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Mar 2024
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The $1BN Plan to Fix Paris’ Dirty Secret...

The B1M
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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $1BN Plan to Fix Paris’ Dirty Secret". In preparation for the Olympic Games being hosted in Paris this year, the city has a $1.5BN clean-up plan that's in-seine (see what we did there? aha!)


This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3v2oEZs


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We end the show with a lovely Apple Podcasts review from John_Ayers.


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