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Apr 2023
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A Note from Tessa on Evan Gershkovich

VPM & Story Mechanics
About this episode
The final episode of our first season is coming soon, but first: a message from Tessa on the arrest of her friend, Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who is wrongfully detained in Russia. For more information, visit www.freegershkovich.com. 
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