Southpaws Podcast

What do you call a group of 3 nerdy white guys hanging out? A podcast. Fuzz, Ajax, and Savrin sat down around a mic on Savrin's new laptop to just shoot the shit. Lots of Star Trek banter, Savrin getting derailed by Ajax, and other such silliness. This is a free one, obviously. Telegram fan chat: https://t.me/+KsOQnsQqWfA0Zjkx

Fuzz and Savrin have themselves a nice hangout and chat. We talk about our holidays, our ideas for going forward in the uncertainty of 2025, a convention asking perhaps too many questions, and show recommendations for AppleTV+ given that it's a free weekend. LINKS Transcendent Fiction Publishing Transcendent Fiction Publishing (@tfpublishing.bsky.social) — Bluesky Telegram: https://t.me/+KsOQnsQqWfA0Zjkx email: southpawscast@gmail.com 

Fuzz and Savrin have a greymuzzle hangout fireside chat. We talk about our thanksgiving days, books, furry cons, and 'broken' dogs. LINKS All the new Korps books in one spot- FurPlanet - Furry Books and Comics NEW as of 12/1/24 Telegram Link: https://t.me/+KsOQnsQqWfA0Zjkx Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

This episode, Fuzz and Savrin record at Fuzz's. We discuss the new season of AppleTV+'s "Silo" briefly, the new "Yiff!" Zine, Rukis' new "Instinct" art book volume, Savrin goes on at length about Rupert Sheldrake's 2020 book "Entangled Life", shares a bit about their own journey with psychedelics, and we wrap on the importance of having anchors in our lives. Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon  LINKS Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures — Merlin Sheldrake Fungi Perfecti | Home We grow better materials Our Story – Mycologos How to Change Your Mind - Michael Pollan / Watch How to Change Your Mind | Netflix Official Site Email: Southpawscast@gmail.com Telegram: https://t.me/+2NaZYz8weR80MjZh

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This week- BLUE ALERT, leave the babyfurs alone already, the moral weight of clacking Barbies together, kindergartener argumentation with a foreign government, floriduh, and Texas is going to get its grid connected to other parts of the country finally. LINKS Metal music festival loses headliner, multiple bands after announcing Kyle Rittenhouse as guest - pennlive.com X fails to avoid Australia child safety fine by arguing Twitter doesn't exist - Ars Technica Hell froze over in Texas – the state will connect to the US grid for the first time via a fed grant | Electrek Telegram group: https://t.me/+2NaZYz8weR80MjZh Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

This week- conservative sex perverts, a discussion on convention weapon and cosplay policies, and some anime.   LINKS Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram - https://t.me/+2NaZYz8weR80MjZh

This episode was plagued by all sorts of technical issues. Appropriate, since it was indeed recorded back on the 13th. Titles is out, AI is 'going to' show up more in D&D, the ludicrous nonsense that dribbled out of trumps mouth at the debate, and books. And we still tie it back into Star Trek somehow.   LINKS https://iwillvote.com/ - Check your status, register to vote, and please do so! Triple Hearsay: Original Sources of the Claim that Haitians Eat Pets in Ohio Admit No First-Hand Knowledge (newsguardrealitycheck.com)  https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2024/09/hasbro-ceo-says-ai-is-something-youre-going-to-see-more-of-in-dd.html  Patreon - Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram - https://t.me/+2NaZYz8weR80MjZh

Fuzz and Savrin return from the wilderness to talk about voting, lead poisoning, new books, new audiobooks, and how our regulatory state is written in blood. It's a fun, loose episode. LINKS Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Induction (Redline's Downfall: Book 1) (furplanet.com) SAGE 2024 (sagexpo.org) - Sonic Fan Game Expo online Cummingopoly Cumming GA in a Board Game. BRAND for sale online | eBay That overpass Savrin mentioned: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JZonAoQ5qJFayHvRA Telegram group join link: https://t.me/+2NaZYz8weR80MjZh

