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Neal Runs For Mayor by Wailin Wong

Oct 11, 201820:24Government & Organizations

This is the story of how Neal decided to run for mayor of Chicago, with cameos from a famous computer scientist, Neal’s parents, and others who encouraged him to seek the city’s highest public office. Show Notes CrossRoa...

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