Channel 19 Experience Trucker Podcast

Channel 19 Experience
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Breaker one-nine, this ain’t your average podcast—this is The Channel 19 Experience. Each week we crank up the volume on real-deal trucking talk, straight from the blacktop. Hosted by a seasoned hand with over 30 years riding the rollercoaster of freight, fuel, and freedom, this show dives deep into the stories, struggles, and soul of the American trucker. From CB culture and trucking history to freight market storms, industry regulations, and hard-won wisdom from the road—we serve it up with grit, truth, and a little diesel-fueled prophecy. Featuring bold commentary, sharp interviews, and segments like The Money Line and Dieseldamus Forecast, this podcast ain’t afraid to call it like it is. Whether you’re driving coast-to-coast or just tuned in from the porch, we’ve got a copy on what matters to truckers, small fleet warriors, and freight hustlers alike. 10-4? Then roll with us. for more content check out our website https://channel19experience.com

  1. 11/24/2025

    S1E34 - Phoesis.....What did you just call me?

    After weeks of radio silence and cryptic outlaw posts, Tony breaks format completely. This isn't your usual Channel 19 Experience. The sun split. Two worlds collided. Everything changed. Featured: Norris Beren on second chances, courage, and why first movers win. The Money Line: "I found my whistle again, villains. Turns out I couldn't whistle while I was smiling... or crying." Answer to no one. Build what matters. Deliver what you promise. It's all logistics and communication. Everything else is just complexity we've layered on top. The Whistlers are multiplying. The tune is changing. We've got work to do. 🔗 Links: https://retaincdldrivers.com https://channel19experience.com https://phoesis.io #TheChannel19Experience #TruckerPodcast #TheWhistlers #WeveGotWorkToDo

    1 hr

  2. 10/20/2025

    S1E33 - You Can’t Whistle When You’re Smiling... or Crying

    🎙️ Episode 33: You Can’t Whistle When You’re Smiling... or Crying This week, Tony breaks format for one of the most powerful episodes yet — blending philosophy, trucking, and rebellion through the music of The White Buffalo. From “I Got You” to “The Whistler,” he explores what it means to keep whistling when the world wants you smiling or crying too hard to make a sound. Then — buckle up — we haul some sacred cows to the slaughterhouse: 🚛 The “driver shortage” myth ⚖️ The illusion of freedom and the free market 📜 The two-tier justice system 💰 The hidden taxes buried in bureaucracy and the legal class And we wrap it all up with Lee Owens, organizer of the American Truckers Jubilee in Sealy, Arkansas — talking cabovers, Make-A-Wish, and why trucking still has heart. Don't for get to visit Lee Owen's Page over at American Truckers Jubilee Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/912050416849260 🎵 The White Buffalo Songs Mentioned “I Got You” → https://youtu.be/eHX8seULg58?si=Bnlwv1bFy4cTTha- “Set My Body Free” → https://youtu.be/egpWRloyz44?si=g8XtNPjVwP5FtZYx “The Whistler” → https://youtu.be/-hVuZEVtq1g?si=jjGps9cN1jEotsql “Come Join the Murder” → https://youtu.be/jXwgShqzVas?si=cSBnTd43ggyo-_vV 👉 Website with links to all your favorite podcast platforms – https://channel19experience.com 👉 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@Channel19Experience 👥 Also Mentioned in This Episode: • Will Cook  – A Driver’s Perspective https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570019885862 • Deb LaBree  https://www.facebook.com/deblabreeOO  – A Woman Trucker  https://awomantrucker.com • Big Cal  – Trucking with Coffee & Cal https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564967548222 • Chris Barber & Tamara Lich   – House Arrest http://www.youtube.com/@HouseArrest-18 • Bobbi McGee   – Hard Shell Life Blog: https://hardshelllife.blogspot.com • Danielle Spinelli   – Tell Me Everything & Fraud Girl Podcast  https://www.youtube.com/@fr8talkmedia 💡 Sponsors 🚛 TrueTMS - https://truetms.com  – Simplify your dispatch and keep your business moving. 💰 Trucker’s Wealth - https://truckers-wealth.com  – Building financial freedom mile by mile. 🧾 Superior Trucking Payroll Services - https://truckingpayroll.com  – Because pay should be simple and accurate. 📜 Trans Carolina Permits - https://transcarolinapermits.com  – Permits and compliance done right. ⭐ Star Behaviors - https://starbehaviors.com  – Science-based driver assessment and hiring solutions. 🧭 Channel 19 Resources - Try the free HOS Logbook Legality Checker and browse Tony’s curated Trucking Bookshelf under Trucker Resources. #TheChannel19Experience #TruckerPodcast #TheWhiteBuffalo #TruckersWealth #TransCarolinaPermits #TrueTMS #FreedomConvoy #TruckingTruth #SacredCows #TruckingLife

