{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":0.0,"endTime":0.49,"body":"Hi, everyone."},{"startTime":0.49,"endTime":4.02,"body":"And welcome to episode 151 of"},{"startTime":0.49,"endTime":4.02,"body":"the Climate Confident podcast."},{"startTime":4.48,"endTime":10.69,"body":"This is a special episode going"},{"startTime":4.48,"endTime":10.69,"body":"out on the 3rd of January 2024."},{"startTime":10.99,"endTime":13.089,"body":"So happy new year to everyone."},{"startTime":13.63,"endTime":17.33,"body":"This is a short episode by"},{"startTime":13.63,"endTime":17.33,"body":"definition because I'm on a break."},{"startTime":18.11,"endTime":22.64,"body":"So I took a couple of weeks off for"},{"startTime":18.11,"endTime":22.64,"body":"the Christmas and New Year period."},{"startTime":23.06,"endTime":27.61,"body":"So I'm taking a quick break from my"},{"startTime":23.06,"endTime":27.61,"body":"break to record a quick short episode."},{"startTime":27.64,"endTime":31.07,"body":"Just to let you 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in."},{"startTime":442.429,"endTime":447.985,"body":"Thank you for continuing to support"},{"startTime":442.429,"endTime":447.985,"body":"the podcast and have a great 2024"},{"startTime":447.995,"endTime":449.445,"body":"and I'll talk to you next week."}]}