Ones Ready

Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

A team of active duty Combat Control (CCT), Pararescue (PJ), and Special Reconnaissance (SR) leveraging our 69 years of special operations experience to make the next generation of operators smarter, faster and stronger than we ever were. We are the PREMIERE resource for all things Air Force Special Warfare. The Ones Ready Podcast is honest talk about what it is like to go from a know-nothing high school graduate to an elite Special Operator. We will cover important practices for success including physical training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset traits essential to any team. Join us in The Team Room to get all your questions answered!! With battle-tested operators from across USAF SPECWAR and far-reaching web of recruiters, subject matter experts, and friends, there are no questions we can’t answer- and if we can’t, we know exactly where to look. See you in The Team Room!Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the OnesReady team are those of the team and do not reflect the official policy or position of the DoD. Any content provided by our Podcast guests, bloggers, sponsors, or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign the DoD, any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone. 

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    LINDSAY CLANCY MISTRIAL

    Send us Fan Mail One juror held the line—and the Lindsay Clancy trial ended without a verdict. Aaron and Peaches react to the mistrial in the case involving the deaths of Clancy’s three children. They discuss her insanity defense, the reported pressure surrounding the holdout juror, the possibility of another trial, and whether an impartial jury can still be found after years of national attention. Aaron also challenges the online movement defending Clancy and argues that mental illness can explain someone’s actions without erasing accountability. The conversation expands into justice, political violence, gender double standards, social-media radicalization, and the dangerous precedent created when hormones or psychosis are treated as a complete moral excuse. This is an angry, unsanitized episode about three children Aaron and Peaches believe cannot be forgotten amid the arguments over their mother. Links:  OnesReady.com Chapters:  00:00 - Aaron Has Had Enough  01:27 - The Online Defense of Clancy  03:01 - How Did One Juror Hold Out?  04:00 - What the Trial Was Actually About  06:36 - The Defense Targets the Holdout  08:01 - Aaron Called the Mistrial  08:50 - Juror Pressure and Doxxing  10:03 - What Happens After a Mistrial?  11:10 - Could the Holdout Juror Be in Danger?  12:15 - The Double Standard for Fathers  14:20 - The Backlash Against Women  16:17 - Another Collapse in Public Trust  17:12 - Special Pleading and Accountability  18:09 - Remember the Three Victims  18:54 - Can an Impartial Jury Exist?  20:29 - Are Hormones Becoming an Excuse?  22:03 - Aaron’s Final Verdict Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

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    Beards in Valhalla?- Ep 618

    Send us Fan Mail Trent and Peaches are back, and somehow the episode starts with Valhalla, Norse paganism, Air Force beard waivers, and whether everybody suddenly developed shaving trauma at the exact same time. The boys talk about the lengths Airmen will go to for beards, shaving waivers, religious accommodations, fake individuality, and why spending half your professional life trying to dodge grooming standards might be more damaging than the beard itself. Peaches, as the only truly bearded member of Ones Ready, gives the hard truth: beards are not magic, they are more expensive, more maintenance, and your daughter might still roast your old clean-shaven photos. Then it turns into a bigger conversation about military culture. Why has so much of the U.S. military, especially special operations, adopted the whole Norse/Viking/Valhalla thing? Trent and Peaches push back on the cosplay version of warrior identity and make the case that the American military fighting legacy is already heavy enough. You do not need to pretend to be a Viking, samurai, or anything else. The legacy is already right here. From there, they move into fitness, running, and the idea that being better at physical training absolutely makes you better at leadership. It shows discipline, commitment, consistency, and the ability to lead from the front. They break down why most candidates hate running because they train like idiots, why every run does not need to be a death sprint, why heart rate zones matter, and how slowing down can make you faster over time. Also included: maintainers tracking macros, cinnamon rolls with chili, treadmill lies, pavement reality checks, San Antonio hills, Taylor Starch blood-doping at Colorado altitude by existing, the Manitou Incline, and Peaches nearly getting saved by a Ones Ready fan on a mountain trail. Links: OnesReady.com OperatorTrainingSummit.com Chapters: 00:00 - Ones Ready Intro 01:03 - What Is Valhalla? 01:23 - Norse Pagan Beards in the Air Force 02:46 - Why Do People Care This Much About Beards? 03:13 - Peaches Explains Beard Reality 04:38 - Shaving Waivers and Razor Shenanigans 06:23 - Trent’s Anti-Beard SIMSAF Policy 07:54 - Do Beards Make Us More Lethal? 08:53 - Arguing About Beards Is the Problem 09:39 - Individuality or Narcissism? 10:22 - When a Bearded Airman Is Actually Squared Away 11:20 - Maintainers Tracking Macros 12:44 - Cinnamon Rolls With Chili 14:20 - Why Special Operations Loves Viking Stuff 15:44 - American Warrior Legacy Is Enough 18:00 - The 13th Warrior Prayer 18:54 - The Weird Side of Norse Cosplay 19:54 - PT Makes You Better at Everything 21:13 - Learning to Stop Hating Running 22:20 - Heart Rate Training Changes Everything 23:50 - It’s Not the Time, It’s the Miles 25:48 - Zone Two Is Humbling 27:00 - Treadmill Running vs. Real Running 27:59 - Hills Change the Game 30:10 - San Antonio Hill Country Breakdown 31:16 - Taylor Starch at Altitude 32:28 - The Manitou Incline 35:06 - Lightning, Trails, and Podcast Fans 36:05 - OTS Updates and Partner Discounts 37:28 - Members Only Tease Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