This week Savrin and Fuzz are joined by Ajax at the start to look at some Bloomburrow cards, then Savrin shares their adventures at an anime con in a bad spot, good health news and coming back from the brink of death (the person whose name Savrin couldn't remember was Ryan Davis of Giant Bomb), the political vibe shift, and the passing of a fandom original. Also this episode was recorded on Friday, 8/2, so well ahead of Dragoneer's death, but may he rest in peace. LINKS Taral Wayne (1951-2024) | File 770 Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram - https://t.me/+ovmcomYdNVBmMDgx

Savrin (and Fuzz) discuss AC, gives a con report and exhorts the listener to let people know you like artists work, briefly discuss a story about smoking cessation via psychedelics, ponder over why anime cons are struggling around here, and talk about sales tactics at con. Very Anthrocon focused one. LINKS The smoking cessation study Savrin mentioned - Johnson2017Smoking.pdf (csp.org) How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence a book by Michael Pollan (bookshop.org) Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram chat- https://t.me/+ovmcomYdNVBmMDgx

If you wouldn't take mysterious gas station dick pills, maybe hold off on the random gummies you find at head shops! Also, some podcasts about gay animals and gayer humans Savrin found fascinating, new books for Anthrocon, and getting old! Yeehaw! LINKS Severe Illness Potentially Associated with Consuming Diamond ShruumzTM Brand Chocolate Bars, Cones, and Gummies | Environmental Health Studies | CDC Why are Scientists Ignoring all the Gay Animals?? – Skepchick A Field Guide to Gay Animals on Apple Podcasts Taboo Science on Apple Podcasts Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram chat: https://t.me/+ovmcomYdNVBmMDgx

You wanna hear Fuzz and Savrin just chat for 80 minutes? We've got the episode for you. Savrin will see some of you at Anthrocon, they hope~ LINKS Some of the things discussed herein- The Death of Movie Theaters - Beyond the Black Void (youtube.com) List of Texas mushrooms with photos All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms: Arora, David: 8601401105589: Amazon.com: Books Current Telegram Group Chat Link - https://t.me/+ovmcomYdNVBmMDgx

We're all in one room and recording again, wow! We've got ren faire chats, LVFC being 21+. nobody is watching the same shows, a discussion on animal cognition research, ai slop, and more. Thanks for supporting us on Patreon, you rock~ LINKS Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient (msn.com) LVFC 2025: Ad Vegastra on X: "LVFC has prepared a statement after tonight's Board meeting. tl;dr: LVFC shall remain 21+ indefinitely. https://t.co/TizC85Jllf" / Twitter Telegram - https://t.me/+ovmcomYdNVBmMDgx

This (month) Fuzz and Savrin chat about the eclipse, some good news for furry porn, bring up a resource for finding sex positive therapists, and what you can do with your no longer needed eclipse glasses.   LINKS AASECT:: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists | Parents of Michigan School Shooter Ethan Crumbley Sentenced to 10-15 Years in Prison (msn.com) Calif. suspect arrested in bomb threat against Ypsilanti Twp. motel (detroitnews.com) Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses to Share the Awe with Others | Scientific American Telegram chat - https://t.me/+ovmcomYdNVBmMDgx

This week, Savrin and Fuzz hang out all cozy like and discuss the pressing matters of the day- Anthrocon quickly pivoting on their art show rules and musical cats speaking for the dead. And con stuff. Then Savrin talks about some shows they've watched and tries to vaguely discuss what the heck is going on in FF7 remake. Outro music by FASSounds from Pixabay Intro music by Brentin Davis from Pixabay Links~ Vintage Furry Content: "I'm not going to post this kind of thing often, but... Pro tip : It's generally seen as horribly insensitive and trashy by polite society to name drop a recently deceased person to win points in a petty internet argument." — Bluesky (bsky.app) Anthrocon, Inc.: "After hearing our attendees and artists loud and clear, we have revisited the Art Show policy to bring it in line with the feedback we've received. Our update can be found attached. We want to be clear: AI-generated artwork is NOT supported nor allowed at Anthrocon." — Bluesky (bsky.app) Flamin' Hot Cheetos Are Sending Kids to the Emergency Room | City of Ate | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

This week it's Fuzz and Savrin over Discord because everyone has been trading colds around here. We've got a lot of topics this week- medical breakthroughs, checks coming due, and a lot about the Hugos recent nonsense in China.    Links! Opinion | Most people don't know how to get free Paxlovid to fight covid - The Washington Post Ebola vaccine dramatically reduces deaths even if it's given after infection : Goats and Soda : NPR A Dog, a Fox, and a Rabbit Walk into a Bar - The Stranger 2023 Hugo Nomination Report Has Unexplained Ineligibility Rulings; Also Reveals Who Declined - File 770 Fundraiser by Rodney Stansfield : Help a True Fandom Original. (gofundme.com) Telegram - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5  Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

Texas is being dumb, cons are rapidly approaching, and other such nonsense. Sorry for the late release, Savrin had Family Stuff to attend to.