    1h 42m

  3. 10/13/2025

    S1E32 – Gear-Jamming Across the Pond: My UK Ride-Along and the Covenants We’ve Lost

    From Villa Park to Lincoln Cathedral, from Ironbridge to Runnymede, Tony crosses the pond for a ride-along with UK lorry driver Matt Rayner—and discovers that what keeps trucks (and relationships) rolling isn’t contracts, it’s covenant. This episode blends 800 years of history with the rhythms of modern trucking: how the Magna Carta, the Charter of the Forest, and the Industrial Revolution still echo in today’s freight industry. 🎧 Listen Now / Subscribe 📺 YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/@Channel19Experience 🎙️ Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/show/4a6mBLO3vW5jHn7Z5Rr5iH 🍏 Apple Podcasts ► https://channel19experience.com 🎵 Song of the Week “I Can’t Lose You” – Frozen (Broadway Version) Listen on Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/track/5kOsaThA8X5sE7fKZlV3fH A duet about isolation vs connection that every long-haul driver will feel. 🧭 This Episode Includes Ride-Along with Matt Rayner (UK lorry driver, Cutts Transport) Pre-Trip: When Covenant Beats Contract Money Line: Magna Carta & the Math of Power (1215 → 2025) Drive Line Parts 1–4: Lincoln Castle • Cathedral • Ironbridge • Runnymede Post-Trip: Why we still celebrate elite agreements and forget the people’s charters 🧠 Referenced & Related Will Cook – A Driver’s Perspective → https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570019885862 Deb LaBree – A Woman Trucker → https://awomantrucker.com Magna Carta (Lincoln Castle Vault) → https://channel19experience.com 📱 Facebook → https://facebook.com/Channel19Experience 📌 Episode Quotes & Themes “The oak sleeps in the acorn.” – James Allen “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” – Mark Twain Patterns, memory, and seeds that take centuries to grow — from 1215 to 2025. 🔖 Hashtags #Channel19Experience #TruckingPodcast #UKTrucking #TruckersLife #FreightTalk #MagnaCarta #Ironbridge #NeurodivergentTrucker #Dieseldamus #MattRayner #CuttsTransport #BigFucksSmall #DriverShortage #TruckingCommunity #TruckingCulture #OwnerOperator #FreightEconomy #CovenantNotContract #HistoryRhymes #TruckersOfYouTube #LongHaulLife #CBRadio #WeveGotWorkToDo

    1h 9m

  4. 10/06/2025

    𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯𝟭: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗦 — 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝟮+𝟮 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹