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    ***Sneak Peek***MBRS 96: Accuracy Isn’t Optional—And Hype Is Breaking the Force

    Send us Fan Mail This members-only episode is a blunt, no-filter conversation between Peaches and Trent—and it goes exactly where it needs to. They bounce from Operator Training Summit updates and deliberate training to beards, uniforms, recruiting hype, Special Reconnaissance misinformation, and why accuracy matters more than motivation. They break down why scale matters in the U.S. military, why influencers selling fantasy jobs are doing real damage, and why being an extension of a capability isn’t the same as being the capability. Add in AI, psyops, SMUs, deterrence, and why some truths will never be public—and you get a classic Ones Ready reminder: the job is harder, messier, and more professional than the internet wants it to be. ⏱️ Revised Timestamps (unchanged, attribution corrected): 00:00 Ones Ready intro and attributes-based reality 02:30 OTS updates and deliberate training explained 06:30 “Hazing” vs skill building 09:00 Scale problems: U.S. vs partner nations 13:40 Beards, uniforms, and morale myths 18:50 Fitness standards and readiness 23:30 Recruiting hype and false expectations 28:40 Special Reconnaissance misinformation 34:30 Accuracy vs motivation reels 40:30 SMUs, CQB, and why you won’t see it 46:00 Venezuela, psyops, and deterrence 51:30 AI, Grok, and truth vs narrative 57:30 Government contracts and incentives 01:03:00 Why transparency has limits 01:08:30 Final thoughts for members Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

