{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":27.68,"endTime":27.98,"body":"Hey!"},{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":27.98,"endTime":28.61,"body":"I'm Kelsey."},{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":28.61,"endTime":31.4,"body":"And welcome back to The Retro"},{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":28.61,"endTime":31.4,"body":"on The Digital Project Manager"},{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":31.4,"endTime":35.0,"body":"podcast—where we dig into past"},{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":31.4,"endTime":35.0,"body":"lessons, future trends, and"},{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":35.0,"endTime":36.59,"body":"what they mean for your career."},{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":36.89,"endTime":39.74,"body":"We're live in the studio"},{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":36.89,"endTime":39.74,"body":"today with our DPM members,"},{"speaker":"Kelsey Alpaio","startTime":39.74,"endTime":42.17,"body":"and we're here to talk"},{"speaker":"Kelsey 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