    From Birmingham, England — 3,500 miles from American trucking — Tony breaks down the word that explains so much industry nonsense: externalities. Costs they create but you pay. While recovering from shoulder surgery that would’ve been ~$30K in the U.S. (and £500 in the UK), Tony lays out how trucking’s “bad math” hides the real costs on drivers. Using Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground as a backbone, we dig into the LinkedIn math circus, deferred-maintenance shell games, gig-economy exploitation, the coming Crystal Palace of automation/surveillance — and why drivers are treated as the externality in everyone else’s equation. “Every question you ask is a nail driven up through their floorboards. Keep driving nails. Keep asking. Stay conscious, villains.” ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 – Intro from Birmingham 04:00 – Song: “Birmingham” – Broken Witt Rebels 06:00 – Quotes: Upton Sinclair & Socrates 11:00 – UK vs. US healthcare math (shoulder surgery) 14:00 – “Non-Domiciled CDL” emergency (and who really profited) 18:00 – LinkedIn Math Circus (Fuller/Miller/Miller) 27:00 – Drive Line: Externalities explained 30:00 – Notes from Underground (the consciousness problem) 33:00 – The Crystal Palace (autonomy, AI dispatch, surveillance) 36:00 – Socratic method as resistance: define your terms 41:00 – Post Trip: Villa train story & collective voice 47:00 – Next week preview (UK ride-along, Magna Carta, Kodiak) 🔎 TOPICS COVERED • What externalities really mean (McDonald’s trash example) • Underground Man’s “curse of knowing” vs. men of action • Craig Fuller’s admission about deferred maintenance & what it hides • The LinkedIn math circus: undefined terms everywhere • How Uber perfected trucking’s exploitation model • The Crystal Palace they’re building (and why we’re the support beams) • Non-domiciled CDLs & chameleon carriers (features, not bugs) • Birmingham train ride: collective voice vs. American isolation • Kodiak IPO timing (Diesel Damus called it) 🗣️ KEY QUOTES “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” — Upton Sinclair “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” — Socrates 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES Will Cook — A Driver’s Perspective Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570019885862 TJ Graff — Star Behaviors Assessment Star Behaviors → https://starbehaviors.com Star Advisor (FREE self-assessments) → https://starbehaviors.com/staradvisor.html “Big Cal” — Trucking with Coffee and Cal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564967548222 Chris Barber — Fighting for Freedom Website: https://cbtruckingltd.ca Mike Ritzema — Superior Trucking Payroll Service Website: https://truckingpayroll.com Deb LaBree — A Woman Trucker Website: https://awomantrucker.com Bobbi McGee — A Hard Shell Life Blog: https://hardshelllife.blogspot.com 🚚 UPCOMING TRUCK SHOWS • Barry Trahan’s Louisiana Truck Show — Rayne, LA — Oct 24–25 • Lee Owens’ American Truckers Jubilee — Searcy, AR — Oct 24–25 Full calendar: https://thetruckshowlist.com 🤝 SPONSORS Trucker’s Wealth — Financial strategies for drivers & owner-ops https://truckers-wealth.com Trans Carolina Permits — Permits, IFTA, compliance since 1977 https://transcarolinapermits.com True TMS — Cloud TMS: planning, rating, invoicing, reporting https://truetms.com 📬 CONNECT Email: https://channel19experience.com 🎵 MUSIC “Birmingham” — Broken Witt Rebels (support the artists) #️⃣ TAGS #Trucking #TruckingPodcast #Externalities #NotesFromUnderground #Dostoevsky #CrystalPalace #OwnerOperator #FreightWaves #CraigFuller #GigEconomy #Uber #SocraticMethod #DefineYourTerms #Channel19Experience #CDL #DriverShortage #NonDomiciledCDL #ChameleonCarriers #KodiakIPO #DieselDamus #Birmingham

