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slash 20. And now on to the show. Today, we're going to solve the problem of human alienation

by sparking a new movement for beauty and democratic civic engagement to make our built

environment a place we can once again feel

connected to. So just that. I don't know. I mean, you might have your doubts, but you'd be wrong.

Actually, as I was writing the intro for the show today, I imagined a member of the audience being

like, bullshit. You're not going to do that. And besides, like, I don't have the time or attention

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