Savrin bravely recounts their nearly 4000-mile round trip to Further Confusion 2024 and all it entailed.  LINKS Telegram chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5  Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

Two old dogs yap at clouds! Fuzz and Savrin go over the new stuff coming to MFF, fake book fairs send fake woman to tell a fake story about a kiss giving her the extremely fake ailment of 'porn addiction', Patreon throws some furries under the bus, and Elon makes a major public ass of himself for the 9000th time. Also, the show Fuzz was referring to at the very end is Vox Machina, the Critical Role animated show on Netflix that got renewed for a second season. LINKS Mysterious woman tells school board that Scholastic book sparked porn addiction (popular.info) Rude Tales of Magic Skulltenders: A DnD Comedy/Horror Podcast Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram group - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 

Billionaires going fully mask off and losing advertising, the USDA updating their hardiness maps after 11 years, AI is trying to hurt you, and government people are threatening to fight each other, but Savrin got to see animals at the Fort Worth Zoo, so who can say if things are bad or not? LINKS Google snippets falsely claimed eating glass has health benefits - Full Fact USDA's plant hardiness zone map shows half the country has shifted : NPR Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

Savrin, Fuzz, and Ajax get comfy in the solarium and chat. We've got Pixar babies into the vore machine, cringe pill PSAs, techbro AI nonsense screwing up research, trans Catholics can now get baptised, and book stuff too. LINKS FurPlanet.com / BadDogBooks.com Telegram - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5  Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

This episode Fuzz and Savrin are joined partway through by Ajax, since we recorded with a solo mic at Fuzz's. Shiva's household is still sick, unfortunately. We talk about new books, EU laws, an Illinois bill for a psilocybin rescheduling, dying on hills, and Bandai really messing up badly on their NFT launch... to the tune of 200+ models just out there. We also got an email from Kyell asking about conventions counting attendance.  LINKS Patreon - Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram- https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 Illinois Bill Would Remove Psilocybin as Schedule 1 Drug, Create Psilocybin Advisory Board (themarijuanaherald.com) Musk considers removing X platform from Europe over EU law - Insider | Reuters

Awooooo! We're back, and old, and talking about things like Mortal Kombat 1 and Doctor Who, the State Fair of Texas, Bluesky, the worst people turning out to be the worst, and rats fleeing a sinking ship. Yeehaw~ LINKS The podcast episodes we mentioned: Stream Episode 248: From the Cavortex Into the BallardZone by QAnon Anonymous | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Stream Episode 143: Jim Caviezel: Enter The Cavortex feat Dave Anthony by QAnon Anonymous | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Sound of Freedom with Michael Hobbes AND Human Trafficking re-release (buzzsprout.com) The Ultimate Guide to the 2023 State Fair of Texas - D Magazine Telegram fan chat: https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 

This week- Fetlife kinks, making lists, Star Trek, getting old, and drugs. LINKS Telegram fan chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 Shrimp Billionaire on X: "This is so funny. Californians are turned on by crying. The TN-CO “Protocol Belt.” Indiana cannot muster a fetish, they simply enjoy “Cum.” Atlantans are into race play. Lost my shit when I saw Interrogation in Virginia. I don't know what “impact play” could possibly mean in NC. https://t.co/sLuwJsOZkW" / Twitter I've played the Star Trek game of my dreams, and it's a grand strategy game | PC Gamer

Fuzz, Savrin, and Ajax keep it light this week. Baldurs Gayte, discussions about social media, finding old stories, and the like. It's goofy. Links Telegram chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

