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Proving FRC fusion stability at scale, with Senior Scientist Roelof Groenewald

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:16:12 GMT

For decades, Field-Reversed Configurations (FRCs) have been one of the most attractive opportunities in fusion because of the large power output, but one of the biggest doubts was whether they scale to power plant conditions. Conventional wisdom says the higher the temperature, the less stable plasma would become.

But now according to TAE’s new paper, that roadblock has been cleared.

In this episode, TAE computational physicist Roelof Groenewald shares how he and his team overturned this long-standing assumption. Their research shows that — somewhat paradoxically — FRC plasmas actually become more stable as they heat up. Think of a spinning top or bicycle or basketball spinning on your finger that becomes more stable the faster it spins. This breakthrough, along with TAE’s other enabling technologies, has enormous implications for the future of clean energy.

(00:33) Introduction to plasma physics, FRCs, and the challenge of stability

(01:50) Comparing FRCs to other fusion approaches

(04:22) How FRCs generate their own magnetic fields

(05:45) Plasma beta, efficiency, and why FRCs are special

(06:41) Why not everyone builds FRCs

(07:16) Stability concerns and the tilt problem

(09:19) Rosenbluth’s findings and the challenge of scaling FRCs

(11:07) Correlation between fast and hot, kinetic energy, and particle speed

(12:16) Challenging the old theory with real machines and simulations

(15:10) Proving stability at scale, matching math to reality

(18:09) Introduction to the simulation code and exascale computing

(20:40) Scaling up, confidence in simulation, and future machine design

(21:00) Exploring beam configurations and simulation experiments

(24:06) Overcoming obstacles, commercialization, and Da Vinci prototype

Full show notes: https://tae.com/proving-frc-fusion-stability-at-scale-with-senior-scientist-roelof-groenewald/

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The role of government policy in advancing fusion, with TAE Policy & Global Affairs’ Matthew Lipka

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:19:33 GMT

In this episode, Matthew Lipka from TAE’s Policy & Global Affairs team explores how policy is shaping and accelerating the future of fusion energy in the United States. He shares his work educating policymakers on the trade-offs between different energy technologies—and why government leadership is essential to advancing next-generation solutions. Compared to fission, fusion is a cleaner, safer energy source and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has begun adapting its regulatory framework to reflect that lower risk. With rare bipartisan support, fusion is emerging not only as a climate solution, but as a pathway to energy security, economic growth and global leadership.

(02:27) Educating Lawmakers on Fusion

(03:18) Fusion vs. Fission: Key Differences

(06:28) Regulatory Progress for Fusion

(15:13) Future of Fusion: Funding and Investment

(19:58) Global Competition in Fusion Energy

Full transcript: https://tae.com/the-role-of-government-policy-in-advancing-fusion-with-tae-policy-global-affairs-matthew-lipka/

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Unlocking the fusion industry supply chain, with Kyoto Fusioneering’s Richard Pearson

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:33:46 GMT

In this episode, Kyoto Fusioneering co-founder Dr. Richard Pearson shares how his company is supplying the essential technology components others need to succeed. Rather than building reactors, Kyoto focuses on the “picks and shovels” of fusion, including systems such as:

Gyrotrons: High-frequency microwave devices to heat plasma in magnetic fusion reactors.
Fuel Cycle Systems: Enabling closed-loop fuel recycling, especially critical for companies pursuing deuterium-tritium fusion, which requires rare tritium.
Liquid Breeding Blankets: Systems that use lithium to breed tritium and absorb neutron energy.

Regardless of the fusion method, every reactor needs a robust system to contain, fuel and extract energy from plasma. As fusion inches closer to commercialization, Kyoto Fusioneering is addressing these universal engineering needs by positioning itself not as a competitor in the race to build reactors, but as the key supplier helping everyone win that race.

Full transcript: https://tae.com/unlocking-the-fusion-industry-supply-chain-with-kyoto-fusioneerings-richard-pearson/

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How digital simulations lead to real world fusion, with TAE's Director of Computational Science Sean Dettrick

Wed, 21 May 2025 18:16:18 GMT

In this episode, TAE Director of Computational Science Sean Dettrick explores the groundbreaking role of simulation in advancing commercial fusion. Since joining TAE in 2002, Dettrick has led efforts to build a "digital twin" of fusion reactors—high-fidelity simulations that mirror the physical machines under development, allowing researchers to predict and optimize reactor behavior without physically constructing every variation.

