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Dec 2021
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A Special Holiday Edition of The 966: Ex...

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The 966 kicks off the holiday season with a special edition of the weekly format. The hosts discuss airport takeovers, Soundstorm, The PGA's standoff with a new Saudi-backed challenger league, the Jeddah Central project, Omicron in Saudi, and more. 
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