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Sep 2025
1h 11m

Changing Gears: Betty Van of Switch and ...

Worn & Wound Podcast Network
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In this episode of Changing Gears, host Kat Shoulders sits down with Betty Van of Switch and Click, the creator behind one of the most popular YouTube channels in the mechanical keyboard space along with W&W co-founders Blake Malin and Zach Weiss. 
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