Now You're Talking™

Adrienne Giffen
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Are you tired of seeing your family more connected to screens than to each other? Longing for real conversations that bring you closer and create lasting memories? I’m Adrienne Giffen, mom of four, stepmom, and grandmother to teens—and I created Now You’re Talking™ to help families reconnect through the lost art of meaningful conversation. On each episode, guests play the Now You’re Talking™ board game—a fun, thoughtful way to spark stories, laughter, and heart-to-hearts. You’ll hear real conversations that bridge generations, offer wisdom, and bring families closer together. Because being “alone together” isn’t the future we want. Let’s bring back genuine connection—one meaningful conversation at a time. Subscribe to Now You’re Talking™ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen—and let the conversations begin!

  1. 6d ago

    How Do You Know You’re Making the Right Choices : LIVE YOUR LIGHT | Step 7 of Seven Steps Back to You

    Knowing yourself is one thing. Choosing how you want to live because of what you now know is another. In the final step of Seven Steps Back to You, we explore what it means to trust yourself, make more conscious choices, and create room in your life for what truly matters. What You’ll Hear: Why Live Your Light is ultimately about choiceHow to make decisions when you can’t know how they’ll turn outThe questions that can help you recognize whether a choice is truly yoursWhy falling back into old patterns doesn’t mean you’ve lost your wayHow our experiences continue to teach usThe question at the heart of it all: What makes you dance, and are you making room for it in your life? Personal Breakthrough Moment: Knowing what makes you dance isn’t enough. Eventually, you have to make choices that create room for it in your life. Meet the Host: Adrienne Giffen Adrienne Giffen believes that every meaningful conversation begins with a question. As the creator of Seven Steps Back to You, she helps women uncover the reasons behind their choices, reconnect with what matters most, and move forward with greater clarity and intention. Connect with Adrienne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegiffen/ Website: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/ Now You’re Talking® Game: https://nowyouretalkinggame.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NowYoureTalkingPodcast Instagram: Adrienne Giffen: https://www.instagram.com/adriennegiffen/ Now You’re Talking®: https://www.instagram.com/nowyouretalkinggame/ Spark Conversations That Surprise You Every podcast episode includes a question from the Now You’re Talking® game designed to spark meaningful conversations and deeper connection. 🎲 Explore the Now You’re Talking® conversation board game (currently available in the USA): https://www.adriennegiffen.com/buy-game Conversation builds connection. Join the Conversation for fresh ways to laugh, reflect, and connect. Join the Conversation: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/join/ Start Talking Today Download: 5 Questions to Spark Real Conversations https://www.adriennegiffen.com/game/start-talking-today/ Subscribe for more conversations that matter. Now You're Talking is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Adrienne’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧Apple Podcasts 🎧Spotify 🎧Amazon Music 🎧High Vibe Podcast Network

    How Do You Know You’re Making the Right Choices : LIVE YOUR LIGHT | Step 7 of Seven Steps Back to You

  2. Aug 11

    What Happens When You Start Living as Your Authentic Self : EMERGE | Step 6 of Seven Steps Back to You

