Music is a free expression of a feeling. We will talk about it’s influence in our times biggest moments and how it’s changed us all.
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A discussion about how technology can help your business grow and gain a competitive edge in today’s business world.
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An honest, unfiltered, unapologetic and (at times) irreverent parenting and lifestyle podcast about the realities of being a mom (or dad!) in the 2020s. Launched in 2018 by journalist Sam Herbst and marketing maven Charlene Armstrong, this podcast aims to debunk the myth of “perfect parenting” through personal (and balanced) accounts of our mothering highs and lows all while tackling a host of relatable lifestyle topics. And – because we can hardly pretend to have our own sh*t together – our ...
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We are The Equalizer, the leading women's soccer news and analysis outlet in the United States since 2009. This is our podcast, where top journalists and personalities from throughout the women's game gather for critical, thoughtful and fun discussion.
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Looking to start a business? Many times people will choose or fall into Network Marketing/MLM and not really know what they are getting themselves into. NMC is setting out to help you start the right way and understanding the realities in how to succeed in Network Marketing. Network Marketing, is the Great Equalizer in Entrepreneurship
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The Equalizer aired on CBS from 1985 to 1989. It inspired two Denzel Washington movies and a reboot with Queen Latifah, but the original series with Edward Woodward is largely forgotten (It can be streamed on nbc.com or the NBC Roku app. Your move, Peacock). In a perfect world, it would receive all the nostalgic love of your MacGyver, your Magnum PI, your A Team, your Knight Rider. The premise - a retired special agent puts an ad in the paper to help those who feel the odds are against them ...
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Episode 107 | MOTHERHOOD & MURDER PLOTS! Author Katherine Faulkner on writing and raising kids
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1:02:45On this episode of The Great Equalizer, hosts Sam and Charlene sit down with bestselling author Katherine Faulkner: journalist-turned-novelist and the mind behind Greenwich Park, The Other Mothers, and her latest psychological thriller, The Break In. After a decade as an investigative journalist and editor, Katherine has become one of the sharpest …
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AI is not coming — it’s already here. Over 700 million people use ChatGPT every week, but Africa is barely in the room. While countries like Singapore and Canada are leading the AI revolution, nations across Africa are at risk of being locked out, becoming consumers, not creators. In this powerful message, we explore: ▪️The massive AI adoption gap …
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Empowering Africa’s Youth with AI | 5-Day Action Plan to Get Started For too long, Africa has waited for others to define what’s next - the next trend, the next opportunity, the next big thing. That ends now. With AI at our fingertips, we no longer need sponsorships, big degrees, or fancy teams. The tools are free, the access is open, all we need i…
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AI Tools That Should Be Your Instagram, TikTok and Facebook: The Great Equalizer Podcast TGEP S1|EII
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Stop “catching up.” Start compounding. In Episode 2 of The Great Equalizer, Cedric Nwafor breaks down 7+ FREE tools to build your brand, ship projects, and find opportunities—with just a phone and internet. What you’ll learn • ChatGPT: ask smarter, get better outputs (use a prompt optimizer to refine your asks) • Canva (free): studio-level designs …
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Head Start in the AI Race: 7 Entry Paths (Tech & Non-Tech) — The Great Equalizer Podcast TGEP S1|E4
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Episode 5: Head Start in the AI Race You don’t need a computer science degree to participate in the AI economy. In this episode, host Cedric Nwafor lays out 12 practical entry paths, from prompt workflows and no-code creation to developer stacks and remote work funnels so both non-technical and technical listeners can move from curiosity to action.…
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Build 5 Apps in 20 Minutes (No Code, Free) - Replit for Africa! The Great Equalizer Podcast TGEP S1|E3
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Ep. 1 — Build 5 Apps in 20 Minutes (No Code, Free) — Replit for Africa This episode is not for senior coders. It’s for the student, the farmer’s son or daughter, the young builder in a remote town who wants to ship something real today. Cedric walks you through signing up for Replit and building five practical apps a Local Skills Directory, Event F…
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7+ FREE AI Tools African Youth Must Use Today (No Code); The Great Equalizer Podcast TGEP S1|E2
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Ep. 2 — 7+ FREE AI Tools African Youth Must Use Today (No Code) We turn tech & AI into actions you can take today. Cedric shares a practical stack for builders: ChatGPT (with better prompts), Canva, CapCut, Notion, Lovable/Replit for quick websites, Gemini/Copilot/Claude/Perplexity for research & office tasks, and LoopCV/Rezi for global job hunts. …
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Every generation faces a turning point! This is ours!! This is our Moment!! The Great Equalizer Podcast TGEP S1|E1
