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Podcast and Video Picks for the Week of February 28

ByDavid Bisset Posted on Updated on

My Podcast Picks

Videos of the Week

  • Torque Social Hour: Yours truly (David Bisset) joined Chris Wiegman and Doc Popular to talk WordPress multisite and some upcoming events you ought to know about.
  • Jamie Marsland shows off a new block theme from Rich Tabor called Wabi.

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