    After uncovering your experiences, noticing your patterns, reclaiming yourself, allowing yourself to let go, and trusting your voice enough to speak it, what comes next? Emerge. Emergence isn't a dramatic transformation. It isn't waking up one day as a completely different person. More often, it unfolds quietly through the choices we make each day. It's saying no when you would have said yes. It's choosing rest without guilt. It's trusting your instincts. It's making decisions that align with who you've become rather than who others expect you to be. In this episode, Adrienne and Bob explore how personal growth moves beyond insight into action, and how living authentically becomes less about changing who you are and more about becoming the person you've always been. In This Episode You'll Discover: Why self-awareness alone isn't enough to create lasting change.The difference between finding your voice and living from it.Why emergence often feels quiet rather than dramatic.How small, intentional choices gradually reshape your life.Why not everyone will be comfortable with your growth—and why that's okay.The powerful question that helped Adrienne begin making decisions that felt true to herself. Reflection Question Where in your life are you still living from old expectations instead of who you've become? You don't have to change everything overnight. One intentional choice is often where emergence begins. Meet the Host: Adrienne Giffen Adrienne Giffen believes that every meaningful conversation begins with a question. As the creator of Seven Steps Back to You, she helps women uncover the reasons behind their choices, reconnect with what matters most, and move forward with greater clarity and intention. Connect with Adrienne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegiffen/ Website: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/ Now You’re Talking® Game: https://nowyouretalkinggame.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NowYoureTalkingPodcast Instagram: Adrienne Giffen: https://www.instagram.com/adriennegiffen/ Now You’re Talking®: https://www.instagram.com/nowyouretalkinggame/ Spark Conversations That Surprise You Every podcast episode includes a question from the Now You’re Talking® game designed to spark meaningful conversations and deeper connection. 🎲 Explore the Now You’re Talking® conversation board game (currently available in the USA): https://www.adriennegiffen.com/buy-game Conversation builds connection. Join the Conversation for fresh ways to laugh, reflect, and connect. Join the Conversation: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/join/ Start Talking Today Download: 5 Questions to Spark Real Conversations https://www.adriennegiffen.com/game/start-talking-today/ Subscribe for more conversations that matter. Now You're Talking is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Adrienne’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧Apple Podcasts 🎧Spotify 🎧Amazon Music 🎧High Vibe Podcast Network

    What Happens When You Start Living as Your Authentic Self : EMERGE | Step 6 of Seven Steps Back to You

  3. Aug 4

    How to Find Your Voice : VOICE | Step 5 of Seven Steps Back to You

    Voice isn't about speaking louder. It's about trusting yourself enough to be heard. After uncovering the reasons behind our choices, noticing our patterns, reclaiming parts of ourselves, and allowing ourselves permission to move forward, the next step is finding the courage to express who we truly are. In this episode, Adrienne shares the personal question that changed her life: "What about me?" She explores why finding your voice can feel uncomfortable, how it changes our relationships, and why living authentically begins when our inner truth is reflected in how we show up in the world. What You'll Hear: Why Voice is the fifth step in the Seven Steps Back to You journeyThe difference between self-understanding and self-expressionThe question that became a turning point in Adrienne's lifeWhy speaking your truth can feel uncomfortableHow changing yourself changes the relationships around youWhy finding your voice creates confidence in every area of lifeA reflection question to help you discover where your own voice may be waiting Reflection Question: What truth have you been carrying quietly because you're afraid of what might change if you spoke it aloud? Key Takeaway: Finding your voice isn't about becoming someone different. It's about trusting yourself enough to let who you truly are be seen and heard. Coming Next: In the next episode, EMERGE, we'll explore what happens after you find your voice. It's one thing to know who you are and speak your truth. It's another to live it with confidence, authenticity, and intention. Meet the Host: Adrienne Giffen Adrienne Giffen believes that every meaningful conversation begins with a question. As the creator of Seven Steps Back to You, she helps women uncover the reasons behind their choices, reconnect with what matters most, and move forward with greater clarity and intention. Connect with Adrienne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegiffen/ Website: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/ Now You’re Talking® Game: https://nowyouretalkinggame.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NowYoureTalkingPodcast Instagram: Adrienne Giffen: https://www.instagram.com/adriennegiffen/ Now You’re Talking®: https://www.instagram.com/nowyouretalkinggame/ Spark Conversations That Surprise You Every podcast episode includes a question from the Now You’re Talking® game designed to spark meaningful conversations and deeper connection. 🎲 Explore the Now You’re Talking® conversation board game (currently available in the USA): https://www.adriennegiffen.com/buy-game Conversation builds connection. Join the Conversation for fresh ways to laugh, reflect, and connect. Join the Conversation: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/join/ Start Talking Today Download: 5 Questions to Spark Real Conversations https://www.adriennegiffen.com/game/start-talking-today/ Subscribe for more conversations that matter. Now You're Talking is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Adrienne’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧Apple Podcasts 🎧Spotify 🎧Amazon Music 🎧High Vibe Podcast Network

    How to Find Your Voice : VOICE | Step 5 of Seven Steps Back to You

  4. Jul 28

    Are Your Past Experiences Still Shaping Your Life: ALLOW | Step 4 of Seven Steps Back to You