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Episode 1: This Is Our Moment The Great Equalizer launches with a clear thesis: stop “catching up” start compounding. Host Cedric Nwafor connects the dots between AI, technology, agriculture, and community to show how young Africans can learn, lead, and earn in today’s new era. You’ll hear why this moment matters, how access now lives in our phones…
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Episode 106 | GOOD ENOUGH MOTHERING with psychoanalyst Andy Cohen
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1:13:08In a world with heightened expectations on parents to perform, is “good enough” mothering really a good thing? On this episode of The Great Equalizer, we welcome Joburg-based psychoanalyst and mom of two Andy Cohen. Andy talks us through parenting in the world’s current pressure cooker, giving us some insight into why people are suddenly so psychol…
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I’m Cedric Nwafor: Welcome to The Great Equalizer. This show is where we turn the noise of technology and AIinto practical moves for real life in Africa and across the diaspora. We’re living through a turning point. Instead of “catching up,” we’re building forward blending tech with agriculture, social enterprise, community service, business, and p…
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On this very special episode of The Great Equalizer, Sam and Charlene are joined LIVE by world-leading dietitian and performance nutritionist Dr Linia Patel. With a BSc in Biochemistry and Physiology from the University of Cape Town, Dr Linia found her groove in Nutrition and Dietetics, adding to her already impressive resume a Master’s degree in S…
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Episode 104 | PARENT YOURSELF FIRST! with Conscious Mommy's Bryana Kappadakunnel
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1:11:07Joining hosts Sam and Charlene on this bonus episode of The Great Equalizer (originally broadcast on TGE's Current Read) is licensed marriage and family therapist – and founder of the popular Conscious Mommy community – Bryana Kappadakunnel.Bryana’s book, Parent Yourself First, gives readers a look into how your upbringing is probably impacting you…
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On this BONUS episode of The Great Equalizer, Sam and Charlene interview Sarah Harman, author of the most anticipated reads of 2025, so named by Readers Digest, Publishers Weekly, The Sunday Times Style, Time Magazine and Marie Claire. A satirical domestic thriller, All the Other Mothers Hate Me follows single mother and washed-up former girl-band …
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Episode 103 | MENSTRUATION! Unpacking periods and menstrual health as moms
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1:01:01On this episode of The Great Equalizer we're spilling all the tea on Aunt Flo with a full episode on first periods, menstrual health, and talking to our kids about Shark Week (starting with anatomically correct terminology, of course 😉) We're finally pulling the plaster on a topic that we've always wanted to cover, and one that we feel especially p…
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Episode 102: TRADWIVES! and professional girlfriends (the #nojudgies deep dive)
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1:15:47From Nara Smith to Ballerina Farm, social media goers worldwide have been captivated by #TradWives. This is a growing trend of women choosing homemaking and traditional gender roles rather than having a career or earning an income independent of their partners. But what does that economic dependence on men cost women? On this episode of The Great E…
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BONUS | WE WERE PERFECT PARENTS! Until We Had Children with Vanessa Raphaely & Karin Schimke
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1:11:32On this episode of TGE’s Current Read (and a special bonus episode of The Great Equalizer), two of the fiercest women in the publishing and parenting space – Vanessa Raphaely and Karin Schimke – join your hosts, Sam and Charlene, to talk about their book: We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children. Through combined effort, Vanessa and Karin gath…
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Episode 101: HIV AWARENESS with author and philanthropist Nozibele Mayaba
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1:13:20On this episode of The Great Equalizer: Sam has merit, Charlene’s perpetually hormonal, and we chat to author, content creator and philanthropist Nozibele Mayaba. Nozibele Mayaba has a long list of accolades: HIV activist, internationally recognised podcaster and TV host. She's partnered with Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio to launch a youth podc…
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Series Finale! Suicide Squad
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1:10:52The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 22: Suicide SquadAired on CBS: August 24, 1989Directed by: Marc LaubWritten by : Jacqueline ZambranoFeaturing: Ving Rhames, Adam Coleman Howard, Joe Morton Ladies and gentelmen, we have arrived. The 88th and final episode of the hit 80s show The Equalizer, and the 94th and final episode of our podcast The Equalizers. …
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The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 21: EndgameAired on CBS: August 10, 1989Directed by: Alan MetzgerWritten by : Coleman LuckFeaturing: Elizabeth Berridge, Amy Morton, Lewis Van Bergen, Josef Sommer, Nick Bakay Penultimate episode! We all remember the gaming mastermind Leon from the 1980 movie Midnight Madness who set off five teams on an epic scavenge…