These simulations are not just digital prototypes—they’re essential tools for understanding the intricate physics of plasma behavior, validating experimental data, and informing future designs.

TAE’s sixth-generation fusion machine, Copernicus, is still in development but Dettrick and his team have already seen it "operate" in the virtual world. Through simulations, they analyze how plasma reacts under various conditions, tweak system parameters, and test designs far faster and more flexibly than physical experiments allow.

As computational power has grown from teraflops to petaflops and now to the exascale frontier, so too has the capacity to simulate the six-dimensional complexity of plasma physics. Dettrick emphasizes that reaching commercial fusion will require continued advances in both computing and collaboration between theoretical and experimental scientists.

Looking ahead, Dettrick believes simulations will be crucial not only in building the first fusion power plants but in optimizing them for mass production—ensuring they’re not just functional, but also manufacturable.

Covered in this episode:

TAE has created high-fidelity digital twins of its fusion reactors.
These simulations allow testing and optimization without building physical prototypes.
Models are calibrated with real-world data to predict future reactor behavior.
Digital models can test design changes that would be physically impossible or too costly to implement in real experiments and provide quick feedback on potential improvements.
TAE’s sixth-generation machine is already running in virtual form.
There's a healthy tension between simulation and physical testing—each validates and informs the other. Real-world results continue to refine and improve digital models.

(01:30) The Role of Simulation in Fusion Research

(02:20) Building and Testing Fusion Reactors

(04:00) Digital Twins and High-Fidelity Models

(05:45) Complexities of Plasma Simulation

(08:10) Copernicus: The Sixth Generation Fusion Machine

(10:56) Advancements in Supercomputing

(18:15) Future of Fusion Simulation and Commercialization

Full transcript: https://tae.com/how-digital-simulations-lead-to-real-world-fusion/

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TAE fusion machine’s breakthrough design, with Director of Diagnostics Thomas Roche

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:17:21 GMT

Good Clean Energy is a podcast that tackles one of the most existential questions of our time: how to build a world with abundant, affordable, carbon-free electricity. This season we’re going to unpack what TAE is working on to make fusion energy a reality.

In this episode, TAE Director of Diagnostics Thomas Roche discusses his groundbreaking paper that showcases a significant advancement in fusion energy research. The conversation delves into an experiment that drastically simplified TAE’s fusion research machine, leading to a first in the field. Roche explains how neutral beam injection replaced complex formation sections, reducing costs and complexity while improving performance. These developments mark a significant step towards creating efficient and economical fusion power plants in the future.

Covered in this episode:

Understanding TAE’s fusion approach
Innovative experiments and surprising results
Implications for TAE’s future fusion machines
Reducing cost and complexity

(01:32) Understanding TAE's Fusion Reactor

(04:21) Innovative Experimentation and Breakthroughs

(07:21) Implications for Future Fusion Reactors

(09:36) Cost and Complexity Reductions

Learn more: TAE Delivers Fusion Breakthrough that Dramatically Reduces Cost of a Future Power Plant

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TAE's unique approach to fusion, with TAE CEO Michl Binderbauer

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:15:37 GMT

In this episode, TAE CEO Michl Binderbauer dives deep into a specific fusion machine design called the Field-Reversed Configuration that TAE has pursued since the company's inception. He explains how the FRC works, its unique advantages, and how it differs from other magnetic-confinement approaches by allowing the plasma to generate its own magnetic field, reducing the need for expensive and cumbersome external magnets. Binderbauer details the difficulties of working with FRCs and describes the breakthroughs TAE has made in simplifying and stabilizing the process, paving the way for more practical and economically viable fusion power plants.

(00:41) Field-Reversed Configuration Explained

(01:51) Challenges and Solutions in FRC

(03:29) Technical Deep Dive into FRC

(06:04) Innovations and Achievements in FRC

Learn more: TAE Delivers Fusion Breakthrough that Dramatically Reduces Cost of a Future Power Plant

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Why we need to electrify everything in our homes, with Rewiring America’s Stephen Pantano

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:00:00 GMT

Roughly 42% of energy-related carbon emissions come from households—our cars, water heaters, furnaces, dryers, cooktops and where we get our energy. Stephen Pantano, head of Market Transformation for Rewiring America, joins Good Clean Energy to explain how replacing fossil-fueled machines at home with electric ones is a critical and achievable strategy for reaching net zero emissions in the U.S.