    Our experiences shape who we become. They teach us, influence our beliefs, and quietly shape the choices we make throughout our lives. In this fourth episode of Seven Steps Back to You, Adrienne and Bob explore ALLOW, a step that isn't about blaming the past, but understanding it. Together, they discuss how childhood experiences, family roles, and expectations can continue to influence us long into adulthood, often without us realizing it. The invitation isn't to judge those experiences. It's to understand them, appreciate what they taught us, and ask one powerful question: Are they still serving me today? What You'll Hear: Why experience is expertiseHow childhood experiences shape beliefs and expectationsThe difference between understanding and blaming the pastWhy awareness creates choiceThe powerful question that defines ALLOWHow letting go creates space for your authentic voice Key Takeaway: ALLOW isn't about giving yourself permission without reflection. It's about understanding where your beliefs came from, recognizing how they're showing up today, and consciously deciding what you want to carry forward. Reflection Question: What belief, expectation, or experience from your past is still showing up in your life today? Is it still serving you? What You'll Discover: How your experiences continue to influence your choicesWhy understanding creates freedomHow to recognize beliefs you've outgrownWhy self-understanding leads to intentional livingHow ALLOW prepares you for the next step: VOICE Next Episode: In the next episode, we'll explore VOICE. Once we understand ourselves and release what no longer serves us, the next step is finding the courage to express who we truly are with honesty, confidence, and authenticity. Meet the Host: Adrienne Giffen Adrienne Giffen believes that every meaningful conversation begins with a question. As the creator of Seven Steps Back to You, she helps women uncover the reasons behind their choices, reconnect with what matters most, and move forward with greater clarity and intention. Connect with Adrienne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegiffen/ Website: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/ Now You’re Talking® Game: https://nowyouretalkinggame.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NowYoureTalkingPodcast Instagram: Adrienne Giffen: https://www.instagram.com/adriennegiffen/ Now You’re Talking®: https://www.instagram.com/nowyouretalkinggame/ Spark Conversations That Surprise You Every podcast episode includes a question from the Now You’re Talking® game designed to spark meaningful conversations and deeper connection. 🎲 Explore the Now You’re Talking® conversation board game (currently available in the USA): https://www.adriennegiffen.com/buy-game Conversation builds connection. Join the Conversation for fresh ways to laugh, reflect, and connect. Join the Conversation: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/join/ Start Talking Today Download: 5 Questions to Spark Real Conversations https://www.adriennegiffen.com/game/start-talking-today/ Subscribe for more conversations that matter. Now You're Talking is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Adrienne’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧Apple Podcasts 🎧Spotify 🎧Amazon Music 🎧High Vibe Podcast Network

    Are Your Past Experiences Still Shaping Your Life: ALLOW | Step 4 of Seven Steps Back to You

  5. Jul 21

    How to Reconnect With Yourself: RECLAIM | Step 3 of Seven Steps Back to You

    As life changes and our responsibilities begin to shift, something unexpected often happens. For the first time in years, there's a little more room to breathe, and a quiet inner voice begins to make itself heard. In this episode, Adrienne Giffen explores why RECLAIM isn't about becoming someone new. It's about understanding yourself with greater compassion, listening to the voice that's always been there, and reconnecting with the parts of yourself that have quietly been waiting to be heard. What You'll Hear Why self-understanding is different from self-improvement.How life's changing seasons create space to hear your inner voice.Why reclaiming begins with a whisper, not a dramatic decision.The personal story that changed Adrienne's life forever.One simple question to help you reconnect with yourself. A Significant Moment Adrienne shares the moment a close friend said, "Jump... and the net will appear." Those words became the catalyst for trusting herself, leaving her marriage, and reclaiming her voice. This Week's Reflection What's one thing in your life that has quietly slipped away? Perhaps it's your confidence. Your curiosity. Your creativity. Your sense of adventure. Or simply your voice. It doesn't mean it's gone. Perhaps it's simply waiting to be reclaimed. Join the Conversation Conversation builds connection. Visit adriennegiffen.com and join the conversation. You'll find meaningful conversation starters, inspiring stories, and practical tools to help you laugh together, reflect together, and connect more deeply with yourself and with the people who matter most. Meet the Host: Adrienne Giffen Adrienne Giffen believes that every meaningful conversation begins with a question. As the creator of Seven Steps Back to You, she helps women uncover the reasons behind their choices, reconnect with what matters most, and move forward with greater clarity and intention. Connect with Adrienne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegiffen/ Website: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/ Now You’re Talking® Game: https://nowyouretalkinggame.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NowYoureTalkingPodcast Instagram: Adrienne Giffen: https://www.instagram.com/adriennegiffen/ Now You’re Talking®: https://www.instagram.com/nowyouretalkinggame/ Spark Conversations That Surprise You Every podcast episode includes a question from the Now You’re Talking® game designed to spark meaningful conversations and deeper connection. 🎲 Explore the Now You’re Talking® conversation board game (currently available in the USA): https://www.adriennegiffen.com/buy-game Conversation builds connection. Join the Conversation for fresh ways to laugh, reflect, and connect. Join the Conversation: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/join/ Start Talking Today Download: 5 Questions to Spark Real Conversations https://www.adriennegiffen.com/game/start-talking-today/ Subscribe for more conversations that matter. Now You're Talking is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Adrienne’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧Apple Podcasts 🎧Spotify 🎧Amazon Music 🎧High Vibe Podcast Network

