The Podbrain Guide

The best
business podcasts,
read.

The 41 business podcasts we'd actually recommend — with key takeaways from every episode already pulled out. 655 episodes distilled.

41
podcasts
655+
episodes with notes
5 min
avg read time
2026
updated weekly
Ranked by depth of coverage
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Financial Times

Financial Times

105 episodes with notes

Interested in unbiased global news and want to make sense of a changing world? The Financial Times YouTube channel showcases the best of our visual journalism, going beyond the headlines to help you navigate the world’s new agenda. Our stories will inform and inspire you to lead the way in business and beyond, to rethink existing political and economic models and follow crucial trends. Join us and gain deeper insight into the news. Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2019. FT and 'Financial Times' are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd. Please do not copy or redistribute FT videos otherwise than in accordance with YouTube's Terms of Service. If you wish to purchase rights to syndicate FT videos, please contact [email protected].

"JPMorgan Chase elevated Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh to co-presidents, positioning them as top contenders to succeed CEO Jamie Dimon."

— from Jamie Dimon succession race narrows
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Odd Lots

Odd Lots

102 episodes with notes

<p>Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday and Thursday.</p>

"The 1994 World Cup in the US marked the beginning of an exponential commercialization curve for global football."

— from How the 1994 World Cup Transformed the Business of Football Forever
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All-In Podcast

All-In Podcast

66 episodes with notes

Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks & David Friedberg cover all things economic, tech, political, social & poker.

"Ryan Cohen is bidding to acquire eBay using a 50% cash and 50% stock structure, aiming to leverage GameStop's resources and cash."

— from GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's $56B Plan to Take Over eBay
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Alex Hormozi

Alex Hormozi

45 episodes with notes

Founder Acquisition.com, Co-Founder Skool.com. My new book $100M Money Models is out. [3.6M copies sold] Get yours now

"Throughout human history, humans utilizing superior technology have consistently defeated those using inferior tools, making AI adoption an existential competit"

— from The Barbell Strategy for Surviving the AI Shift | Ep 982
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How I Built This with Guy Raz

How I Built This with Guy Raz

42 episodes with notes

<p>Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success.&nbsp;<em>How I Built This&nbsp;</em>is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds.</p><p>New episodes release on Mondays and Thursdays. Listen to How I Built This on the Wondery App or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/wondery.com/links/how-i-built-this__;!!Iwwt!TPYC72r8s6g5pqTAymU1ff7EC87P552W_4_wwb1hYkwqLWwoiq0XxR27x2hcIAdeJRTr8YNlIUrHpA$" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wondery.com/links/how-i-built-this</a> now. </p><p>Get your How I Built This merch at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/wonderyshop.com/HowIBuiltThis__;!!Iwwt!TPYC72r8s6g5pqTAymU1ff7EC87P552W_4_wwb1hYkwqLWwoiq0XxR27x2hcIAdeJRTr8YPBl1-VVw$" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WonderyShop.com/HowIBuiltThis</a>.</p>

"During the COVID-19 pandemic, EO Products experienced a 10x surge in hand sanitizer demand followed by a challenging 50% drop in sales."

— from Advice Line with Susan Griffin-Black of EO Products
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Animal Spirits Podcast

Animal Spirits Podcast

38 episodes with notes

Animal Spirits is a show about markets, life, and investing. Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, listening to and watching. Look for new episodes every Wednesday morning. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/

""Everything is outperforming the S&P 500 this year" - Ben, as the market rally broadens beyond the Magnificent Seven."

— from Everything is Outperforming the S&P 500 This Year (EP. 470)
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Sourcery with Molly O'Shea

Sourcery with Molly O'Shea

33 episodes with notes

Interviews with top investors & CEOs.

"Teresa Carlson built AWS government business from zero to $10 billion globally in 10 years, creating the cloud computing industry for governments worldwide"

— from How AWS Sold Cloud to the CIA – Teresa Carlson GCI
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Lightspeed

Lightspeed

31 episodes with notes

Lightspeed is a podcast for those interested in how crypto can solve real problems and create products users love. It's a callback to the garage days of Silicon Valley, where builders pushed the limits of hardware and software to build world-changing products. We interview the projects and founders that will make this same impact today.

"Backpack's tokenized SpaceX equity allows direct redemption between brokerage accounts and on-chain tokens, providing superior liquidity for market makers."

— from Is DePIN Entering Its Next Growth Phase?
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The CEO of the largest single investor in the world, Norges Bank Investment Management, interviews leaders of some of the largest companies in the world. You will get to know the leader, their strategy, leadership principles, and much more.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

"Concrete is the second most consumed material on Earth after water, with global consumption reaching approximately 30 billion tons every single year."

