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Oct 2023
41m 33s

Jad Abumrad

Design Matters Media
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MacArthur Fellow, Peabody Award winner, iconic public radio host and creator of one of the most successful shows, Radiolab—Jad Abumrad joins a studio audience in New York for the Design Matters live tour.

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