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    Stop Redlining - Ep 617

    Send us Fan Mail Trent and Peaches bring in Taylor Starch, the mad scientist himself, to answer the questions candidates keep asking at Operator Training Summit. This is part one of the OTS FAQ dump, and it covers a lot: whether dependents can move with you during Zulu, how personal belongings work at selection, how to prevent ear infections, whether you should swim freestyle or combat side stroke, what the pipeline looks like, and what candidates should actually be doing when they have months or years before shipping. Taylor gets into the big one: stop testing your limits every day and start expanding them. Training is not about aggressive overload. It is about progressive overload. Tiny steps, stacked over time, beat the “I destroyed myself on Tuesday and can’t train until Friday” nonsense every time. The crew also talks water confidence, buddy breathing panic, mask and snorkel issues, why you have more air than your brain thinks you do, and why getting water in your mouth is not a crisis — it is part of the job. Then Taylor opens the mobility church: your hips suck, your joints matter, and if something is supposed to move but does not, that is going to show up in treading, running, rucking, pull-ups, and everything else. Rubbing it with a foam roller and pretending it is fixed is not a plan. The episode closes with the answer candidates still do not want to hear: cardio, cardio, cardio. If you are training for Air Force Special Warfare and your aerobic base is trash, everything else gets harder. Build the engine. Strength matters. Water confidence matters. Mobility matters. But if you cannot absorb volume, recover, and keep stacking work, the pipeline is going to find you. Links: OnesReady.com OperatorTrainingSummit.com 00:00 - Ones Ready Intro 01:02 - Why We’re Answering OTS FAQs 01:31 - What Gear and Training Discounts Should I Use? 03:56 - Taylor Starch Joins the FAQ 04:33 - What OTS Events Are Still Open? 05:04 - Why We Started Tracking Candidate Questions 06:21 - Can Dependents Move With You During Zulu? 08:30 - What’s Harder: Pull-Ups or Talking to Gym Crush? 09:00 - How Do I Prevent Ear Infections? 09:38 - Can Taylor Actually Swim? 11:03 - Should I Train Freestyle or Combat Side Stroke? 11:56 - How Long Should I Be Able to Swim Continuously? 12:45 - What Does the Full Pipeline Look Like? 14:08 - Do I Need to Know Every Detail Before I Go? 15:19 - What Are the Best Water-Con Mindset Tips? 16:06 - Why Am I Panicking if I Have Enough Air? 17:13 - How Should I Ramp Training Without a Ship Date? 18:01 - What Is Progressive Overload? 21:00 - Should Training Feel Like Failure? 23:40 - How Much Can Small Weekly Progress Add Up? 27:45 - How Do I Prevent Chafing on Runs and Rucks? 29:58 - Do I Keep My Personal Belongings at Selection? 31:07 - Should I Be Afraid of Passing Out in Water Con? 33:53 - What Do I Do if My Mask Floods? 34:51 - What Happens if I Lose a Fin? 35:56 - How Much Finning Should I Do Before Shipping? 38:51 - Is Active Duty Better Than Guard? 39:49 - Do My Hips Suck? 40:56 - Why Does Mobility Matter So Much? 45:12 - Should I Redline Water Con Every Day? 49:03 - How Does OTS Build Buddy Breathing Progression? 51:58 - How Did Zone Two Change Peaches’ Training? 53:02 - Why Does Volume Build Confidence? 58:00 - How Do I Bulletproof Ankles, Knees, and Hips? 01:01:15 - What Does Balanced Training Look Like? 01:03:31 - Why Is Aerobic Base the Priority? 01:05:00 - What Is the One-Two-Three Training Principle? 01:07:19 - Part Two Is Coming 01:08:02 - OTS and Ones Ready Wrap-Up Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

  5. 28 aug.

    USAF Promotion Fix - Ep 616

    Send us Fan Mail Aaron, Trent, and Peaches are back in the team room talking about something the Air Force should have fixed forever ago: when someone turns down a promotion or loses a line number, that stripe should not just vanish into the bureaucratic shadow realm. Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Wolfe is pushing an initiative that would allow those unused promotions to go to the next qualified Airmen in line. Wild concept: if the Air Force says a career field needs ten Tech Sergeants, and two people cannot or will not take the stripe, maybe promote number eleven and twelve instead of kneecapping the career field for no reason. The boys break down how cutoff scores actually work, why the number is not magic, how career fields get hurt when stripes disappear, and why this is one of those rare Air Force changes that is just objectively good. Then it turns into classic Ones Ready: AFPC smoke, Total Force Service Center manning insanity, why knowing a guy at Randolph can magically make the system work, why centralizing admin into one mega-machine broke the personal side of personnel management, and why treating every Airman like a number is not actually fair. To close it out, Aaron pulls up audio from then-Lt Col Dave Goldfein after being shot down over enemy territory. Calm voice. Dead airplane. “Start finding me, boys.” The crew talks about the rescue team, General Tom Palenske leading the helicopter package, Robbie Bean, missiles flying through rotor discs, and why sometimes you launch with incomplete information because Americans go get their people. Also: Trent’s new headphones, Peaches explaining crypto delay, Fat Tony-adjacent bureaucracy energy, Operator Training Summit updates, and the ongoing demand that Ones Ready deserves 100K subscribers. Links: OnesReady.com OperatorTrainingSummit.com Chapters: 00:00 - Ones Ready Intro 00:59 - Peaches Steals the Team Room 01:39 - Trent’s Headphones Deserve Respect 02:06 - What Is Going on in the Air Force? 02:15 - CMSAF Wolfe’s Promotion Fix 03:05 - Why Stripes Used to Disappear 04:48 - Aaron Missed Master by Almost Nothing 05:23 - Air Force Testing Is a Shell Game 07:47 - Turning Down Stripes Hurts the Career Field 08:30 - Cutoff Scores Are Not Magic 09:05 - Space Force Figured This Out First 09:26 - Declination Letters and Chief Stripes 10:30 - When Tiny Career Fields Break the System 12:16 - Good Ideas Still Hit Red Tape 13:52 - The “Back in My Day” Crowd 14:14 - Wolfe Gets a Huge W 15:01 - A1 Might Have to Do Their Job 15:39 - AFPC Smoke Session 16:06 - AFPC Has Way Too Much Power 18:20 - If a Friend Can Fix It, the Rules Are Fake 19:46 - How Centralized Admin Broke the System 20:48 - Six People Running Total Force Chaos 21:31 - Airmen Became Numbers 22:02 - Clovis, Family Reality, and Assignment Pain 22:43 - Functionals, Favors, and Doing the Work 23:49 - Goldfein Shot Down 25:23 - “Start Finding Me, Boys” 25:39 - The Rescue Team Tradition 26:17 - Tom Palenske Led the Rescue 27:41 - Playing the Name Game at Dinner 28:04 - Missiles Through the Rotor Discs 29:30 - Launch Now, Figure It Out 30:24 - Operator Training Summit Updates 31:00 - Help Ones Ready Hit 100K 31:37 - AFA, Travel, and Final Chaos 32:27 - Go Train Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

