Professional boxer Tim Tszyu joins us in the studio! Tim is a rising star in the boxing world following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Kostya Tszyu. He opens up about his journey as a boxer, growing up in the ring with his Dad and his love for cars. His upcoming fight against Tony Harrison is live on Kayo PPV on the 12th of March. 




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A certified household name, comedian, actor, presenter, author and now a Gold Logie nominee we have Julia Morris in the studio! 
From inappropriate heckling and standup with legends like Robin Williams and Richard Prior to on screen kisses and a cheeky game of Choke Out, Knock Out, Rock Out, we cover it all in this one! 



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Ep #19 - Julia Morris - Jizz Free Zones and Hecklers

This week we welcome two legends of the Carlton football club, Ang Christou and Anthony Koutoufides! Join us as we delve into their lives and careers, and explore what life was like growing up greek and Italian while playing one of the toughest and most competitive sports in the world.          

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Ep #57 - Kouta and Ang Christou Live From Crown Casino

In this episode, the boys share their thoughts on the future of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on society and their comedy. The boys touch upon the latest news about Will Smith and Chris Rock. And to conclude the episode, the boys review weird and strange foods.
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Ep #56 - Scary movies, AI and Review Of Weird Shit

This week we welcome Australian comedian, writer, and television presenter, Troy Kinne. Troy began his career in comedy at a young age, performing stand-up comedy shows in local clubs and pubs. He later went on to create, write, and star in his own television series, "Kinne" which aired on Network Ten from 2014 to 2017. Troy continues to entertain audiences with his unique brand of humor, performing stand-up shows and creating new content for television and online platforms. His popularity continues to grow, making him one of the most beloved comedians in Australia.

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Ep #55 - Troy Kinne - Sketch Comedy and Vital Organs

This week we welcome American YouTuber, comedian and podcaster extraordinaire, Joe Santagato. He is known for his self-titled YouTube channel which has earned more than 2.4 million subscribers. After buying his first camera at 13 years old, he began producing parodies, short films and sketches. He talks about his collaboration with professional wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. The Rock) and how he has amassed half a billion views. 

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Ep #54 - Joe Santagato - From Viral to Hot Sauce

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This week we welcome a Greek Icon of Australian Rules Football, David Zaharakis . Playing 226 games for the bombers, he was a vital part of the club's midfield for over a decade and has amassed awards, including the Essendon's Best and Fairest in 2011, All-Australian selection, Anzac Day Medalist and famously kicked the winning goal on Anzac Day in his first season of footy. He’s recently taken on a new challenge appearing on Australian Survivor Heroes vs Villains.


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Ep #52 - David Zaharakis - Sheltered Greek & Footy Survival

The missing piece to the Acropolis Now guest list we have George Kapiniaris - aka Memo!  Another iconic ethnic comedy actor who is both a writer, actor and stand up comedian George is here to reminisce on some of our favourite shows and characters.sooshimango.com Produced by Head On Agency. headon.agency A Spotify Exclusive Podcast.

Ep #51 - George Kapiniaris - it’s Memo from Acropolis Now!

This week we welcome writer and actor, Mr Simon Palomares! Known for his iconic role as Ricardo "Ricky" Martinez in Acropolis Now, Simon brings stories from his stand-up ventures, performing on cruise ships and how one vital move from his father could've meant an alternate life in Canada.
Tune in to the boys reminiscing over some of Simon's time as Ricky and discover the American meaning of the word, "wog". 

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Ep #50 - Simon Palomares - aka Ricky Ricky Ricky from Acropolis Now

This week we're honoured to be calling into the studio a honorary Goodfella himself, Frank Sivero! Memorable for his witty, ad-libbed lines across films such as Godfather II, Goodfellas and the Wedding Singer, Sivero tells behind-the-scene stories of his famous moments and his impressive career working amongst some of Hollywood's most celebrated stars.

Listen in to hear the frozen gangster speak about being hung on a meat hook and creating magic with Mariah Carey.

