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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks, welcome to a special episode of the Projection Booth.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm your host, Mike White. We are talking about Fantasia

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty six. This is the annual curtain raiser, as

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<v Speaker 1>they call it. If you're not familiar with the Fantasia

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<v Speaker 1>International Film Festival, it is one of the best genre

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<v Speaker 1>festivals on the planet and it runs from July sixteenth

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<v Speaker 1>through August second, twenty twenty six, over in Montreal, Quebec.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have never been, you owe it to yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to go. If you're a regular, you already know how

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<v Speaker 1>special this place is. So let's talk about what's in stom. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't seen a lot of these movies, but I

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<v Speaker 1>am excited and I just want to help spread the

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<v Speaker 1>word a little bit here. So Fantasia has always had

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<v Speaker 1>a gift for programming films that feel genuinely dangerous, movies

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<v Speaker 1>that haven't been sanded down into something comfortable or safe,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously this year is no exception. The lineup spans

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<v Speaker 1>Japanese horror, Indonesian martial arts epics, brazil Zillion toilet nightmares

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<v Speaker 1>yes you heard that right, French animated cringe comedy, and

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<v Speaker 1>an Australian dark comedy with Olivia Coleman voicing a talking

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<v Speaker 1>fox who offers to redesign your fiance. That one is

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<v Speaker 1>called The Fox. It is the closing night film. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you're not hooked by that description, you might want

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<v Speaker 1>to turn off this podcast. They festival is divided across

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<v Speaker 1>several programming strands. I'm not going to name them all

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<v Speaker 1>because some of them are in French and you don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to hear me try to butcher French. So just

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<v Speaker 1>know that it is quite a few different strands of programming.

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<v Speaker 1>The opening night major titles here we've got on July sixteenth.

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<v Speaker 1>It opens with Her Private Hell. It's the new Nicholas

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<v Speaker 1>Winding Refin film. It's also the time that they are

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<v Speaker 1>going to give him the Career Award, being presented by Refin.

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<v Speaker 1>I am sure that mister Friedkin is probably rolling over

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<v Speaker 1>in his grave at the news of that, but still

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<v Speaker 1>one of my favorite exchanges is those two. Anyway. Her

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<v Speaker 1>Private Hell is set in a futuristic city engulfed by

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<v Speaker 1>a mysterious mist that releases something deadly. It is equal

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<v Speaker 1>parts sci fi and nightmare, and it's having its big

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<v Speaker 1>North American premiere here after playing at Con. It's one

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<v Speaker 1>to see on the big screen. I'm hoping that it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to Detroit because I will not be covering these

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<v Speaker 1>in person. I will be watching these on the small screen,

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<v Speaker 1>and some of these I will probably not be able

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<v Speaker 1>to get my hands on. If you want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about directors who are in their element at Fantasia, Kyoshi

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<v Speaker 1>Krosawa is near the top of that list. His new

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<v Speaker 1>period film The Samurai and Dot Dot Dot clocks in

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<v Speaker 1>at one hundred and forty seven minutes and screen in

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<v Speaker 1>North America premiere. It's a samurai drama from Kurrosawa, but

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<v Speaker 1>not that Kurrosawa. Definitely check it out, though. Also getting

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<v Speaker 1>a North American premiere is Beasts Clutching at Straws. It's

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<v Speaker 1>from Hideo Jojo. It is a multi character ensemble black comedy,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Fantasia program calls it this standout of the festival.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty strong endorsement from a program that doesn't hand out

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<v Speaker 1>compliments very lightly. Then you've got the director of The

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<v Speaker 1>Lure and Fugue and Jessica Schozenitka. Sure I know that

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<v Speaker 1>I knew how to say it at one point because

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<v Speaker 1>she was actually on the show. It was a tragic

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<v Speaker 1>case of the interview being recorded and then me opening

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<v Speaker 1>up the recording and it being completely blank. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>she was supposed to be on our episode about the Lure.

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<v Speaker 1>It took forever for me to get a hold of her.

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<v Speaker 1>Finally got a hold of her, finally got her on

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<v Speaker 1>the phone, finally got the interview, and the file screwed up.

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<v Speaker 1>So still er still angry about that one. Because the

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<v Speaker 1>Lure is fantastic. I'm really looking forward to seeing this

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<v Speaker 1>new one. It's a private detective sci fi story about

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<v Speaker 1>a murder that's run by a sentient AI and it's

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<v Speaker 1>got NUMEI or pacing there, and yeah, I'm really excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see that one. Hopefully I will be seeing that soon.

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<v Speaker 1>And for those who have been following Jen Wexler's work,

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<v Speaker 1>the Last Temptation is the sequel to Becky and Becky

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<v Speaker 1>Hooper is back, and this time she's working for the CIA.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you seen these Becky films. They're very, very fun

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<v Speaker 1>and they have some great casting. Kevin James was in one,

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<v Speaker 1>Sean Williams Scott was in another. This time Neil Patrick

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<v Speaker 1>Harris is there and I cannot wait to see that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm super excited. Hopefully we'll be talking with the director

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<v Speaker 1>about that one and seeing that very soon. So of

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<v Speaker 1>course there's animation this year. There is Blaze. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>French adult animated film, and I'm really excited for that

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<v Speaker 1>one as well. Sorry, it's going to sound like a

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<v Speaker 1>broken record because I'm excited about a lot of these films.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really looking forward to hopefully get my eyeballs on there.

