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    September 9, 2021
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    #710 Semen Retention Soldiers
    After protestors threw gravel at the Prime Minister during a campaign stop, we ask: has this gotten too much coverage, or not enough? And we scrutinize a budding conspiracy about Michael Spavor, the Canadian entrepreneur detained in China.
    Jesse Brown
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    Kevin Sexton
    Producer
    Tristan Capacchione
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    Kieran Oudshoorn
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    Writer and National Observer columnist Sandy Garossino co-hosts.
    This episode is sponsored by Dispatch Coffee, the Emerging Digital Artists Award and PolicyMe.
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