    How to Reconnect With Yourself: RECLAIM | Step 3 of Seven Steps Back to You

  6. Jul 14

    Why the Same Patterns Keep Repeating: NOTICE | Step 2 of Seven Steps Back to You

    We all remember certain moments in our lives, but it's only through reflection that we begin to understand why they mattered. In this episode, Adrienne Giffen explores how connecting the dots reveals the patterns that have been quietly shaping our lives all along. What You’ll Hear: Why the most significant moments in your life may be more connected than you think.How connecting the dots reveals the patterns shaping your choices.What decades of interviewing leaders taught Adrienne about understanding ourselves.The realization that changed the way Adrienne understood her own life.A simple reflection to help you notice patterns you may have never seen before. A Significant Realization The moment Adrienne realized she'd spent decades connecting the dots for others, but not for herself. Bob Murray joins Adrienne Giffen as the conversation partner for this episode, helping unpack the ideas behind NOTICE, the second step in the Seven Steps Back to You journey. Meet the Host: Adrienne Giffen Adrienne Giffen believes that every meaningful conversation begins with a question. As the creator of Seven Steps Back to You, she helps women uncover the reasons behind their choices, reconnect with what matters most, and move forward with greater clarity and intention. Connect with Adrienne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegiffen/ Website: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/ Now You’re Talking® Game: https://nowyouretalkinggame.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NowYoureTalkingPodcast Instagram: Adrienne Giffen: https://www.instagram.com/adriennegiffen/ Now You’re Talking®: https://www.instagram.com/nowyouretalkinggame/ Spark Conversations That Surprise You Every podcast episode includes a question from the Now You’re Talking® game designed to spark meaningful conversations and deeper connection. 🎲 Explore the Now You’re Talking® conversation board game (currently available in the USA): https://www.adriennegiffen.com/buy-game Conversation builds connection. Join the Conversation for fresh ways to laugh, reflect, and connect. Join the Conversation: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/join/ Start Talking Today Download: 5 Questions to Spark Real Conversations https://www.adriennegiffen.com/game/start-talking-today/ Subscribe for more conversations that matter. Now You're Talking is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Adrienne’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧Apple Podcasts 🎧Spotify 🎧Amazon Music 🎧High Vibe Podcast Network

    Why the Same Patterns Keep Repeating: NOTICE | Step 2 of Seven Steps Back to You

  7. Jul 7

    Why Do We Make the Choices We Make? | UNCOVER | Seven Steps Back to You (Part 2)