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Ep #49 - Frank Sivero - The Goodfella from the Godfather

To kick off our first guests of 2023 we welcome brothers Daniel and Luke from Yiayia Next Door! Despite facing a tragic loss of their mother, these two resilient boys have found a kind hearted friend in their Greek next door neighbour, Yiayia. From the simple act of kindness of passing food over the fence to the boys, this trio have taken social media by storm.

Tune in to hear their powerful story as they've become passionate advocates for the fight against domestic abuse, spreading kindness and most importantly - delicious food!




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Ep #48 - Yiayia Next Door

Welcome back to the first episode of 2023! We're super excited to be back for a new season of saucy episodes with even saucier guests. This week we've gotten together to relive some of our favourite moments from 2022 and exchange some stories from behind the scenes. 

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Ep #47 - We're Back! Ptou You Bastard

For the final episode of 2022, we close up the year by welcoming the host of 10000 shows and long-time father of the Collingwood Magpies, Eddie McGuire! From discussing the future of a Tasmanian football team, Melbourne's roofless arenas and retelling past antics on the Footy Show, the Sooshi Mango boys are honoured to have one of Australia's iconic television presenter and one of the finest business moguls in the studio.




Join us for our last episode of the year and we'll see you very soon for a new, saucy episode in 2023!




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Ep #46 - Eddie McGuire - Hot Pies and Hot Seats

Dialing in from the United States, comedian superstar Russell Peters brings all the laughter in the Sooshi Mango Studio! A career spanning over 30 years, Russell chats to the boys about his breakthrough through a video via an email chain, his conversations with Mike Tyson and Dave Chappelle as well as his love for Italians back home in Toronto.
Ladies and gentlemen, tune in to the first comedian to get a Netflix Stand-Up Special "or somebody gonna get hurt real bad!"

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Ep #45 - Russell Peters - Somebody gonna get hurt real bad

What happens when an ex-Socerroo and an Azzurri walk into the Sooshi Mango studio? Nothing less than fan girling and passionate footy chat! This week, we're privileged to have coach of the Western United FC, John Aloisi, and their key midfielder, Alessandro Diamanti. Both Aloisi and Diamanti have made incredible strides in their individual careers and as representatives for the World Cup.

Tune in to hear the boys go in deep about Italy's failure to make this year's world cup, controversial penalties, supporting Italy or Australia and ultimately reliving some of the most iconic moments in football history. 




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Ep #44 - John Aloisi & Alessandro Diamanti - Special WORLD CUP Episode!

This week in the studio we chat to the talented artist Danielle Weber! Coming hot off the "Black Carpet" in New York, Danielle just presented a commissioned piece to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for his film Black Adam. Not only has she worked with The Rock multiple times and is on texting terms, she has also created pieces for some of the biggest brands, films and people .Danielle shares stories of her greatest ventures, as well as a potential collaboration for Sooshi Mango! 



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Ep #43 - Danielle Weber - The Rock and Wog Adam

This week we're honoured to have Hawthorn legend and owner of the bushiest Wog moustache to grace footy grounds. Robert "Dipper" DiPierdomenico is in the studio to tell us all about his premiership and Brownlow years, Dimmey & Forges and Con the Fruiterer
In the words of Dipper himself - "Be there"!

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Ep #42 - Robert “Dipper” DiPierdomenico - Punctured Lungs and Moustaches

Tune in to hear the boys chat with one of the most recognised, sampled voices in hip-hop, Fatman Scoop! In this special episode, the boys uncover stories of Scoop's highs and lows, debate between New York and Neapolitan Pizza, and mostly discuss his upmost love for Italian cuisine. 

Everybody get your hands up and join us for this jam-packed ep!




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Ep #41 - Fatman Scoop - You Got a Hundred Dollar Bill Eat Some Pizza

This week we welcome singer, actor, performer Rob Mills! From his early days as a finalists on the first season of Australian Idol, Millsy has then paved his way through iconic musicals like Wicked and Hairspray. We chat about his journey, new book and having healthy to chats with your mate...along with some cheeky banter too. 