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The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 20: Race TraitorsAired on CBS: June 29, 1989Directed by: Robert E. WarrenWritten by : Robert SabaroffFeaturing: Laurence Fishburne, David Andrews, Michael Cerveris, Verna Bloom, John Cale The antipenultimate Equalizer episode. This one is... woo boy. The Equalizer is going against a local chapter of neonazi skinheads …
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Episode 100: M O T H E R H O O D! The least/most important job in the world
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2:04:32It's a significant milestone for The Great Equalizer team, as we proudly hit 100 episodes. That's more than 100 hours of talking about the wild ride that is parenting in the 2020s. Sam and Charlene reminisce about where the show started and how it's grown over the years. We also chat about the new levels we've unlocked in motherhood, and how our vi…
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Heart of Justice
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1:05:08The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 19: Heart of JusticeAired on CBS: May 11, 1989Directed by: Bradford MayWritten by : Gail Morgan HickmanFeaturing: John Shepherd, Paul Guilfoyle, Vincent Gallo (!), Philip Bosco, Patty Mullen New York City in 1989. When the wheels of justice can't convict obviously guilty criminals because of legal loopholes, those cri…
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The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 18: The CaperAired on CBS: May 4, 1989Directed by: Alan MetzgerWritten by : Tom TowlerFeaturing: Maureen Stapleton, Laura San Giacomo, Zach Grenier, Michael Wincott A lighter episode of The Equalizer. Yes there's still some grisly violence but this time that's paired up with a lighter mystery plot, a diamond heist, an…
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THE LAUREN DICKASON TRAGEDY and IVF care, with Raylene de Villiers (PART II)
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1:12:55On this episode of The Great Equalizer, we continue to unpack maternal mental health in South Africa, against the backdrop of the trial and sentencing of Lauren Dickason and, more specifically, the IVF journey. Lauren Dickason is a mom of three and fellow South African who was convicted in the New Zealand courts for the murder of her three daughter…
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Prisoners of Conscience
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1:04:19The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 17: Prisoners of ConscienceAired on CBS: April 27, 1989Directed by: Marc LaubWritten by : Robert EiseleFeaturing: Tony Plana, Pat Hingle, Dan O'Herlihy, Tim Woodward (Edward's son!) Another Equalizer episode with international intrigue. Whereas last week dealt with Bulgarian ambassadors, this time we got a team of tor…
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Time Present, Time Past
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1:06:37The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 16: Time Present, Time PastAired on CBS: April 20, 1989Directed by: Gordon HesslerWritten by : Tom TowlerFeaturing: William Zabka, Shirley Knight, Brian Bedford, Dennis Boutsikaris A big episode for the larger Equalizer through-story: First, the second appearance of Kay: Equalizer's ex-wife and Scott's mother. Shirley…
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The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 15: StarfireAired on CBS: April 13, 1989Directed by: Bradford MayWritten by : Robert EiseleFeaturing: Michael Moriarty, George Plimpton, Wendell Pierce, Angela "you're what the french call les incompetents" Goethals Equalizer episode or early precursor to the X-Files? Another superlative episode, the most sci-fi episo…
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Episode 98: THE LAUREN DICKASON TRAGEDY and maternal mental health, with Raylene de Villiers (PART I)
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In this episode of The Great Equalizer, we focus on maternal mental health in the context of the Dickason tragedy. Lauren Dickason has been in the news for the last two or so years, but more so in recent months when the mom of three and fellow South African was convicted in the New Zealand courts for the murder of her three daughters, Liane (6) and…
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The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 14: 17 ZebraAired on CBS: April 6, 1989Directed by: Alan MetzgerWritten by : Jacqueline ZambranoFeaturing: William Atherton, Cordelia González, Joe Seneca, Robert Joy Just like other epic shows like The Sopranos or Breaking Bad, we at this Equalizer podcast have a different schedule for the second half of our final se…
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BONUS | MOM RAGE! with author Minna Dubin
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1:04:43We have another all-new BONUS episode out today featuring the phenomenal Minna Dubin. Minna is a US-based journalist and author whose essays and articles on motherhood and identity have been featured across all the best known outlets, including the New York Times, The Times, The Philadelphia Enquirer, LitHub, and so much more. Minna is a leading fe…
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In this BONUS episode of The Great Equalizer / TGE's Current Read, your host Samantha Herbst sits down with award-winning animator Daniel Snaddon. Daniel has worked on several highly acclaimed (and well loved) animations, including Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes, and a host of animations based on the beloved books of children's book author Julia Don…