    Why do we make the choices we make? In this episode, Adrienne and Bob explore the first step, UN-COVER, and discover how understanding the reasons behind our choices helps us make more intentional choices moving forward. What You’ll Hear: Why values are only one part of the choices we make.How beliefs, experiences, and expectations quietly influence our decisions.The surprising lesson behind Adrienne's "sandwich story."Why curiosity, not blame, is the key to self-understanding.The one question to reflect on before the next step... NOTICE. If someone asked me... "What was Adrienne's breakthrough?" I would answer: I realized many of the choices I had made throughout my life weren't random. They had been influenced by values, beliefs, expectations, and experiences and I had not stopped to question. Meet the Host: Adrienne Giffen Adrienne Giffen believes that every meaningful conversation begins with a question. As the creator of Seven Steps Back to You, she helps women uncover the reasons behind their choices, reconnect with what matters most, and move forward with greater clarity and intention. Connect with Adrienne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegiffen/ Website: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/ Now You’re Talking® Game: https://nowyouretalkinggame.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NowYoureTalkingPodcast Instagram: Adrienne Giffen: https://www.instagram.com/adriennegiffen/ Now You’re Talking®: https://www.instagram.com/nowyouretalkinggame/ Spark Conversations That Surprise You Every podcast episode includes a question from the Now You’re Talking® game designed to spark meaningful conversations and deeper connection. 🎲 Explore the Now You’re Talking® conversation board game (currently available in the USA):https://www.adriennegiffen.com/buy-game Stay connected with new conversations, updates, and more from Now You’re Talking®. Join here Because conversation builds connection. Start Talking Today Download: 5 Questions to Spark Real Conversations https://www.adriennegiffen.com/game/start-talking-today/ Subscribe for more conversations that matter. Now You're Talking is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Adrienne’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧Apple Podcasts 🎧Spotify 🎧Amazon Music 🎧High Vibe Podcast Network

    Why Do We Make the Choices We Make? | UNCOVER | Seven Steps Back to You (Part 2)

  8. Jun 30

    What Makes You Dance? The Question That Changed My Life

    A single question changed the course of my life. In this first episode of Seven Steps Back to You, I share the story behind that question and how asking ourselves the right questions can lead to greater clarity, purpose, and self-discovery. What You’ll Hear: Why one simple question has the power to change the course of your life.How unexpected moments can reveal what truly matters to you.Why understanding your story is the first step toward understanding yourself.How purpose often emerges from life's most difficult experiences.A question you can ask yourself today that may change the way you see your future. Adrienne’s personal breakthrough moment: The surprising connection between forgiveness and freedom. Adrienne Giffen believes meaningful questions have the power to change lives. As an executive recruiter, author, podcast host, and creator of the Now You're Talking® conversation board game, she helps people reconnect with themselves and each other through conversations that matter. Meet the Host: Adrienne Giffen Adrienne Giffen is an executive recruiter, author of Unravel You, podcast host, and creator of the Now You’re Talking® conversation board game. Through her work, she helps people reconnect through meaningful conversations, shared values, and experiences that bring people closer together in today’s digital world. Connect with Adrienne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegiffen/ Website: https://www.adriennegiffen.com/ Now You’re Talking® Game: https://nowyouretalkinggame.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NowYoureTalkingPodcast Instagram: Adrienne Giffen: https://www.instagram.com/adriennegiffen/ Now You’re Talking®: https://www.instagram.com/nowyouretalkinggame/ Spark Conversations That Surprise You Every podcast episode includes a question from the Now You’re Talking® game designed to spark meaningful conversations and deeper connection. 🎲 Explore the Now You’re Talking® conversation board game (currently available in the USA):https://www.adriennegiffen.com/buy-game Stay connected with new conversations, updates, and more from Now You’re Talking®. Join here Because conversation builds connection. Start Talking Today Download: 5 Questions to Spark Real Conversations https://www.adriennegiffen.com/game/start-talking-today/ Subscribe for more conversations that matter. Now You're Talking is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Adrienne’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧Apple Podcasts 🎧Spotify 🎧Amazon Music 🎧High Vibe Podcast Network

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Are you tired of seeing your family more connected to screens than to each other? Longing for real conversations that bring you closer and create lasting memories? I’m Adrienne Giffen, mom of four, stepmom, and grandmother to teens—and I created Now You’re Talking™ to help families reconnect through the lost art of meaningful conversation. On each episode, guests play the Now You’re Talking™ board game—a fun, thoughtful way to spark stories, laughter, and heart-to-hearts. You’ll hear real conversations that bridge generations, offer wisdom, and bring families closer together. Because being “alone together” isn’t the future we want. Let’s bring back genuine connection—one meaningful conversation at a time. Subscribe to Now You’re Talking™ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen—and let the conversations begin!

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  • Creator
    Adrienne Giffen
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
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    © Adrienne Giffen
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    Now You're Talking™