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Ep #40 - Rob Mills - Idols and D&Ms

This week, the bathroom kings of The Block bring all the laughs to the studio! From living in a tent on the show, dealing with stereotyping and funny ski trip stories, there's nothing short of crack ups with the funny duo. 



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Ep #39 - Omar and Oz - The Block and Ski Trips

One of the funniest men alive! Jimeoin is a comedian originally from Ireland who is now very much Aussie's own. From his TV shows and movies to some of the funniest standup you will ever witness, we are so happy to be sitting in the lounge room with this legend! 

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Ep #38 - Jimeoin - Lies and Dad Jokes

Ladies and Gentlemen the Queen and First Lady of Wog comedy, Mary Coustas! Mary is the creator and performer of iconic Effie who first appeared on the show Acropolis Now. Underneath that extraordinary wig is a Comedian, tv personality, writer and stage performer.  You can't miss this one! 

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Ep #37 - Mary Coustas - Effie Stephanidis

Special episode this week with the release of Wog Boys Forever in cinemas all over the country today! 
We dive into the behind the scenes and chat about our experience filming the movie. 

Wog Boys Forever is in cinemas now check https://www.wogboys.com/ for session times near you. 



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Ep #36 - Wog Boys Forever Behind The Scenes

Award winning stage, screen and TV actor Vince Colosimo steps into the studio! The veteran actor has played some of the most iconic Australian roles including  Alphonse Gangitano in Underbelly, Neville Bartos in Chopper and of course Frank Di Benedetto in Wog Boy.  Vince has worked alongside some of the heavy hitters of TV and film including Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Bana, Baz Luhrmann, Ridley Scott and of course us in Wog Boys Forever. 



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Ep #35 - Vince Colosimo - Curls Get The Girls and No Cash Here

This week we welcome British comedy icon Omid Djalili. Known for his decades of stand up, TV and film appearances we hear about his work in blockbuster films such as Gladiator, The Mummy and Spy Game plus his run ins with of the Queen and now King. From befriending Russell Crowe to being told off by Prince (King) Charles, this comedic legend has stories you won’t want to miss! 

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Ep #34 - Omid Djalili - The Queens Jester and the Ball Fondling Gladiator

Today we welcome Brownlow Medalist, premiership player and 3-time Collingwood Best and Fairest, Dane Swan! Above and beyond a legendary footy career, Swanny and the boys chat tattoos, Vegas antics and convict ancestry. Tune in to hear the OG member of the Magpie Rat Pack. 



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Ep #33 - Dane Swan - Tatts and Rat Packs

Mick Malloy is a veteran of Australian radio, TV and film and joins us in the studio. He teaches us how to get paid to call in sick and tries to convert us to Richmond fans.

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Ep #32 - Mick Molloy - CrackerJack and Milking Camels

Santo is a comedian, actor, writer and producer who has brought us iconic Aussie TV and movies such as The Castle, The Dish, Thank God You're Here and Utopia to name a few. We reminisce over B grade Italian movies and disappointing our family. 

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Ep #31 - Santo Cilauro - The Castle and Semi Nudes

The one and only real estate, comedian, "wrapper" and one of our favourite cousins. My Cousin Vlad joins us with in the studio with his infamous sunnies and suit to bring us his perspective on life, do the sprite challenge and play a game we stole from Jimmy Fallon.  

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Ep #30 - My Cousin Vlad - Sour Milk and Shredded Immaculagent

A pioneer of the Australian fitness industry, Tony Doherty has brought us the Arnold Sports Festival Australia, the IFBB Pro League bodybuilding federation and of course Doherty's Gyms. An advocate for the fitness industry during the toughest of times, Tony has stories for days and he helps us with some "Natty or Steroid Discussions". 



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Ep #29 - Tony Doherty - Doherty's Gym and Schwarzenegger

AFL great, television legend and a man who doesn’t hesitate to speak his mind; Sam Newman is in the studio. He tells us his opinions about the current state of football, the world and gives us some great stories from his almost 4 decades in the media.



