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And if you really"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":108.36,"endTime":112.11,"body":"love us, leave us a review."},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":112.56,"endTime":115.47,"body":"Thanks so much for listening and"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":112.56,"endTime":115.47,"body":"have a great weekend. One"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":115.47,"endTime":119.19,"body":"question that I love to ask is"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":115.47,"endTime":119.19,"body":"What does it mean to you to be a"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":119.19,"endTime":122.73,"body":"chef? 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