— from HIGHLIGHTS: Miljan Gutovic - CEO of Holcim
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Uncapped with Jack Altman

Uncapped with Jack Altman

21 episodes with notes

Conversations with people I admire about things I’m genuinely interested in

"Toby emphasizes that PARKINSON'S LAW - 'work expands to the time allocated to it' - is fundamental to leadership, requiring leaders to compress time windows to "

— from Uncapped #50 | Tobi Lütke from Shopify
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Founders Podcast

Founders Podcast

21 episodes with notes

Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your work. This quote explains why: “There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses and invent new technology. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these ideas down in a book. For very little money and a few hours of time, you can learn from someone’s accumulated experience. There is so much more to learn from the past than we often realize. You could productively spend your time reading experiences of great people who have come before and you learn every time.” –Marc Andreessen

"Pulitzer arrived in America at 18 with no money, no language, and no connections — within two decades he became one of the 20 wealthiest people in the country."

— from #422 Joseph Pulitzer
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Smart Friends

Smart Friends

18 episodes with notes

Casual conversations with founders, technologists, investors, and artists about building a brighter future, together. Welcome to our digital living room.  With science, technology and entrepreneurship we can *continue* to create unfathomable leaps in quality of life. We show you how to find, apply, build, and invest in technologies to change your life and the world.  When we have smart friends, we do smart things. When we do smart things, we save the world.  No matter who, where, or when you are – now you have smart friends, too.  Outside this podcast, I’m the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and The Anthology of Balaji. Connect at ejorgenson.com  Laugh and learn with people like Balaji Srinivasan, Naval Ravikant, Andrew Wilkinson, Austen Allred, David Senra, Josh Storrs Hall, Ashley Rindsberg, Zach Pettet, Bret Kugelmass, Omar ElNaggar, Grace Guo, Brett Kopf, Max Olson, Chris Williamson, Shane Mac, Tim Hwang, David Perell, Jason Hitchcock, Natalia Karayaneva, Sebastian Marshall, Taylor Pearson, Mitchell Baldridge and more. Join conversations with my partners in early-stage tech investing, Bo Fishback and Al Doan. Our Rolling Fun Episodes cover our investments and escapades as angel investors and startup helpers. We invest in startups creating the *next* industrial revolution. Learn more at rolling.fun “Surround yourself with people who remind you more of your future than of your past.”

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Acquired

Acquired

16 episodes with notes

Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them.

"Jack Bogle created the first retail index fund in 1976, which today manages $1.5 trillion and has saved investors over $500 billion in fees since Vanguard's fou"

— from Vanguard
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My First Million

My First Million

5 episodes with notes

Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm new business ideas based on trends & opportunities they see in the market. Sometimes they bring on famous guests to brainstorm with them.

"South Korea's 'dopamine apps' like Food Never Comes let users simulate shopping and delivery without spending real money."

— from We found an app that lets you buy anything for $0
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The Pomp Podcast

The Pomp Podcast

5 episodes with notes

Host Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano talks to the most interesting people in business, finance, and Bitcoin. From billionaires to cultural icons, Pomp helps you get smarter every day.

""Kevin Warsh is a dove in hawk's clothing" who believes AI has massive disinflationary potential but must project hawkishness to create policy space. - Darius"

— from Will The K-Shaped Economy Destroy America? | Darius Dale
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Bloomberg Television

Bloomberg Television

2 episodes with notes

The latest financial news and market analysis, direct from Bloomberg TV. Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg News: https://www.youtube.com/@Bloomberg-News Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: Explained https://www.youtube.com/@bloombergexplained For more coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com

"$2 billion invested annually in AI at JPMorgan has led to a similar amount in benefits, including cost savings and improved services."

— from JPMorgan CEO Dimon on Growth of AI, Jobs, Government Shutdown
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The Jack Mallers Show

The Jack Mallers Show

2 episodes with notes

The Jack Mallers Show covers the biggest stories in Bitcoin, macroeconomics, financial markets, and the future of money. Join the show live on YouTube Mondays at 6pm ET at: youtube.com/@TheJackMallersShow.

""The Strait of Hormuz remains functionally closed, with daily tanker crossings dropping from pre-conflict levels of 50-100 down to single digits." - Jack"

— from Oil, The Fed, Strategy, And The Bear Market
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Cheeky Pint

Cheeky Pint

1 episodes with notes

Stripe cofounder John Collison interviews founders, builders, and leaders over a pint.