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Ep #28 - Sam Newman - Lambo’s and Pamela Anderson

Local fruit and veg legend, King of Kapiris Land and owner of St Bernards Fruit and Veg in Adelaide, we've got the infamous Johnny Kapiris in the studio! A man that picks fights with watermelons, eggs and Aldi took us on in a game of "Fruit Loops" and told us how he really feels about the big supermarkets.

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Ep #27 - Johnny Kapiris - Fruit n Veg and Swords n Eggs

Bonus episode this week is a double food episode! We have on the world champion eater - Hulk Smash Food. One of the fastest eaters alive! We compete with him in a cannoli eating competition that can't be missed. Then we have our second guest Laleh Mohmedi aka Jacob's Food Diaries; a food artist making some of the best creations out of food you will ever see. We try to show her how good we are by making some food art of our own.

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BONUS Ep #26 - Food Week - Hulk Smash Food and Jacob's Food Diaries

Soa is a former UFC heavyweight fighter, a mental health advocate, author, actor and shoe mogul. 
We chat about him punching other giant humans and chilling at Arnie's house with Sly Stallone. 



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Ep #25 - Soa Palelei - Punching Giants and Zombie Ninjas

Sharing some biscotti at the dining table with us today is Peter Helliar. Stand up Comedian, Writer, Actor, Presenter and all round good bloke, we make him choose between his Project colleagues in a game of choke out, knock out, rock out. We delve into comedy, his own shows and of course the legendary Collingwood superstar Strauchanie. 



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Ep #24 - Peter Helliar - Strauchanie to Denzel

The Wog Boy himself, Nick Giannopoulos joins us to talk about trail blaizing ethnic comedy for stage, television and screen. We talk about all the work we’ve done with Nick and of course the next chapter; Wog Boys Forever (that we happen to star in). 

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Ep #23 - Nick Giannopoulos - Wog Boys Forever

Joining us in the studio is Anthony Callea! We chat about salami and definitely don’t make him sing the Prayer, we would never do that. 



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Ep #22 - Anthony Callea - Salami and Prayer

One of the most decorated Australian Boxers holding belts across 3 different weight classes; Danny Green joins us at the dining table. We learn all about bashing people the proper way and play some competitive Green games. 

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Ep #21 - Danny "The Green Machine" Green

Married at First Sight cast members and hosts of the Sit With Us podcast Domenica Carlaco and Ella May Ding join us at the dining table. We goss about MAFS contestants, life not married and Only Fans.



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Ep #20 - Dom & Ella from MAFS - No Husbands, Only Fans

Mark Mitchell is an icon of television and one of our inspirations in comedy. He's graced our screens for decades playing some of the most iconic characters including one of our favourite Con the Fruiterer. What an honour to have him in our living room for another episode of the Saucy Meatballs Podcast. 



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Ep #18 - Mark Mitchell - Con the Fruiterer

We welcome one of the most recognized chefs and one of our favourite Greeks; George Calombaris. From controversies and master chef to Greek Sicilians and Nigella Lawson, we cover it all by arguing and laughing for the entire episode. sooshimango.com

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Ep #17 - George Calombaris - The Real Story and Greeks vs Italians

Australia's first number 1 draft pick in the NBA - Andrew Bogut is in the studio! We explore his Croatian upbringing, talk about how tall he is and learn what it takes to be an NBA champion. 

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Ep #16 - Andrew Bogut - Basketballs and Cabbage Rolls

Mick Gatto joins us in studio and we talk about Underbelly lies, robbing people in dresses, getting locked up and some future projects. We were on our best behaviour. 

Mick's book is called "I, Mick Gatto" and is available in book stores and online. You should buy it. 

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Ep #15 - Mick Gatto - Two Up Halls to Charity Balls

Aussie music icon, Aria hall of famer and Australia's favourite Sicilian/Aussie Diva; Tina Arena is here! We chat about her journey, get her to listen to us sing all of the songs she's ever made and play our new game of "Finish The Lyric". 



