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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for December 15, 2014: An 85-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

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So, until Monday December 22…

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