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  <itunes:subtitle>Join us as we give you the week to catch up on aaaaall the long episodes (yes, we've registered your complaints), and leave you with what we'll call Episode 14.5.  We have for you a Buzzed History on the history of the police force in America (and a little bit on the rest of the world), and a very special interview with David Smick (writer and director of 'Stars and Strife', New York Times bestselling author and global macroeconomic strategist), and Hawk Newsome (star of 'Stars and Strife' and co-founder of the Greater New York chapter of Black Lives Matter) to discuss the film 'Stars and Strife', BLM, the state of our economy, and how the media has affected our current national climate. 

**listener note: Hawk Newsome enters the interview 10 minutes after the start of the interview

Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe 
Here are all our links in one place: https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle
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**listener note: Hawk Newsome enters the interview 10 minutes after the start of the interview
Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe 
Here are all our links in one place: https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle
 Special Guests: David Smick and Hawk Newsome.
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<p>**listener note: Hawk Newsome enters the interview 10 minutes after the start of the interview</p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget to rate, review and subscribe <br>
Here are all our links in one place: <a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</a></p><p>Special Guests: David Smick and Hawk Newsome.</p>]]>
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<p>**listener note: Hawk Newsome enters the interview 10 minutes after the start of the interview</p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget to rate, review and subscribe <br>
Here are all our links in one place: <a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</a></p><p>Special Guests: David Smick and Hawk Newsome.</p>]]>
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