    50 min

  5. 09/21/2025

    Episode 30: Things I Can’t Find – The Machinery Beneath

    🎙️ Episode 30: Things I Can’t Find – The Machinery Beneath Interview with Will Cook This week Tony sits down for a two-hour deep dive with Will Cook — 🚛 35-year driver, 🏆 ATA Million Mile Award winner, and 📚 author of The Driver Shortage and The Machine Behind the Wheel. Together they peel back the layers of the so-called “driver shortage,” exposing how mega-carriers, visa mills, and false freedoms fuel a system built on churn and set the stage for autonomous trucking. From Birmingham’s 🎸 Black Sabbath to America’s highways, the theme is the same: workers turned into disposable parts. Tony also talks about how “flexibility” pilots are really permission to exploit yourself longer, why cheap labor paves the way for automation, and Will talks about how truck-on-demand could change freight forever. 🎵 Featured Track “Paranoid” – Black Sabbath (1970) 👤 Special Guest Will Cook – A Driver’s Perspective 🔗 Facebook Profile 🔗 Amazon Author Page 🗂️ Topics Covered 🔍 The real story behind “driver shortage” claims 🎭 Dispatcher Appreciation Week thought experiment 🏛️ OOIDA’s role in trucking advocacy 🤖 Autonomous trucks & the future of linehaul 🌎 How mega-carriers use visa programs ⚖️ The disconnect between regulators and drivers 📏 Why training standards matter more than ever 📌 Mentioned Resources ✍️ Bobbi McGee’s Blog – A Hard Shell Life 🏛️ OOIDA (Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association) 🌟 TJ Graff – STAR Behaviors 🚛 CB Trucking Ltd – Chris Barber 💰 Mike Ritzema – Superior Trucking Payroll Service 👩‍🦰 Deb LaBree – A Woman Trucker 💼 Episode Sponsors 💵 Trucker’s Wealth 📑 Trans Carolina Permits 📝 Quote of the Week “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 📡 Connect with Channel 19 Experience 📧 Email: channel19experience.com 📱 Facebook: facebook.com/channel19experience ⏭️ Next Week – Episode 31 Tony heads to England 🇬🇧 to ride with UK lorry driver Matt Rainer, explore Birmingham’s industrial history, and gain perspective on the American trucking crisis from across the pond. 🔖 Hashtags #Trucking #TruckDriver #DriverShortage #OOIDA #WillCook #TruckingPodcast #Channel19Experience #18Wheeler #SemiTruck #CDL #TruckingIndustry #OverTheRoad #OTR #OwnerOperator #TruckingLife #TruckingNews

    2h 24m

  6. 09/15/2025

    S1E29 — Running Water Instead of Rain

    🎧 S1E29 — Running Water Instead of Rain Down in the gulley where moonshiners survive when legitimate work won't pay. The Driver Shortage Series continues with TJ Graff (Star Behaviors) discussing behavioral assessments. Are they rain or just a better-designed spigot? Plus Charlie Kirk's murder, AI misinformation, and why drivers sell their souls for running water instead of rain. 👤 Guest: TJ Graff — Star Behaviors → https://starbehaviors.com 33 years in trucking, from Iraq/Afghanistan convoys to predictive hiring solutions 📣 Bulletin Board Chris Barber update — Crown's legal gymnastics continue → https://cbtruckingltd.ca AI misinformation — Jordan Love donations & Neil Diamond tears (all fake) Gary Buchs on wandering minds — truckers as creative thinkers ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 — Intro: Down in the Gulley 04:00 — Quote: Anaïs Nin "We see things as we are" 08:00 — Chris Barber court update 10:00 — AI fake news warning 12:00 — Gary Buchs: Wandering & creativity 16:00 — Charlie Kirk's murder & discourse 20:00 — Shane Britt: "WE not THEY" 23:00 — Mike Ritzema recap: 16% loss in purchasing power 26:00 — Irish education & real evaluation 33:00 — Interview: TJ Graff begins 1:53:00 — Post-Trip: Tunnelers & Birmingham 🔗 Sponsors & Friends 💰 Trucker's Wealth → https://truckers-wealth.com 📝 Trans Carolina Permits → https://transcarolinapermits.com 📊 True TMS → https://truetms.com 🚨 Upcoming Shows 🚚 Louisiana Truck Show — Oct 18-19, Rayne, LA → https://louisianatruckshows.com 🎪 American Truckers Jubilee — Oct 25-26, Searcy, AR 🗓️ Full schedule → https://thetruckshowlist.com 👥 Friends of the Show Big Cal — Trucking with Coffee and Cal  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564967548222 Deb LaBree → https://awomantrucker.com Gary Buchs — LinkedIn & Truck Business Network (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1411125142399541 Mike Ritzema → https://truckingpayroll.com Will Cook — A Driver's Perspective (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570019885862 🎵 Music Brent Cobb — "Down in the Gulley"  https://youtu.be/r81io6k8Dm8?si=9jYccjeG96D6Uxia Previous: Metallica — "Bleeding Me" 📚 Coming Next Episode 30: Will Cook tunneling under the industry narrative 📬 Connect ✉️ Email: inbox@channel19experience.com 🌐 Website: https://channel19experience.com 🎤 Be a Guest: https://channel19experience.com/be-a-guest Key Topics: Behavioral assessments • 10,000-hour reality • Second Chance drivers • Driver Appreciation Week • Running water vs rain metaphor • Charlie Kirk • Socratic method • Driver shortage narrative • Predictive hiring • Star Logic platform #DriverShortage #BehavioralAssessments #TruckingLife #StarBehaviors #TJGraff  #DriverAppreciationWeek  #TruckingPodcast #Channel19Experience #PredictiveHiring #SecondChanceDrivers #TruckDriverRetention #TruckingIndustry #CDL #OwnerOperator #FreightRecession

