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",{"_type":56,"asset":233},{"_ref":234,"_type":59},"image-472725c034235a56301dc8caf0ed41b3d298c57a-1200x630-png",{"code":236,"language":237},"\u003C!-- wp:html -->\n\u003Ciframe height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplayer.simplecast.com\u002F9d771418-6a99-4b4a-96c7-bd240dbe26be?dark=false\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:html -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>On today's episode we chat with Prof. Gregory Kapfhammer, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Allegheny College, and a specialist in the subject of flaky tests. 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