  6. 26 aug.

    ***Sneak Peek***MBRS 95: This Is What Happens When Reality Finally Breaks Through the Internet

    Send us Fan Mail Peaches and Trent go deep into a brutally uncomfortable reality check—law enforcement use of force, public outrage, double standards, fraud, entitlement, and how the internet distorts people’s ability to think clearly. This isn’t a clean “pick a side” episode. They walk the gray space between legality, morality, stress responses, and lived experience in high-risk environments. From ICE shootings and Venezuela to fraud, taxes, shoplifting, privilege, and the illusion of permanence, the through-line is simple: most people have opinions without context, experience, or accountability. If you’re here for easy answers, you’re in the wrong place. If you’re here to think, welcome back. ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Ones Ready intro and members-only tone  01:30 The ICE shooting and why nuance matters  05:40 Standing in front of vehicles is a bad idea  08:50 Stress responses vs internet certainty  12:30 Use of force, legality, and hindsight traps  16:45 Double standards, fraud, and taxpayer reality  19:50 Bots, outrage cycles, and social media brain rot  24:00 Privilege, entitlement, and embarrassment  29:10 Venezuela, sovereignty, and selective outrage  34:30 Greenland, isolationism, and strategic reality  40:00 Self-care vs capability and responsibility  46:00 Crime, shoplifting, and social decay  52:00 Leadership, risk, and saying the quiet part out loud 🎯 Call-to-Actions:  👍 Like the episode  🔔 Subscribe  💬 Comment your take (if you can keep it coherent)  🌟 Leave a review  🪖 Stay a Ones Ready Member  👕 Check out the merch store Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

  7. 24 aug.