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Ep#14 - Tina Arena - Not in chains and Singalongs

On this episode of the Sooshi Mango Saucy Meatballs Podcast, the grandmaster of hip-hop, Coolio, has entered the studio! From cookbook ventures, intriguing history lessons and reminiscing about the golden era of hip-hop, this is an episode you definitely don't want to miss. Shaka-Zulu man!



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Ep#13 - Coolio - No Weed For Snoop, Singing With Stevie and Shaka-Zulu man!

We're back for season 2! In this episode, the boys exchange their icks and love over the foods they grew up on, as well as to disappoint every wog mother by taste testing canned spaghetti and frozen pizza. 



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Ep#12 - Canned Spaghetti

We're in a boxing gym, but not just any boxing gym, the private gym of the WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion of the world; George 'Ferocious' Kambosos Jnr. He brings us into his ring to chat about his most recent record breaking victory, his Spartan heritage and gives us a sample of his left hook. 

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Ep#11 - George Kambosos Jnr - Chats & bashings with the champ!

We went to Sydney, won this award and met a whole bunch of people. Listen to us brag about it, talk shit about everyone we met and work out the value of the aluminium that the trophy is made of. 


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Ep#10 - We won an AACTA award

Sam Greco is a former heavyweight champion in kickboxing, karate and MMA. He's joins us in the studio to tell us stories of his wog upbringing, professional wrestling, acting and current UFC coaching career. We tried harder than ever to avoid our getting our heads bashed in. 

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Ep#9 - Sam Greco: Kickboxing and Scooby Doo

Ibby is a funny bastard who blew up on social media and is set to kick off his debut comedy tour. He joins us to chat about his rise, his nose and who he'd choke out, knock out and rock out with. But really we're here to listen to him give us complements. 
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Ep#8 - Ibby Akbar: Big noses and Tombstones

TV host, radio and podcast legend, writer of TV and children's books AND the 'Andy' half of Hamish and Andy. We chat about peep shows with Ed Sheeran, the Frank Stallone Aus Tour, missing class with Hamish, getting their first show axed and review some weird shit. 




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Ep#7 - Andy Lee: Getting Lost and Name Drops

Aussie Socceroo and Melbourne Victory legend Archie Thompson joins the Saucy Meatballs Podcast and tells us all about losing his manhood, kicking the most international goals in history and what team mate he'd like to knock out. 


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Ep #6 - Archie Thompson: Goal Records & The Snip

Melbourne Football Club premiership player, former barista, baker, fruiterer oh and he's won a Norm Smith medal: Christian Petracca is a good Italian boy who is damn good at football. We chat all things Grand Final, former jobs and have a crack at Choke Out, Knock Out, Rock Out. 

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Ep #5 - Christian Petracca: Fruiterer to Norm Smith

The Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison is in the presence of the Ethnic Dads, and they've got some questions. 




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Ep #4 - Scott Morrison: The Ethnic Dads Interview the Prime Minister

The undisputed, undefeated UFC Featherweight champion; Alexander "The Great" Volkanovski! Our favourite Greek/Macedonian/Aussie fighter comes to us straight from hotel quarantine after his incredible victory to defend his UFC title. 

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Ep #3 - UFC Champ Alexander Volkanovski

Comedian, TV & radio host, writer, presenter…you’re probably sick of him already, but we got him on anyway. Our good friend Tommy Little joins us to chat about banjos, being shit, buck hunter and review some weird shit. 

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Ep #2 - Tommy Little: Failure to Buck Hunter

Our very first podcast. It’s pretty shit, you probably won’t like it. What do you want from us?

1. Welcome to the Saucy Meatballs Podcast

2. The Sooshi Mango Story

3. Review of weird shit

4. Have you ever taken a shit in Japan?

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Ep #1 - From Rags to Meatballs

We're taking a few weeks off and will back some time in May with slightly re-jigged podcast! 

Stay tuned.

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