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Jan 2025
1h 10m

Ep 167: How Did We Get Here?

BOB BORSON AND ANDREW HAWKINS
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It is the start of a New Year, everything still smells fresh and most things looking forward are theoretically in place for an amazing year … at least I think so. Since it is first podcast episode of 2025, today’s conversation is more of an introspective look into a career and just how bad or good things have gone over the last 30+ years. While this is not a ... Show More
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