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<v Speaker 1>Over on the documentary side, I want to give a

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<v Speaker 1>couple shout outs. We spoke with Maya Anik Bedward a

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<v Speaker 1>few months ago about Black Zombie. That was at south

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<v Speaker 1>By Southwest and it also played at Hot Docs, I believe,

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<v Speaker 1>and it is a great film talks about the zombie

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<v Speaker 1>as a concept, and especially about a very racist concept.

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<v Speaker 1>I would definitely check that one out. It's very well made.

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<v Speaker 1>I had a lot of fun watching it, very thought provoking,

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, check that one out. The other one is Rubber,

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<v Speaker 1>the Life and Monsters of Steve Johnson, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to be sitting down with the director of

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<v Speaker 1>that one tomorrow. If you're a fan of practical effects,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a listener of this show, and you probably are,

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<v Speaker 1>This documentary is about one of the great creature and

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<v Speaker 1>effects artists in the business, and it is a must see.

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<v Speaker 1>Be patient and that will be coming out relatively soon

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<v Speaker 1>because I want to get these Fantasia episodes out as

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<v Speaker 1>they happen. It's a long festival right July sixteenth through

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<v Speaker 1>August second, and you've got a couple weeks there. It's

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<v Speaker 1>an interesting festival. A lot of them take place over weekends.

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<v Speaker 1>This one takes place over weeks. Was it ready for

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<v Speaker 1>that when I went to Fantasia the one time I

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned retro stuff, the archival programming, so I was punching

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<v Speaker 1>above its weight. Twenty twenty six is no different. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got a pair of career awards driving some of the

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<v Speaker 1>retrospective picks. Robert Lapage is the See Again It's French,

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<v Speaker 1>the pre Danis Edrol Award at the festival, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is screening his debut feature Lacrofessionale from nineteen ninety five,

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<v Speaker 1>showing that on thirty five millimeter, as well as Possible

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<v Speaker 1>Worlds from two thousand, also on thirty five. Bruce McDonald,

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<v Speaker 1>who we've spoken to on the show before, is coming back.

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<v Speaker 1>He's getting the Canadian Trailblazer Award. They're going to be

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<v Speaker 1>showing a screen of Pontypool, which is a freaking fantastic movie.

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<v Speaker 1>Definitely check out our episode on that, and if you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen that, you probably should try to see it

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<v Speaker 1>on thirty five with a whole audience of people. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's on thirty five, but seeing

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<v Speaker 1>it on the big screen is going to be something. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>Vinegar Syndrome, it's bringing a four K restoration of Paul

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<v Speaker 1>Morrissey's forty Deuce from eighty two. We've got Kevin Bacon

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<v Speaker 1>as a streets houseler in there. It's pre aids, pre

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<v Speaker 1>gentrification New York. Also, seven Films is presenting the world

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<v Speaker 1>premiere of a four K restoration from Studio Qes Marcella Fernandez,

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<v Speaker 1>Violante and Error. Four four four is premiering a restoration

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<v Speaker 1>of Thrilling Bloody Sword. It's a nineteen eighty one Taiwanese

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<v Speaker 1>Wooshi film for those and was thought to be lost

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<v Speaker 1>for nearly forty years, so that's pretty exciting. Also, there's

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<v Speaker 1>the world premiere restoration of Middle Messiah, the nineteen seventy

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<v Speaker 1>eight Canadian glam rock sci fi film that's been hiding

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<v Speaker 1>in the dark fur and merely fifty years. Sounds like

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<v Speaker 1>a projection booth episode waiting to happen. I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>it on the schedule yet for twenty twenty seven, but

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<v Speaker 1>kind of seems like it. And then also, hey, you

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<v Speaker 1>like Chelian Fat, you like t Long Well, We've got

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<v Speaker 1>a screening in thirty five of City War from nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty eight. Do I need to say more than that?

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully not one more career moment worth flagging. Takashi Shimitsu,

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<v Speaker 1>the director of juan Aka The Grudge, is receiving the

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<v Speaker 1>pre du carrier on the refik Cheval Noir. How was that?

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<v Speaker 1>And the festival is screening not one, but two new

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<v Speaker 1>Shimisu films, The Mouths and The Village of Eight Gravestones,

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<v Speaker 1>a Shinto tinged horror mystery adapted from the author Sieshi

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<v Speaker 1>Yoko Mitso, and both are North American premieres. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a good time to be a Shimizu fan once again.

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<v Speaker 1>Fantasia runs from July sixteenth through August seco in Montreal.

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<v Speaker 1>Full schedule and tickets are at Fantasia Festival dot com,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you can't get there, just wait stick around,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be covering some of those films. You can hear

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<v Speaker 1>some interviews and just whet your appetite even more. As always,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much for listening to the Projection Booth.

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<v Speaker 1>dirty side down and the shiny side up, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you again.