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Music. Radio News Hello and welcome to another episode of the Odd Thoughts podcast. I'm Tracy Allaway.

And I'm Joe Wisenthall.

Joe, I have a soft spot for short sellers.

I think what they do is sort of sometimes similar to journalism, right?

You're trying to root out a particular story about a specific company and bring it to light, I guess.

And I always wanted to talk to this particular short seller.

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