    Jungle School - Ep 615

    Send us Fan Mail Aaron, Trent, and Peaches sit down with Justus, a Security Forces airman out of Moody Air Force Base, to talk about one of the nastiest, coolest, and most under-discussed opportunities in the Air Force: jungle warfare training in Panama. Justus walks through how he ended up in the Air Force, why Security Forces was not what he expected, and how a career field that gets roasted constantly can still open doors if you are fit, positive, prepared, and willing to say yes when opportunities show up. He breaks down life in Security Forces, deploying to Prince Sultan Air Base, supporting the F-22 demo team, competing in Defender Challenge, and eventually getting to the 820th Base Defense Group at Moody — a unit built around defending and opening forward air bases in contested environments. Then the episode gets into the real reason he is here: Panama Jungle School. We talk tents, heat, humidity, malaria meds, mosquitoes, botflies, leaf cutter ants, black palm, trench foot, dysentery, wet boots, wet uniforms, and the harsh reality that the jungle itself is usually the hardest enemy. Justus explains the combat water survival assessment, jungle 5K, knot tests, survival phase, food and water procurement, firecraft, shelter building, rope systems, Z-pulley, one-rope bridge, jungle tactics, and the final Green Mile. The best part? He is not bitter, negative, or trying to scare anyone away. His message is simple: Security Forces has opportunities everywhere, but you have to be ready when they appear. Be in shape. Ask questions. Find the people doing hard things. Say yes. If you are in Security Forces, stop telling yourself the job is just gates and patrol cars. There is more out there. Go find it. 00:00 - Intro and Ones Ready 01:04 - Panama Jungle School Preview 03:44 - Justus Joins the Team Room 04:20 - How Justus Joined the Air Force 06:08 - Security Forces Is More Than the Jokes 06:42 - Basic Training and Tech School 09:10 - Langley, Gates, Patrols, and Reality 11:44 - Defender Challenge Opportunity 12:21 - What Is the 820th Base Defense Group? 14:12 - Mindset Changes the Career Field 17:36 - Base Defense Group Mission and Schools 20:28 - Air Assault on Short Notice 22:05 - Panama and the Jungle School Opportunity 24:23 - Training, Tryouts, and Preparation 27:07 - Arriving at Fort Sherman 29:18 - Bugs, Plants, and Things That Want You Dead 33:25 - Wet Boots for Three Weeks 34:16 - Combat Water Survival Assessment 36:38 - Fail Early, Stay Anyway 37:04 - The Jungle 5K Gut Check 40:18 - Why Jungle Movement Is Different 42:05 - Survival, Tactics, and the Jungle Is Neutral 44:44 - Food, Water, Traps, Fire, and Shelter 46:27 - Finding Fun in the Suck 47:04 - Jungle Tactics Are Different 48:51 - Rope Systems and the Z-Pulley 50:48 - Boot and Training Recommendations 52:58 - Can Airmen Outside the 820th Go? 54:09 - Culminating Exercise Prep 54:58 - Accepting the Jungle 59:12 - The Green Mile 01:01:44 - What Is Next for Justus? 01:03:10 - 824th Base Defense Squadron Shoutout 01:03:52 - Why More Airmen Should Go 01:04:16 - Final Thoughts Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

  8. 22 aug.

    Justice or Excuse?

    Send us Fan Mail Three children were murdered. So why is so much of the conversation focused on protecting the person who killed them? In this solo edition of Outside The Wire, Trent examines a mother’s admitted killing of her three children and the defense’s claim that postpartum psychosis diminished her responsibility. Trent argues that mental illness may help explain an action, but it does not erase the victims or eliminate the need for justice. Drawing on Immanuel Kant’s philosophy of punishment, Trent makes the case for capital punishment—not as revenge, deterrence, or spectacle, but as the consequence deserved for deliberately taking innocent lives. The question is brutally simple: when guilt is not disputed, should psychological illness change what justice requires? Links:  OnesReady.com Chapters:  00:00 - Justice for Three Children  01:18 - The System Makes Mistakes  02:28 - What Immanuel Kant Said About Punishment  03:07 - Justice Is Not Revenge  04:52 - Does Psychosis Excuse Murder?  05:39 - Stop Forgetting the Victims  07:21 - Trent’s Case for the Death Penalty  08:20 - A World Without Responsibility  09:45 - Justice or Excuse? Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page:  HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADY DFND Apparel...

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A team of active duty Combat Control (CCT), Pararescue (PJ), and Special Reconnaissance (SR) leveraging our 69 years of special operations experience to make the next generation of operators smarter, faster and stronger than we ever were. We are the PREMIERE resource for all things Air Force Special Warfare. The Ones Ready Podcast is honest talk about what it is like to go from a know-nothing high school graduate to an elite Special Operator. We will cover important practices for success including physical training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset traits essential to any team. Join us in The Team Room to get all your questions answered!! With battle-tested operators from across USAF SPECWAR and far-reaching web of recruiters, subject matter experts, and friends, there are no questions we can’t answer- and if we can’t, we know exactly where to look. See you in The Team Room!Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the OnesReady team are those of the team and do not reflect the official policy or position of the DoD. Any content provided by our Podcast guests, bloggers, sponsors, or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign the DoD, any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone. 

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  • Skapad av
    Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras
  • Aktiva år
    2019 - 2026
  • Avsnitt
    906
  • Åldersgräns
    Barnvänligt
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Ones Ready
  • Programmets webbplats
    Ones Ready

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