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May 2022
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Upper-intermediate | Capital Punishment

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Now, we know all our CPoddies are law-abiding good citizens, but the debate rages on about the death penalty. Now, we’re not telling you to take sides, but at least learn what everyone’s talking about when the topic comes up. In this podcast get informed about capital punishment—in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0496

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