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Let It Roll

"Let it Roll" is a podcast about the history of popular music from the 19th Century to the 21st. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.

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45:24

Rock Pre-History the 1920s & 30s: Ed Ward's History...

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2025/12/10

This episode is a prequel to recent episodes that covers the period from 1920 to 1945. It’s a fun one as Ed Ward and Nate Wilcox talk rock and roll’s prehistory in the era of Victrolas, live radio, and swing bands. We talk about the first hit blues record, the first superstars of country music, and much more.Buy the book and support the podcast. ⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The

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44:10

1963 The British Invasion is Coming!: Ed Ward's...

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2025/12/08

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward conclude their discussion of Ed's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with part two of 1963. We'll hear about about the Lebanese Restaurant that birthed surf music and saved Fender guitars, how Murray Wilson’s failed musical career laid the groundwork for his sons’ amazing success, how Columbia buried Bob Dylan’s first attempt to go rock, and the split between kids singing “My Boyfriend’s Back” and those singing “Blowing in the Wind.” We talk about Stevie

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31:22

1963 Brill Building pop is perfected: Ed Ward's...

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2025/12/05

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ "⁠⁠⁠⁠ with the first of two shows discussing 1963. This week we’ll be talking about how Berry Gordy perfected his Motown assembly line, Phil Spector and the wrecking crew, Roy Orbison’s operatic dramas, Patsy Cline’s final year, and how James Brown finally seized control of his career and became the Godfather of Soul.GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL

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41:40

1961-1962 The Quiet Years: Ed Ward's History of Rock...

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2025/12/03

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ "⁠⁠⁠ with a look at 1961 and 1962, years that are often written off as “the dark ages” of the first rock and roll era. But, as Ed Ward points out, “any time you’re a teenager is the best time for rock and roll!” GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are

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59:36

1960 The Fire of Rebellion Has Been Snuffed: Ed...

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2025/12/01

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ "⁠⁠ with a look at 1960, a year when the American corporate brass thought they had tamed the rock and roll rebels of the 1950s. GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack. Also subscribe to the

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57:25

1959 Death and Soul: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll

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2025/11/28

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ "⁠⁠ with a look at 1959, a year that started with tragedy for rock n’ roll and went on to see the first flowerings of soul music and the Brill Building pop that would dominate the early 60s. It was also the year that the music business figured out how to package pretty faces with rocking beats and foisted Fabian and Frankie Avalon on the world. We’ll also be hearing a lot about “the wild anarchic

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49:52

1958 The Year the Music Didn't Quite Die: Ed Ward's...

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2025/11/26

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ "⁠⁠ with a look at 1958, the backlash year. This was the year that Elvis got drafted and Jerry Lee Lewis ruined his career with a bigamous marriage to his 13-year-old cousin. It was also the year that the music business figured out how to package pretty faces with rocking beats and foisted Fabian and Frankie Avalon on the world. We’ll also be hearing a lot about “the wild anarchic spirit” that Sam

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65:37

1957 The Miracle Year of Rock & Roll: Ed Ward's...

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2025/11/24

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's ⁠⁠⁠⁠"History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ "⁠ with a look at what Ed calls the “Miracle Year” of rock and roll. The year when Elvis, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and others were at the peak of their powers and dominated the charts. GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying

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30:10

1956 Rock & Roll in Full Flower: Ed Ward's History of...

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2025/11/21

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's ⁠⁠⁠"History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ " with a look at rock and roll in 1956, focusing on the rocky yet productive relationships between African-American recording artists and the Jewish entrepreneurs who brought their work to market. We discuss the relationship between James Brown and Syd Nathan of King Records, the tragic relationship between the gifted 13-year-old Frankie Lymon and his gambling-addicted record mogul, George Goldner,

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47:09

1955 Rock & Roll is Born....Maybe: Ed Ward's History...

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2025/11/19

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's ⁠⁠History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠ with a look at 1955 and 1956. These are the years when the “American Prometheus” brought forth Elvis Presley, when Chuck Berry culturally appropriated Western Swing for his first hit and Hollywood shocked the masses with the first rock and roll movies. As always we’ll touch on the non-musical factors that made all this possible -- changing demographics and new musical formats -- as well as a few outside

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45:59

1953-1954 Rock, Meet Roll: Ed Ward's History of Rock...

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2025/11/17

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's ⁠History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠ with a look at the period when Rock and Roll really got started. We’ll hear about the woman who discovered Elvis Presley, a pair of Jewish music fans who become legit R&B legends, how a Turkish record mogul wrote Ray Charles’ first hit, when country music discovered cheating songs and a whole lot about dirty, dirty, naughty rhythm and blues records. But it’s not all fun and games. We’ll take some morbid

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47:52

The Early 1950s and Good Rockin Tonight: Ed Ward's...

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2025/11/14

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed's History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963 with a look at the legendary song “Good Rockin’ Tonight” and the two simultaneous hit versions that came out in 1949 plus the early work of Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Ruth Brown, and the late, great Johnny Ace.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this

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46:09

Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll: 1945-1950 The...

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2025/11/12

Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward kick off their discussion of Ed's History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963 with a look at some of the factors that made the first five years after World War II so critical to the evolution of Rock and Roll.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll

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41:57

TechnoRoll 3.20: How Dance Music Conquered America...

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2025/11/10

An interview with Michaelangelo Matos author of “The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America.” Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness ask Michaelangelo Matos the questions raised over the course of TechnoRoll series 3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let

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42:59

TechnoRoll 3.19: Daft Punk Sweeps the Grammys as EDM...

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2025/11/07

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" with a look at EDM's Animal Farm moment when the genre and its practitioners were finally accepted by the American music industry. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers

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45:03

TechnoRoll 3.18: Electric Daisy Carnival's Move From...

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2025/11/05

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" with a look at EDMs commercial triumphs in the early 2010s, epitomized by Electric Daisy Carnival's move from LA to Las Vegas, the rise of Skrillex and brostep, and the cross-over success of David Guetta and others.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL

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42:02

TechnoRoll 3.17: Daft Punk Break Through at Coachella...

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2025/11/03

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" with a look at the book's treatment of EDM's breakthrough moment when Daft Punk played Coachella 2006 and blew away Madonna and Kanye West.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying

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44:09

TechnoRoll 3.16: Mashups & Electroclash at the Turn...

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2025/10/31

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" with a look at Matos' treatment of electroclash, mashups and the impact of 9/11 on the electronic dance music scene in America. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to

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43:28

TechnoRoll 3.15: The DEA Cracks Down on Disco Donnie...

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2025/10/29

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" with a look at Disco Donnie, the DEA and the rave bust that brought the first era of rave to an end.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack. Also

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42:54

TechnoRoll 3.14 Carl Craig Brought the Detroit...

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2025/10/27

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground is Massive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" with a look at the 2000 Detroit Electronic Music Festival which finally brought the Techno pioneers a measure of popular acclaim in their home city.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying

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