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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for July 9, 2012: An 80-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

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So, until Monday July 16…

(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)