Duck season! Rabbit season! Bear.. season? Yes! Baldurs Gate 3, Jesus gone woke, and DenFur makes the cosplaytriots mad. LINKS He was a church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis : NPR DenFur - Military Cosplay Telegram chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5  Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

Local weather station said it hit 101105 in McKinney. Good thing the air didn't combust in our neck of the woods. This week we're all back, Savrin talks about their disappointment in FF16, hopes for Baldurs Gate 3, then Shiva talks about her trip to Anthrocon and assorted family travails. Very exciting~ LINKS (3) "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence [OTAMATONE COVER] - YouTube Everyone in McKinney is dead : texas (reddit.com) Telegram Fan Chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 

This is a quick freebie episode, because we had to get together before Anthrocon to discuss a pressing issue- the relative hotness of Disney animals. Very important stuff here! See you at Anthrocon! LINKS Disney's hottest animated animals, ranked - Polygon Telegram - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 

We recorded this episode on June 19th, so this podcast is submarine-free~ Carbs, misadventure, turning 40, lions wanting to eat little kids, and gay animals.  LINKS Lesbian Seagulls with Lulu Miller (buzzsprout.com) Telegram - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

We open this episode with an important statement from the Vaporeon Booster Club. It just had to be said. This week is fun, we have furry stuff to start, with cons making themselves into jokes, other cons clowning on them, and one blipping from existence. Then RL rears its head and there's dead dudes and consequences(?) Also, Marisa is Strongsexual. LINKS Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegrammmmmm - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

This week- FA screws around, Florida sucks, and Savrin has some spoons again. Games Done Quick - Games Done Quick Telegram fan chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 

This week- Texas sucks, Savrin is back on their bullshit after getting some GOOD news, the glass cliff, the writers strike, and more~ Thanks for supporting us on Patreon, you rock~ LINKS Telegram-  https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

A short episode this time, and a freebie. Fuzz and Savrin watched the movie Bullet Train, try a terrible wine cocktail, talk about cookbooks, twitter nonsense, and Savrin finds out malls are a police state.  Buy some books~ furplanet.com Telegram - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 

Rainbow capitalism isn't our friend, but it has some very funny reactions from the braindead right wing who got told to be mad about it. Also: Tesla's are spying on you, and 'transvestigators' make some really wild swings. Thanks for supporting us, you rock~ LINKS Tesla employees reportedly shared videos captured by cameras on customers' cars | Engadget Telegram fan chat: https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

Savrin got their copy of "Delvers Guide to Beast World", E3 is dead, christians aren't under attack, and an elderly Floridian faces legal trouble. Thanks for supporting us, you rock~ LINKS The Delver's Guide to Beast World: a 5e Supplement & Setting by Heartleaf Games — Kickstarter - You can preorder the regular releases of the book/pdf Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

Savrin, Fuzz, and Ajax have returned intact from Furry Fiesta 2023, the discussion of which is most of the episode. We also discuss why Savrin deactivated their Twitter account, fun things from Fiesta, and have a couple cool things to discuss at the end of the episode. LINKS Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Boneraiser Minions - Boneraiser Minions on Steam (steampowered.com) Telegram Fan Chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 

Fuzz, Savrin, and Ajax watched The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride off Disney+. Fuzz and Savrin hadn't seen this one either, but it was a big deal to Ajax, who also knows a lot about The Lion Guard, the spinoff series from 2015-2022, and how it fits into the story. Turns out Scar went to Lion Hell! 

Fuzz, Savrin, and Ajax watched Balto (1996) after some kids were weird about it on twitter dot com. It's a very rambling discussion about animated films and plans for us to fill in some animated talking animal movie gaps in our experiences. Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

It's the full moon as we recorded this, and the energy of the night seeps into the show. Awooo. There are republican clowns, bad convention signage, community managers getting got, books being read, and new stuff coming from Furplanet~ Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon LINKS How to Change Your Mind - Michael Pollan Michael Pollan Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research (hopkinsmedicine.org) Telegram - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

Thanksgiving has come and gone, MFF is here, games are here and Savrin really thinks you should take a Stop the Bleed first aid course. See you in 2023! LINKS STOP THE BLEED - Save a Life | Stop The Bleed Telegram fan chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 

