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But we do hope to make you think, challenge your perspective, and inspire new questions\u2014the answers to which you&#8217;ll discover yourself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-size ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-5f4e57a );\">Format<\/strong><\/p><p>A new episode every two weeks, available on *YouTube* and *Spotify*. 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