September Coffee Talk Announcement

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The September Coffee Talk has been postponed, stay tuned for announcements regarding the October Coffee Talk.

To listen to any of our previous coffee talks, check out our YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz1xJ_TdkmVAWDY521mfhaJ8rJ6B01WYE 


https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1n7Pzg8vfQvhBn8oD9oZiHdSl8-g7am4H

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