I'm Ashley C. Ford, and I host Into the Mix, a Ben & Jerry's podcast about joy and justice produced with Vox Creative.

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But we wanted to know, what does that mean?

And how does this agenda actually affect the people living and working there?

Especially those who have benefited from the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs

that DeSantis' policies would uproot.

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Seven Rooms, make magic, make money. What's that everybody and welcome to an emergency episode of the Talking Chop podcast.

We recorded, I don't know, 24 hours ago with myself and Scott Coleman.

By the way, that show is still very relevant at this moment in time.

And on top of that, my co-host this evening has been very busy at the podcast space as well with three shows and three days earlier this week.

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