    1h 58m

  7. 09/08/2025

    S1E28 — Trucking’s Perfect Lie: 2+2=5

    We take the red pill on trucking’s “driver shortage” narrative. Tony goes underground with Dostoevsky and Orwell to ask why drivers accept equations that don’t add up—why 2+2 can feel like 5 in this industry. From bankruptcy to Key West to accounting classes in Minnesota, this is a story about cages we call freedom, laments we call songs, and the splinter you’ve felt your whole career.   👤 Guest: Mike Ritzema (Superior Trucking Payroll Service) brings receipts on payroll, per diem, and what the numbers actually say in 2023–2025. If there’s really a shortage, why haven’t wages kept pace—while operating costs keep climbing? 📣 Bulletin Board: an all-pro rideshare driver named Angela; voices you’ll hear throughout the series (TJ Graff, Will Cook, Gord Magill); and PBS’s Driver (POV) featuring Desiree Wood / Real Women in Trucking. 🎬 Bonus: Morpheus does the scene better than I ever could → https://youtu.be/DRnr3MiGWmo?si=6OkVsOYLOGFD1wan   Stay for the 💰 Money Line and the 🧭 Post-Trip: Morpheus, Metallica, and modern math.   👥 Guest Mike Ritzema — Superior Trucking Payroll Service → https://truckingpayroll.com 🎙️ Podcast: Driven for Success   🔗 Sponsors & Friends of the Show 💰 Trucker’s Wealth — Financial tools for truckers → https://truckers-wealth.com 📝 Trans Carolina Permits — Compliance, IFTA, mileage & permits → https://transcarolinapermits.com 📊 True TMS — Cloud-based transportation management system → https://truetms.com ✍️ Deb LaBree → https://awomantrucker.com   🚨 Upcoming Truck Shows 🚚 Louisiana Truck Show — Oct 24–25, Rayne, LA → https://louisianatruckshows.com 🎪 American Truckers Jubilee — Oct, Searcy, AR (Lee Owens) → https://www.facebook.com/groups/912050416849260 🗓️ Full schedule → https://thetruckshowlist.com   🎵 Music Referenced Metallica — “Bleeding Me” • Audioslave — “I Am the Highway,” “Set It Off”   📚 Resources 🎬 Driver.film — PBS Documentary → https://driver.film/index.html 👥 Real Women in Trucking → https://www.facebook.com/REALWomeninTrucking ⭐ Star Behaviors (TJ Graff) → https://starbehaviors.com ✍️ Will Cook — A Driver’s Perspective → https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570019885862 📰 Gord Magill — Substack → https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com   📬 Connect ✉️ Email: inbox@channel19experience.com 🌐 Website: https://channel19experience.com 🎤 Book a Guest Spot: https://channel19experience.com/be-a-guest   ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 — Intro: Adding spice to the “shortage” 04:00 — Quote of the Week: Morpheus & the splinter 09:00 — Bulletin Board: Angela, the precision driver 11:00 — Voices in the Series: TJ Graff, Will Cook, Gord Magill 15:00 — PBS film Driver & safety in trucking 18:00 — Pre-Trip: Trucking as battleground 22:00 — Money Line: Going underground with Dostoevsky 29:00 — Learning the math: Why 2+2=5 in trucking 33:00 — Interview: Mike Ritzema — the payroll perspective 1:13:00 — Post-Trip: Healthcare & Orwell’s ghost     #DriverShortage #TruckingLife #OwnerOperator #TruckDrivers #FreightRecession #TruckingIndustry #CDL #TruckingPodcast #Channel19Experience #TruckDriverPay #SuperiorTruckingPayroll #DriverAppreciationWeek #TruckingMath #TwoPlus2Equals5 #Matrix #RedPill #TruckingReality #FreightRates #DriverRetention #TruckingCrisis

