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Bonus Teaser: Persia in the Renaissance

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After the Battle of Issus, Alexander the Great and the Macedonian invasion force began working their way down the western coast of the Persian Empire while Parmenion raced through inland Syria. City after city surrendered without a fight until the Siege of Tyre, one of the most difficult battles in Alexander&#39;s career. <a href="https://intelligentspeechonline.com/" rel="nofollow">IntelligentSpeechOnline.com</a><a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

108: Dr. Alexander's Levant of Horrors

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While Darius III gathered his forces in the east, Alexander was busy with the Siege of Halicarnassus, one of the most brutal encounters in Alexander the Great&#39;s career. Then Darius arrived, and east and west faced off in the Battle of Issus. <a href="https://intelligentspeechonline.com/" rel="nofollow">IntelligentSpeechOnline.com</a><a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

107: Hetairoi Monster

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In 334 BCE, Alexander the Great crossed into Asia to begin his invasion of the Persian Empire. Reluctant to intervene, Darius III left matters to his Satraps, dooming them in the Battle of the Granicus. So it begins.<a href="https://intelligentspeechonline.com/" rel="nofollow">IntelligentSpeechOnline.com</a><a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

106: It Came From Beyond the Seas

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It&#39;s time to turn back the clock - just a bit - and see what King Philip II of Macedon was doing over in eastern Europe while the Persians were busy with Egypt, rebels, and succession crises in the mid-4th Century BCE. <a href="https://intelligentspeechonline.com/" rel="nofollow">IntelligentSpeechOnline.com</a><a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

105: The Life and Death of Philip II

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Patron Exclusive Bonus Episode on the storytelling of Ctesias <a href="https://Patreon.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon.com/HistoryOfPersia</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Teaser: 1001 Iranian Nights

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Darius III was handpicked by Bagoas the Elder to succeed Artaxerxes IV, but Bagoas realized his mistake too late. Darius was no puppet king. He seized the reigns and set to work stabilizing the Persian Empire, bringing them back from the brink of annihilation.<a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

104: The Darius Restoration

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Eunuchs and priestesses feature prominently in tales of lust, schemes, and curses to the fascination of the Classical sources. In the last major culture episode for the Achaemenids, it&#39;s time to talk about those who fell outside of the Empire&#39;s sex and gender norms. <a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

103: Breaking the Binary

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After conquering Egypt, Artaxerxes III got to work ruling his empire. New buildings rose on the Persepolis terrace. Overly ambitious Macedonians had to be managed. A host of young princes needed to be trained, but wait... does this wine taste off to you, Bagoas? <a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

102: The Coup Without a King

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I discuss the religious calendars of Zoroastrianism, past and present, along with the Sirozah prayers for each day of the month. <a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

101: Calendar Madness

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EPISODE 100! To celebrate, I&#39;m ranking the top 10 Achaemenid kings. You won&#39;t believe number 2! <a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

100: The Greatest Achaemenid

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The Achaemenid Empire has a strange and complex history with enslavement. Today we separate fact and fiction both ancient and modern to discuss forced labor under Achaemenid rule.<a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

99: Slaves of the King

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Even after disarming the western satraps, Artaxerxes III had his hands full in the west. It was time to retake Egypt, but that was easier said than done.<a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

98: Wars for the West

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The Khaleeli Collection of Aramaic Documents from Achaemenid Bactria are an incredible and unique collection of Achaemenid records first revealed in 2012. They provide an otherwise impossible glimpse to Achaemenid rule in the northeastern provinces.<a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

97: Bactria - Ruling the Later Empire

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The epic tale of the greatest wife guy of antiquity. Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus 33 Preview

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The final years of Artaxerxes II were filled with turmoil and sadness, but when his son Ochus rose to power as Artaxerxes III, the Persian Empire entered a new age. The new Artaxerxes set out to repair and remake the empire as his own.<a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

96: Ochus II

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As we approach the end of Artaxerxes II, it&#39;s time to talk about his gods. All of a sudden, Anahita and Mithra began appearing alongside Ahura Mazda in royal inscriptions, but it turns out it may not have been so sudden after all. <a href="https://historyofpersiapodcast.com/2022/10/01/2022-mehregan-holiday-special/" rel="nofollow">2022 Holiday Special: Mithra and Mehregan</a><a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

95: The Holy Trinity

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We continue the Biblical stories of Artaxerxes&#39; reign with the arrival of Nehemiah, the new governor of Judea who&#39;s here to put Jerusalem back together again.<a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

94: Nehemiah

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93: Ezra

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It&#39;s time to take a step back and see what the royal family was up to in the decades following Cunaxa. Artaxerxes II married his daughters, meaning its time to discuss the controversial subject of Xwedodah. Then, it&#39;s on to a bloody conflict in the shadows as the royal princes battle for their succession rights.<a href="http://moment.co/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Moment.co/HistoryOfPersia</a> – Live Event Tickets Now!<a href="https://soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">So You Think You Can Rule Persia</a><a href="https://patreon.com/historyofpersia" rel="nofollow">Patreon </a>| <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1o4k9h/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow">Support Page </a>| <a href="https://historyofpersia.launchcart.store/" rel="nofollow">STORE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoryOfPersia" rel="nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://facebook.com/HistoryOfPersiaPodcast" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historyofpersiapodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

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