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Listener Mail: Falun Gong, Eye Movement Desensitization, Is Genetic Memory Real?
Winter Juniper notes Falun Gong is accused of human traffikicking. Eye movement feedback may provide breakthroughs in therapy - the boys discuss "Genetic Memory." All this and more in this weekly listener mail segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Troubled Border of Myanmar, Chapter Two: Slavery in the Information Age
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