    1h 17m

  8. 08/25/2025

    S1E27 – Dogs, Demons & the Driver Shortage Series Preview

    This week on the Channel 19 Experience, we’re loading up with dogs, demons, and the start of something big: the Driver Shortage Series. 🐾 Bulletin Board – Connections matter. From LinkedIn shout-outs to the quirks of cab-riding pets, we talk about what really keeps us grounded. 🚛 Pre-Trip – Are we really facing a “driver shortage”? Or is that just the industry’s favorite excuse to avoid the real monsters in the cave? 💰 Money Line – I share my personal story — from piling up trucks and chasing miles, to bankruptcy and hard lessons learned — scars, not trophies. 🔦 Preview – Next week kicks off the Driver Shortage Series, where we’ll shine the flashlight into the industry’s darkest corners. We’ll also shout out our friends, sponsors, and truck show family keeping this industry moving. 🕒 Timestamps 03:37 – Quotes of the Week (Oscar Wilde) 05:53 – Bulletin Board 1: Brian Woodring’s LinkedIn post  09:29 – Bulletin Board 2: Truckers’ pets & quirky rituals 13:13 – Pre-Trip: Driver Shortage Series Preview 19:09 – Money Line: Scars, not trophies — Tony’s trucking journey 31:19 – Post-Trip: Wrapping up, shout-outs, and upcoming truck shows 🔗 Sponsors & Friends of the Show 💰 Trucker’s Wealth – Financial tools for truckers → https://truckerswealth.com 📝 Trans Carolina Permits – Compliance, IFTA, mileage & permits → https://transcarolinapermits.com 📊 True TMS – Cloud-based transportation management system → https://truetms.com 🧾 Superior Trucking Payroll Services – https://truckingpayroll.com ✍️ Deb LaBree – https://awomantrucker.com 🚨 Upcoming Truck Shows Louisiana Truck Show – Oct 24–25, Rayne, LA → https://louisianatruckshows.com American Truckers Jubilee – Oct, Searcy, AR (Lee Owens) Full schedule → https://thetruckshowlist.com 📲 Connect & Be a Guest Website: https://channel19experience.com Email: inbox@channel19experience.com Book time: “Be A Guest” link on the site 🔥 Hashtags for YouTube & Social #TruckingPodcast #DriverShortage #OwnerOperator #TruckDrivers #TruckingLife #TruckShow #PetsInTrucks #MoneyLine #Channel19Experience

    35 min
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Breaker one-nine, this ain’t your average podcast—this is The Channel 19 Experience. Each week we crank up the volume on real-deal trucking talk, straight from the blacktop. Hosted by a seasoned hand with over 30 years riding the rollercoaster of freight, fuel, and freedom, this show dives deep into the stories, struggles, and soul of the American trucker. From CB culture and trucking history to freight market storms, industry regulations, and hard-won wisdom from the road—we serve it up with grit, truth, and a little diesel-fueled prophecy. Featuring bold commentary, sharp interviews, and segments like The Money Line and Dieseldamus Forecast, this podcast ain’t afraid to call it like it is. Whether you’re driving coast-to-coast or just tuned in from the porch, we’ve got a copy on what matters to truckers, small fleet warriors, and freight hustlers alike. 10-4? Then roll with us. for more content check out our website https://channel19experience.com

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