Covered in this episode:

[2:30] The mission of Rewiring America
[4:02] “The perfect household is all-electric”
[5:19] Using heat pumps to heat and cool your home
[9:57] Cooking without gas
[12:45] Heating your water with a heat pump
[14:42] Drying your clothes with a heat pump
[15:32] The economic incentives to electrify your home
[20:49] Where Rewiring America comes in
[23:22] The challenges of rolling out the rebate programs
[24:51] The roadblocks to electrifying America
[26:03] The 1 billion devices that need to be upgraded
[29:59] Where an individual can make the most impact
[31:22] A vision for 2035

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U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry unveils an international fusion plan at COP28

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:00:00 GMT

At COP28, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry announced a major fusion strategy for the world. Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz joins Good Clean Energy from Dubai to break down this White House plan to bring fusion to market as fast as possible. For a full transcript, head to the episode page.

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How to tackle cement's massive CO2 problem, with Sublime Systems' Leah Ellis

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Cement accounts for 8 percent of global CO2 emissions. The production of one ton of Portland cement — the kind most commonly used — results in one ton of CO2 released into the atmosphere. And since cement is exceptionally cheap and the most massively produced man-made material in the world, those emissions are going to grow. “In a do-nothing scenario, emissions from cement are projected to increase 50 percent between now and 2050,” says Dr. Leah Ellis, co-founder and CEO of Sublime Systems.

Ellis’ company is producing low-carbon cement by replacing the traditional high-temperature, fossil fuel, combustion-driven kiln with an electrochemical approach that operates at ambient temperature and uses renewable electricity.

“I like to say Sublime is the electric vehicle of cement making.”

Covered in this episode:

[3:18] How Ellis’ background in chemistry led to making carbon-free cement
[5:51] Why defining cement by its performance is important
[7:48] The basics of cement
[9:29] The outrageous amount of cement produced annually
[11:29] How Sublime Systems produces cement with fewer carbon emissions
[18:06] The ability to compete economically
[23:04] Scaling up Sublime’s operations
[26:37 The leaky tap analogy to understand the climate crisis
[29:53] A vision for the cement industry in 2035

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On a mission to eliminate legacy carbon emissions, with Carbon180’s Anu Khan

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:00:00 GMT

Anu Khan, Deputy Director of Science and Innovation at the nonprofit Carbon180, joins Good Clean Energy to discuss the ins and outs of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Throughout the industrial era, we’ve emitted roughly 2 trillion tons of carbon dioxide, 1 trillion of which is still in the atmosphere today and is going to continue to cause warming for an extended period of time. Most of that warming is caused by the burning of fossil fuels for energy, and reducing emissions is crucial to keeping global warming below the goal of 2°C. But the challenge doesn’t end there. That’s where carbon dioxide removal comes in.

While there are a few ways to actually remove the carbon dioxide and there’s the question of who should really pay for it, it’s clear that CO2 removal is necessary. “It's fundamentally a climate justice solution, and carbon removed anywhere benefits everyone globally,” Khan said.

Covered in this episode:

[3:28] The role of carbon in our planet
[5:42] Why we need carbon removal in addition to clean energy
[7:38] The difference between carbon capture and carbon removal
[11:28] How much CO2 we need to remove from the atmosphere
[15:11] The suite of carbon removal solutions
[16:38] Who pays for carbon dioxide removal
[21:04] The personal carbon offset market
[22:27] The potential for cost-effective CO2 removal
[25:05] The leading approach to direct air capture
[28:57] The most compelling argument for CO2 removal
[32:19] A vision for 2035

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Solving today’s biggest challenges facing EVs, with TAE Power Solutions CEO Kedar Munipella

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT

What are the biggest challenges to widespread adoption of electric vehicles? Cost, range anxiety and charge time. Kedar Munipella, CEO of TAE Power Solutions, joins the show to talk about how his company solves for all that. Working with a radical new approach to power distribution, battery performance is optimized and charge time is reduced. That, in turn, will make EVs less expensive.

