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But suffice to say, we think you'll be as excited about them as we are.

The reason for this update, or what may seem like a tease, is that we are hiring.

Arc Media is currently looking to fill a number of roles,

including podcast producer, writer,

and a senior community manager.

So if you meet the requirements and are interested in being part of the future of Arc Media,

or you know someone exceptional who might be,

you can find a link to our jobs portal in the description.

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which will be updating with even more roles in the near future.

So keep an eye out for it.

Now on to today's episode.

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You know, Chominy is arguably the world's longest serving dictator.

He's 86 years old.

He became president in 1982, Supreme Leader in 1989.

You don't become the world's longest serving dictator if you're a reckless gambler.

He's someone who, at the end of the day, he's homicidal,

but he's not suicidal. And so if he senses that there's an existential moment for the regime,

he's shown in the past that he's willing to back off. For that reason, I'm skeptical that if

there is any type of intervention in Iran, that they will retaliate in a way which is anything other

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