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The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 13: Lullaby of DarknessAired on CBS: March 30, 1989Directed by: David JacksonWritten by : Coleman LuckFeaturing: Stephen Lang, Ellen Latzen, Mary-Joan Negro, Vivian Nathan, Jacqueline Brookes Stephen Lang - the villainous Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar - is similarly evil in this one, though his victims aren't the N…
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Bekki Morgan and Taylor Vincent react to Gotham FC's 2-1 win over OL Reign to win their first NWSL title, led by MVP Midge Purce. They break down how Megan Rapinoe's injury changed the game, how Gotham was able to neutralize the Reign, and the chaotic ending to an exciting match. Follow: Bekki Morgan on Twitter Taylor Vincent on Twitter The E…
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Bekki Morgan and Jeff Kassouf react to the major breaking news of the week: Emma Hayes is expected to be the next head coach of the U.S. women's national team. Then, they preview the OL Reign vs. Gotham FC NWSL Championship, with the subplot of Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger each trying to win their first NWSL title in the final game of their care…
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The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 12: Silent FuryAired on CBS: March 8, 1989Directed by: Russ MayberryWritten by : Donna Powers & Wayne PowersFeaturing: Cynthia Nixon, Howie Seago, Jon Polito, Paul McCrane, Mark Boone Junior, Beth Ann Bull Another Equalizer special episode. This time he is helping the victims of a band of burglars who target deaf peop…
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Bekki Morgan and Jeff Kassouf react to the Decision Day drama led by Angel City FC's 5-1 win over Portland Thorns FC and San Diego Wave FC claiming their first NWSL Shield. How can Portland recover from the loss? They look ahead to this weekend's quarterfinals: OL Reign vs. Angel City FC and North Carolina Courage vs. Gotham FC. Follow: Bekki Morga…
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The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 11: Trial By OrdealAired on CBS: March 1, 1989Directed by: Marc LaubWritten by : Coleman LuckFeaturing: Roy Dotrice, Sylvia Sidney Equalizer clip show! Control is on trial by an Agency Tribunal, with a judge and prosecutor and big agency flag and everything. The agency thinks that all the help Control has given The Eq…
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Episode 97: BARBIE! And the 'messy contradictions of motherhood'
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1:29:28It’s been a hot damn minute, guys and dolls! And not because we’ve been beaching. Nope, our fate has us suffering cold showers, walking in flats, considering the inescapable fate of death, drowning in a few existential crises, and pondering the fact that the patriarchy isn’t actually about horses. In this episode of The Great Equalizer, we’re final…
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The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 10: Past ImperfectAired on CBS: February 15, 1989Directed by: Russ MayberryWritten by : Gail Morgan HickmanFeaturing: Mark Margolis, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Cortez, Jose Edwin Soto A bittersweet episode, given the recent passing of Mark Margolis. It's his last episode as lovable Jimmy on The Equalizer and packs the…
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Bonus: The Equalizer 3
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1:04:07The Equalizer 3 movie! Holy cow. How often does it happen on a podcast for a 35 year old show that a new movie in the franchise comes out? Not often at all. For Chris and Chuck, it's a lot of firsts - the first podcast field trip (to a Chicago suburb halfway between our respective suburbs), the first mid-season bonus episode, and the first time we'…
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Messiah Bright of the Orlando Pride joins Jenna Tonelli and André Carlisle (Diaspora United Podcast, Hey Spirits) to discuss her outstanding rookie season, being teammates with Marta, adjusting to life in Orlando, the Pride's push for a playoff spot, and much more. Jenna Tonelli on Twitter André Carlisle on Twitter The Equalizer on Twitter,…
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The Visitation
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1:07:05The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 9: The VisitationAired on CBS: February 1, 1989Directed by: Bradford MayWritten by : Robert EiseleFeaturing: Jenny Agutter, James Tolkan, Leonardo Cimino, Mike Starr, Mel Gorham The Equalizer has an Outbreak episode - EQ has to stop a deadly disease from spreading outside of New York City. You may think you know what …
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Bekki Morgan and Taylor Vincent react to Spain's 1-0 win over England in the 2023 Women's World Cup Final. Spain, led by Olga Carmona's goal, is the the fifth country to win a Women's World Cup. What were the keys to the win? What can England take away from the loss? They also examine the broken relationship between the players and the Spanish fede…
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Bekki Morgan and Taylor Vincent take a look back on the Round of 16 and ahead to the quarterfinals in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In a tournament of upsets, what can we expect from the next four matches? Follow: Bekki Morgan on Twitter Taylor Vincent on Twitter The Equalizer on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram Music by Gvidon from Pixabay…
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