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How to decarbonize manufacturing using really hot bricks, with Rondo Energy's John O'Donnell

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:00:00 GMT

Industrial heat accounts for 25% of global energy consumption to make products ranging from steel to cement to paper and so many other things you've probably never thought about. It’s a huge chunk of our climate problem — and it’s uniquely hard to decarbonize. That’s where John O’Donnell’s company, Rondo Energy, steps in. Rondo is using hot bricks to store energy as heat. And since industrial processes need energy in the form of heat anyway, it’s a no-brainer. “It happens to be the world’s most efficient way of storing energy,” O’Donnell said of his technology.

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How AI can make the U.S. power grid supersmart, with Climate Change AI's Priya Donti

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:00:00 GMT

Priya Donti, co-founder and executive director of Climate Change AI, joins Good Clean Energy to talk about the role AI and machine learning can play in transforming America's power grid to optimize clean power production and consumption.

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Ernie Moniz on “Oppenheimer” and the dawn of the nuclear age

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 14:00:00 GMT

Dr. Ernie Moniz, an acclaimed nuclear physicist and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, joins Good Clean Energy again to discuss the film “Oppenheimer” and the dawn of the nuclear age through the lens of today.

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How reshoring American manufacturing will inspire climate tech innovation, with Harvard Business School's Willy Shih

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Willy Shih, Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School, joins Good Clean Energy to talk about the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on reshoring manufacturing and how it can help the U.S. reassert itself as a leader in innovation, particularly in the transition to clean energy.

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How to clean up the global shipping industry, with Canary Media's Maria Gallucci

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:00:00 GMT

About 90 percent of the world's trade is transported by sea, on giant polluting cargo ships that burn particularly dirty oil. Last week, the International Maritime Organization, the UN body responsible for regulating global shipping, set a new CO2 reduction target for the industry to get to net zero by 2050. To help us make sense of the transition that will need to happen, Maria Gallucci, a clean energy reporter at Canary Media, joins Good Clean Energy to talk about new green fuels and technologies for the industry.

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The future of hydrogen-powered air travel, with Universal Hydrogen's Paul Eremenko

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 02:00:00 GMT

Paul Eremenko, co-founder and CEO of Universal Hydrogen, believes that there is a relatively simple way to solve the aviation industry’s carbon emissions problem. Today’s sustainable fuels aren’t really all that sustainable, he says, and electric planes, while great in theory, don’t scale. That leaves one obvious choice for Eremenko: green hydrogen. “There is a very significant sort of low-hanging fruit opportunity with no significant tech risk to put hydrogen in service and solve in one fell swoop half of aviation emissions problems by 2035,” Eremenko says.

Covered in this episode:

[3:52] The aviation industry’s current carbon footprint
[5:40] Why sustainable fuels aren’t really all that sustainable
[7:12] Why electric planes aren’t feasible
[8:27] Explaining the color spectrum of hydrogen
[9:22] How hydrogen is safer than jet fuel
[12:40] Technology for hydrogen fueled aviation
[17:45] Why you can’t just fill up the existing fuel tanks with hydrogen
[19:02] The “Nespresso pod of hydrogen”
[21:23] Universal Hydrogen’s inaugural flight
[23:20] How the range of a hydrogen craft compares to a regular jet-fuel plane
[23:50] Major challenge is availability of green hydrogen
[26:39] The economic competitiveness of hydrogen
[27:31] A new commercial aircraft configuration
[34:39] A few ways the aviation industry could look by 2045

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Is nuclear energy making a comeback? Featuring former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Richard Meserve

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:00:00 GMT

As a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission with both a law background as well as a PhD in applied physics, Richard "Dick" Meserve is uniquely qualified to speak on the future of both nuclear fission and fusion in the U.S.

“We have a huge challenge in confronting climate change, and it's my view that we need to marshal all the resources we can to address it," says Meserve. "And that obviously includes a heavy emphasis on renewables, but you need a backup. You need firm power as a supplement to renewables. And nuclear is a natural component of that.”