"The NRC mandate changed from safety-only focus to considering 'the full environment, the full civilization' with 18-month licensing deadlines"

— from Julia DeWahl of Antares on building nuclear reactors for the US military
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Principles by Ray Dalio

Principles by Ray Dalio

1 episodes with notes

Ray Dalio founded and built the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. He’s also the author of the #1 NYTimes Bestseller, Principles: Life and Work and Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order. He is known to have a very practical understanding of economics that is very different from conventional economic thinking that he spells out in his video series "How the Economic Machine Works

""When central banks print a lot of money to relieve a crisis, buy stocks, gold and commodities because their value will rise and the value of paper money will f"

— from Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
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The Fintech Blueprint

The Fintech Blueprint

1 episodes with notes

Finance is being pulled apart by the forces of frontier technology. From AI, to blockchain and DeFi, mixed reality, chatbots, neobanks, and roboadvisors — the industry will never be the same. Here is the blueprint for navigating the shift.

"B2C2 transacts roughly $1 billion per day in stablecoins, reflecting how deeply stablecoins have become the native funding instrument for institutional crypto t"

— from Inside the $1B-a-Day Stablecoin Market Maker for 1,500 Institutions, with B2C2's Cactus Raazi
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I interview the world’s top SaaS founders and have them reveal the real numbers: ARR, MRR, churn, CAC, LTV, retention, team size, valuation, fundraising, and growth tactics. New interviews every Tuesday. Over 2,400 founders have shared how they scaled from zero to millions in revenue using: • PLG growth • Enterprise sales • Paid ads • Content and SEO • Viral loops • Channel partnerships • Bootstrapped strategies • Debt financing • AI-driven workflows If you're a SaaS founder, operator, investor, or builder who wants actionable metrics, this channel is for you.

"ARCAds.ai reached $10 million ARR in just 20 months with only 8 employees, maintaining profitability throughout"

— from From $5K to $10M ARR: The ArcAds Founder's Playbook
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Delphi

Delphi

1 episodes with notes

Delphi is the digital profile of your mind. Most profiles tell the world what you've done. Delphi shows the world what you know. It's a living identity that others can search, talk to, and learn from - available 24/7. On This Channel: Watch conversations with the world's leading minds. Then talk to them on Delphi. Explore what it is like to make your knowledge infinitely accessible alongside product updates, customer stories, and the greatest digital minds! 🔗 https://www.delphi.ai/

""There are like two to four things that matter per year" - Delian focuses on extremely limited priorities, spending entire quarters on single decisions like lea"

— from The Most Controversial VC on Twitter: Delian Asparouhov
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Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance

1 episodes with notes

Yahoo Finance aims to help investors of all kinds build and maintain their wealth. Yahoo Finance videos on YouTube dissect markets, data, trends, and real-life financial issues for individual investors, industry leaders, and households through insightful interviews and detailed supercuts across various themes.

"Commerce Secretary Lutnick declares 'globalization has failed the West' and advocates for America First industrial policy over offshore manufacturing"

— from US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks at the World Economic Forum
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Salesforce

Salesforce

1 episodes with notes

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Through Agentforce, our groundbreaking suite of customizable agents and tools, Salesforce brings autonomous agents, unified data from any source, accessible analytics, and best-in-class apps together on one integrated platform to help companies connect with customers in a whole new way. Salesforce is democratizing AI agents for businesses of every size and industry so every company can embrace a workforce without limits. Our low code, open, and secure platform helps companies build and customize Salesforce fast so they can safely scale AI-powered work to every customer and employee experience and transform their business. Salesforce is proud to be the market leader, but we’re even more proud to lead in philanthropy, innovation and culture. Guided by core values of trust, customer success, innovation, equality, and sustainability, Salesforce is more than a business — we’re a platform for change.

""I bought Bitcoin for the first time in 2011" - David Sacks, demonstrating early recognition of crypto's potential before mainstream adoption"

— from A Conversation with Marc Benioff and David Sacks | Dreamforce 2025
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The Shkreli Pill

The Shkreli Pill

1 episodes with notes

Martin Shkreli Livestream Highlights [ ! ] The videos on my YouTube channel include material from Martin Shkreli’s livestreams. The use of the video material is authorized by Martin Shkreli Any video material that appears identically in uploads from other YouTube channels is purely coincidental. I have no control over or ownership of such reuploads and am not aware of their relationship with the original creator. [𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡'𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗦] 🔴 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: @realmartinshkreli https://www.youtube.com/@realmartinshkreli/streams 🔴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 @mrmartinshkreli8223 https://www.youtube.com/@mrmartinshkreli8223/videos 𝗦𝗵𝗸𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶'𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹: https://linktr.ee/martinshkreli 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺: https://streamlabs.com/martinshkreli2 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: http://www.martinshkreli.com/ 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗯: https://github.com/martinshkreli ( ! ) The channel's admin and video editor is NOT Martin Shkreli himself.

