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+---
+title: Page title goes here
+date: YYYY-MM-DD (numbers only)
+description: "Description goes here and will be rendered on the page after the title"
+youtube: youtube video url
+podcast: podcast url
+image: thumbnail image for youtube
+featured: false
+created: YYYY-MM-DD (numbers only)
+aliases: claims/...
+---
+
+* wiki topic  [[editing]]
+* ...
+
+Note: All fields above are optional. Remove (or leave empty) the fields that are not in use to eliminate any errors during build.
+
+***
+
+# Episode Notes
+
+## Summary
+
+Summary content here ...
+
+## What is (topic here) ?
+
+...
+
+## Concepts Covered
+
+* [example](../concepts/(see concepts folder))
+* ...
+
+## References (if any)
+1. ...
+1. ...
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