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How to convince companies to go net zero by 2030, with Project Drawdown’s Jamie Alexander

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:00:00 GMT

Jamie Alexander is working to make capitalism compatible with a climate-safe world. Alexander is the director of Drawdown Labs, a branch of the nonprofit organization Project Drawdown that works directly with corporations to think beyond net zero and use their existing social, political, financial, and employee power to accelerate climate solutions at an unprecedented scale. "The more that companies can identify what their superpower is and use that to help the world get closer to our climate goals — that's where I think capitalism and climate change are going to meet in the middle.”

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Building a voice for fusion energy, with Energy for the Common Good's Jane Hotchkiss

Fri, 19 May 2023 01:00:00 GMT

Jane Hotchkiss, the president and cofounder of nonprofit Energy for the Common Good, is on a mission to educate the public about the promise of fusion and to support the buildout of a future fusion energy sector. For the full transcript, head to the episode page.

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Energy is at the center of everything — including migration, with science journalist Gaia Vince

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Gaia Vince, a science journalist and the author of Nomad Century: How To Survive The Climate Upheaval, joins the show to talk about how climate change and energy will play a factor in mass migration to come. For a full transcript, head over to the episode page.

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How can we modernize America's power grid? Featuring Christina Hayes

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:00:00 GMT

The U.S. power grid is old. On average, it’s 40 years old — a quarter of the grid is 50 years old and there are parts that are 100 years old. And as we strive for a net-zero future, that grid is going to play a massive role, says Christina Hayes, Executive Director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, a coalition focused on preparing the U.S. grid for new renewable and clean energy sources. For a full transcript, head to the episode page

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Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts: “The new Apollo needs to be energy”

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:00:00 GMT

Col. Terry Virts, a former NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station, believes we need to focus on smarter ways to abate carbon emissions. "In every way, if you can get clean, abundant energy, human life is better.”

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One step closer to hydrogen-boron fusion energy, with TAE's Richard Magee

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Scientists at TAE and the National Institute for Fusion Science in Japan have demonstrated the first-ever hydrogen-boron fusion experiments in a magnetically confined fusion plasma. Rich Magee, Senior Director of Physics Research and Development at TAE, joins the show to break down this promising achievement in the development of fusion power with hydrogen-boron, the cleanest, most cost-competitive, and most sustainable fusion fuel.

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This MIT student is explaining nuclear energy to the TikTok generation

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMT

Kaylee Cunningham is a PhD student at MIT in nuclear engineering and a popular TikTok influencer who’s focused on communicating about the potential for nuclear power. She joins the show to talk about small modular reactors, how NRC regulations affect the nuclear industry, and how she addresses people's worries about nuclear waste and meltdowns.

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How to end energy poverty, with Energy for Growth Hub's Rose Mutiso

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Rose Mutiso, research director for the D.C.-based think tank Energy for Growth Hub, joins the show to discuss the connection between access to affordable electricity and poverty and details a path forward for “energy poor” countries on the continent of Africa.

Covered in this episode:

The connection between access to electricity and poverty
The reality of living in an energy poor country
Why modeling is important for energy policy making
How the path to accessible energy in Africa will unwind
Why energy infrastructure is crucial to Africa’s future

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What if we use a lot more energy? Featuring economist Eli Dourado

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:00:00 GMT

Eli Dourado is an economist and a senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University who believes that “energy superabundance” — access to an unlimited supply of cheap, clean energy— will drive dramatic increases in economic growth, improve human well-being and unlock solutions to many of the world’s biggest challenges. For a full transcript, head to the episode page

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Bringing fusion power to the grid, with TAE's Michl Binderbauer

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:00:00 GMT

Today, we mark a momentous occasion in fusion, a breakthrough event that shows that we can do fusion on earth. To understand what this means and where it can take us and how we're going to get there, we have one of the world's foremost experts on building fusion solutions, Dr. Michl Binderbauer, the CEO of TAE Technologies, the world's largest and oldest private fusion company. We talk about the timeline between now and when we're going to have commercial fusion power plants deployed around the world and what it's going to take to make that happen.

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What will drive clean-energy policy, with Ernest Moniz, former U.S. Secretary of Energy

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Ernest Moniz served as the 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy under President Obama and currently heads the Future Energy Initiative, a nonprofit working to accelerate the clean energy transition. Moniz joins our first episode to talk about the need for low-carbon firm power, the promise of fusion, and what will ultimately drive energy policy. For a full transcript, head to the episode page

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