcast we have Roger Dorsey. Roger is the Executive Director of a Non-Profit in Lorain County, Ohio called, The Good Knights of Lorain County. The mission of his organization is to provide complete, comfortable, and safe beds to children in need in Lorain County. It helps empower families with children by delivering beds and other essential items to powerfully supplement a family’s resources. This mission is very close to Roger and it shows. It might hit home for many of us...
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Fit, Fun, and FrazzledReinventing Yourself During The Pandemic with Guest Adam GercakToday my guest Adam Gercak, host of the podcast Survive Everyday Podcast preparedness for people who don't have a bunker joins us to talk about how to prepare for everyday life and put your mental health and wellness first. Adam talks about his podcast, focusing on building your community around you.
Adam Gercak is a father of 4 and a husband, who at one point was a radio guy turned sales professional turned podcaster. His podcast Survive Everyday dives into preparedness, but not the way you'd think. It isn't your MRE and Ammo stockpile podcast.
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2022-05-1819 minSurvive Everyday8: Bryan Singelyn - Nobody Cares What You Can Do FreshSend us a textToday we are talking fitness, and just a disclaimer, nothing you hear is medical advice and to always consult your physician before starting a workout routine. With the pandemic reshaping what “going to the gym” means, I thought it would be awesome to talk to someone who’s on the cutting edge of home workout & personal training. Before the pandemic he ran a successful workout program you could do at home and not need gym or expensive gym equipment. As COVID hit and the gyms all closed t...
2022-05-131h 01Survive Everyday7: Joe Borowski - Practical Prepper PodcastSend us a textThis one is going to be a little different than the last few. This is a conversation with Joe Borowski, one of the hosts of the Practical Prepper Podcast. In this collab episode you will hear Joe and I riff and discuss preps we can do around the house for our families, along with my strong feelings on cooking bacon. Financial preps are arguably the most important so we spend some time there talking about how to do that as well as some preparedness tips for families as the summer season starts...
2022-05-0657 minSurvive Everyday6: Patricia Brooks - Media LiteracySend us a textMedia Literacy is the ability to:Decode media messages (including the systems in which they exist).Assess the influence of those messages on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.Create media thoughtfully and conscientiously.By understanding the media you can learn how to get information from it to help you understand the world around you. Propaganda if often thought of as something used for nefarious reasons, but propaganda can be used for good. Propaganda is just media coming form a biased source for a biased reason. This podcast could be considered...
2022-04-291h 19Survive Everyday5: Dan MasonSend us a textDan is a nationally recognized career and life reinvention expert. He teaches unfulfilled high performers how to trade the corporate grind for their true calling and create meaningful second acts with more money, freedom, and fun.Dan has been featured at CBS, Fox, ABC, The HuffPost, The Tamron Hall Show, and the Elvis Duran Morning ShowHis podcast, Life Amplified, is available on all podcast platformsWeb: creativesoulcoaching.netIG: cscdanmasonThis week's episode does feature some bonus content which you can access
2022-04-2253 minSurvive Everyday4: Jay Buchholz Part 1Send us a text" Mental illness is a constant war. This is the face of a CrossFit Athlete who has been crippled by depression and anxiety, has had to force himself to put on his running shoes, and even forced himself to make coffee. It’s a war and there are days that are going to suck more than others but you have to find that strength to fight on. It’s ok to have bad days and feel out of control, but whatever you do; don’t give in and let those demons in your head...
2022-04-1539 minSurvive Everyday3: Kristen Lorenz RDSend us a textSo you’re searching for Nutrition information. You hit the all knowing oracle named Google and it sends you back thousands of pages of information. Everything from Fad diets, to nutritional supplements and you instantly feel lost. One article tells you exactly what to do, the other one tells you everything in that other article is garbage. You read about the latest restrictive diets and calorie counting and your eyes glaze over. None of it sounds fun and you’re hit with so much information about how to reduce belly fat or exer...
2022-04-081h 17Survive Everyday2: Ken GlancSend us a textLiteracy is most commonly defined as the ability to read and write. But it’s not as simple as it sounds. Reading and writing abilities vary, across different cultures and contexts, and they’re constantly shifting. In today’s world “reading” emcompasses complex visual and digital media as well as printed material. The elderly population can read the morning paper, but probably have no trouble getting information out of Google.Different cultures have different perceptions of literacy. The writing traditions of the English language make readin...
2022-04-011h 02Survive Everyday1: Jeff SackSend us a text"I have spent my entire life defying the odds. I survived a dysfunctional childhood, and I went down a bad path in my teens and early twenties. I didn't experiment with drugs and alcohol in those years; instead, I earned my Master's and Ph.D. in both subjects. I was knowingly on the road to self-destruction until I had an epiphany at the age of 21. If I continued down that path, I would prove all the naysayers were correct. I would be a loser who would never accomplish anything in my brief...
2022-03-251h 11Survive EverydayThe Survive Everyday Podcast TrailerSend us a textEvery podcast has a "first episode" but this is mostly the background to how the podcast came to be. New episodes coming soonSupport the showSurvive Everyday on BlueskyAdam on TikTok
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