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Oct 2024
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Inside Saudi Arabia's Wild World Cup Sta...

The B1M
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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Saudi Arabia is Building a Stadium on The Line". We're evaluating all of the spectacular projects planned for the 2034 FIFA World Cup.


Later in the episode, we cover:



We end the show with a North Korean themed email from Jason Murray.


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