Ajax did the math. Twitter continues to burn, Savrin had some fun, BLFC got put into an odd position, Qatar bans beer at the World Cup, and how the heck is it nearly US Thanksgiving? Southpaws is creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon LINKS (1) Mosquito Capital on Twitter: "I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?" As an SRE and sysadmin with 10+ years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks." / Twitter Qatar Bans All Beer at 2022 FIFA World Cup (thetakeout.com) Telegram - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

We're all back to discuss the burning dumpster fire that is Twitter, and other instances of stuff finally sucking just hard enough for people to leave, like a lame party. Other stuff too, but mainly twitter. LINKS  Southpaws is creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon John Bull on Twitter: "One of the things I occasionally get paid to do by companies/execs is to tell them why everything seemed to SUDDENLY go wrong, and subs/readers dropped like a stone. So, with everything going on at Twitter rn, time for a thread about the Trust Thermocline /1" / Twitter Telegram https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

No matter when we recorded this episode it'll always have gotten dumber when it releases. Thanks Musky. This week, PoGo punching, Musky huskies own twitter, voice actors needing to be paid more gets the worst spokesperson, and a real journalist touches on a wild story of 'antis'. It's been a wild couple of weeks, huh? Southpaws is creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon LINKS Father, son convicted in Pokémon Go brawl that ended in Kirkwood Park lake (archive.ph) Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) on Twitter: "in the story below a parent talks about her her teen daughter was groomed by an adult to go on an "anti pedophile" crusade, attempting to hound other kids into suicide for "shipping" fictional characters with a three year age gap" / Twitter Link to archive of Reddit post that sparked the 'anti' discussion - I got a phone call from my daughter's school and my life has turned upside down. : Advice (archive.ph) Ben Rosen on Twitter: "Welcome to

This week- Alex Jones needs to sell a lot of dick pills, conspiracy brain, discuss what 'zoo noises' are, the MFF nonsense and how difficult it is for cons to address issues with people demanding instant action, actually visiting the Fort Worth Zoo, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, and more~ LINKS Fort Worth Zoo | Zoo in Fort Worth, Texas Southpaws is creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram fan chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

This week we learn you shouldn't tattoo corporate logos on your body, California is becoming a sanctuary state for trans kids, Texas political advertising is nightmarish, and a whole lot of white dudes suddenly care very deeply about [checks notes] a flute. Goobers. LINKS Savrin's one cool thing - Down for the Count - YouTube Rude Tales of Magic Southpaws is creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram fan chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

Fuzz and Savrin catch you up on the state of things. It's a regular episode, we're not dead, woo!  LINKS Patreon? Southpaws is creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram Fan Chat - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5

This week on the podcast, which we recorded 2 weeks ago, we have a guest! Runa Fjord joins us to talk about her writing, saving another library, EVO, and Star Trek and its adjacencies. LINKS Runa's Stories - Runa's Writings - Google Docs Save a library, again -Fundraiser by Jesse Dillman : Fund Patmos Library in Jamestown, MI for 2023 (gofundme.com) Telegram fan chat - https://t.me/+_Ri7oDC8-KZhMzcx  Southpaws is creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

This week, Fuzz and Savrin record at luxurious Furplanet Towers.  We've got a fantastic grift we don't know how to exploit, a funny show Savrin was reminded of, Alex Jones visits the podcast, and consolidation kills creativity. We'll also have a second episode this week with a guest, wow! We're not dead! LINKS Southpaws is creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Rude Tales of Magic - Rude Tales of Magic Podcast (@of_rude) / Twitter  Solasta, Crown of the Magister - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/ Telegram chat - https://t.me/+_Ri7oDC8-KZhMzcx 

Life has been extremely rough on multiple fronts for everyone involved on the show for the past month, so we've had neither the health nor energy to get together. We hope to get together to record again before too long.

We recorded this on Friday, June 17th, else this episode would be a lot different given the last weekend of Discourse. This episode- Adam survived, Star Trek and Star Wars were always political, crypto has a bad week, Musky is getting sued for a lot, waist high house vacuums, and Anthrocon is very soon. Aaaah! LINKS Southpaws is creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon Telegram Chat-  https://t.me/+6pbv_U1AY95jOWU5