""You can make more than 100% on a short so long as you increase it as it goes down" - Speaker explains how adding to positions at lower prices dramatically incr"

— from There’s a Whole Undervalued Market, Hurry Up. Shorting Tesla, Buffett, BYND Stock | Martin Shkreli
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Invest Like The Best

Invest Like The Best

1 episodes with notes

Conversations with the best investors and business leaders in the world. We explore their ideas, methods, and stories to help you better invest your time and money. Hear stock market and boardroom insights you can't find anywhere else. If you're a professional investor, CEO, entrepreneur, or business strategist, this is for you. Explore all our episodes and learn more at https://www.joincolossus.com

""Foundation models without unique data and internet scale distribution are the fastest depreciating assets in history" - Gavin, modified from Eric Vishria's ori"

— from GPUs, TPUs, & The Economics of AI Explained | Gavin Baker Interview
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See the world through the eyes of society's greatest rule-breakers. The "Live Players" podcast charts the key individuals shaping our future from first principles across multiple domains: business, politics, philanthropy, and broadcasting from the digital town square Join host Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg as they analyze the mindsets of today's most intriguing business leaders, investors, and innovators through the lens of their bold actions and contrarian worldviews. You'll come away with a deeper understanding of the development of technology, business, political power, culture and more. If you want more than soundbites and sensationalism, this podcast delivers reasoned reflections on the live players who renew and transform civilization, whether we ask them to or not. Topics frequently covered: Business titans, political players, and philanthropists like Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, George Soros, Donald Trump, and more with the power to remake industries, policies, borders, or societal norms. Live Players is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: www.turpentine.co

"Iran's Mosaic Defense Strategy replaced centralized command with 31 commanders executing pre-scripted attacks, making decapitation strikes ineffective"

— from Using the Iran Conflict to Reindustrialize the US
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"In The Arena"

"In The Arena"

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In The Arena is where entrepreneurs and leaders share stories of the biggest crises of their careers and lives – and how they made it through. Host (and founder herself) Jesse Genet goes beyond the headlines to interview leaders about the most challenging moments they've ever faced – from total business collapse, to public scandals, even being sentenced to prison. Along with special guest co-hosts, In The Arena revisits the crucible experiences and reveals what it was actually like in the room. Most importantly, leaders share how they bounced back from the brink, offering advice, mental frameworks, and earned wisdom for any aspiring leader. In the Arena is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co

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"Age of Miracles"

"Age of Miracles"

0 episodes with notes

A narrative show that explores the complex industries that will play an important role in creating an abundant future for humanity. Every season, host Packy McCormick – a venture investor and writer of the popular Not Boring newsletter – brings in an expert cohost to go deep into the possibilities and challenges of making “sci-fi” dreams our reality in our lifetimes. The first season starts at the root of all progress and prosperity: unlocking 10x more clean and reliable energy by splitting and fusing atoms themselves. Age of Miracles is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co

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On Turpentine VC, host and venture capitalist Erik Torenberg delves deep into the art and science of building successful venture firms through conversations with the world’s best investors and operators. Hear about insider strategies on decision-making, investment theses, and building firms for the long term—from the ground-level, VC to VC. Guests in season 1 include Ben Horowitz of a16z, Mamood Hamid and Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins, and Alfred Lin of Sequoia.

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You’ll hear consequential ideas here first, and in the mainstream months later. Upstream is a curated nexus feed from the Turpentine podcast network, bringing you expert-level conversations hosted by some of the most compelling thinkers in the world including Noah Smith, Samo Burja, Byrne Hobart, Erik Torenberg, and Nathan Labenz. Guests include Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, Dario Amodei, Brian Armstrong, David Sacks, Sam Harris, Katherine Boyle, Curtis Yarvin, and many more unmissable conversations.

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The Epicenter

The Epicenter

0 episodes with notes

Join Keith Toogood & Roswell Smith Jr. as they have revealing conversations surrounding what it means to be a business operating on mission. Who am I? What is my purpose? What really is a boomin' business? In a world full of constant noise and distractions, tune in to the BOOM, and watch in amazement as he BOOMs through you. The creator of the BOOM - the BOOM Himself - the great I Am - Almighty God - the Creator of the universe - He wants to BOOM, but here is the beautiful thing; he wants to do it through you. He can’t wait to explode on the scene, impact you, and create a ripple effect that can be felt around the world. He wants the BOOM that happens in you to make waves in the lives of those around you. Can you imagine if you made an impact for God’s kingdom that created waves that rippled across the globe? You can, & He will. You can become the epicenter of that BOOM! No matter how much noise there is in the world around you, the BOOM will always stop everyone in their tracks. I...

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