

Know Thyself
André Duqum
Know Thyself is a community supporting you to KNOW the true nature of yourself and the world around you, THRIVE in your health, wealth, and relationships – ultimately empowering you to CREATE and share your true self with the world.
Each week André Duqum interviews experts in their field; ranging from spiritual educators to cutting edge scientists, heart-led creatives & more on topics such as the true nature of ‘Self’, “what is reality?,” and exploring the fundamental pillars we all need to unlock our fullest potential.
Contributing to birthing a more beautiful world, one episode at a time.
Each week André Duqum interviews experts in their field; ranging from spiritual educators to cutting edge scientists, heart-led creatives & more on topics such as the true nature of ‘Self’, “what is reality?,” and exploring the fundamental pillars we all need to unlock our fullest potential.
Contributing to birthing a more beautiful world, one episode at a time.
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49 snips
Nov 1, 2022 • 1h 50min
E18 - Matías De Stefano: Is Reincarnation Real? Our 9 Dimensional Reality Explained from Memory
Matías De Stefano has become known as someone who remembers all of his past lives, and everything that happened in between. Today he explains what it is like to remember, what past lives actually are, and what happens in death. He recalls Atlantian times, and how the past is informing our current times - reflecting on the possibility of a 3rd world war, and how we can move into a frequency of harmony as a collective. He also breaks down the 9 dimensional reality, origin of humans, and simple practices for inner transformation.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
4:11 Matías’ Mission
6:35 Remembering Past Lives
18:07 Space in Between Lives
22:22 Trust in Self
25:28 Past Informs Present Times
29:31 World Peace? Or World War?
43:09 How Big is the Universe
48:04 9 Dimensional Reality
1:01:09 Raising Your Vibration
1:11:12 Origin of Humans - Aliens?
1:17:05 Atlantis
1:22:50 Group Activations in Egypt
1:33:24 Miracles
1:39:11 3 Practices for Transformation
1:47:13 Conclusion
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Matías De Stefano:
At the age of 21, Matías De Stefano began to transmit his particular vision of understanding reality, helping thousands of people to have a different perspective of our environment and ourselves. His philosophical worldview can be translated as: “Heaven on Earth.” It is a concept explaining how we are creators of our own reality, as well as giving us the tools to be able to transcend it. He is currently developing new materials to help us understand the world and our role in it.
Website: https://www.matiasdestefano.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matiasgustavodestefano/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ghancaA
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
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Oct 25, 2022 • 1h 40min
E17 - Adam Roa: The Art of Breaking Up, Creative Alchemy & Manifesting $1,000,000
Artist, Coach, and Spoken-word Poet, Adam Roa, explains the art of choosing love throughout all of life's moments. He shares his perspective on relationships & conscious uncoupling, how to alchemize pain into art, and what it's like to go viral. He also tells the story of how he manifested $1,000,000 in 5 days.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
7:23 Conscious Relationships
13:29 How to Choose Love Over Fear
17:36 Conscious Uncoupling
28:06 Free will and destiny
31:20 Poem: Us
36:30 Creative alchemy
44:54 Going Viral
48:45 Depression
53:43 Tools to Know Thyself
1:04:14 Manifesting a Million Dollars
1:32:16 Connect with Adam
1:33:35 Poem: Heaven
1:39:18 Conclusion
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Adam Roa:
Adam Roa is an artist, content creator, and spoken word poet. He creates content that helps enlighten, expand, and entertain in hopes that we will one day live in a reality in which everyone is choosing love in every possible moment. He has a podcast called "The Deep Dive With Adam Roa", a series titled "The Art of Choosing Love", and a book: "Treat Yourself Like Someone You Love"
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adam.roa/
Website: https://adamroa.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdamRoaOfficial
Buy "Treat Yourself Like Someone You Love": https://adamroa.com/products/treat-yourself-like-someone-you-love-3-tools-to-make-self-love-easier-book?variant=31766923837518
The Art of Breaking Up: https://from.adamroa.com/art-of-breaking-up
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
Listen to all episodes on Audio:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
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Oct 18, 2022 • 1h 10min
E16 - Sam Kolder: Life, Death & Creative Mastery
Filmaker, Sam Kolder, shares how he has found meaning to life by confronting death. From base jumping, to dealing with illness and the death of loved ones - Sam's biggest teacher in life has been death. He also explains the lessons he has learned throughout the process of creative mastery, and how to achieve flow state in artistic expressions. He shares what it looks like to create Heaven on Earth, and his vision for life.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
2:25 Burning Man
11:49 Becoming @SamKolder
17:42 Confronting Death
22:46 BASE jumping
27:56 Heaven on Earth
39:11 How to Create a Life of Purpose
43:54 Practices for Personal Growth
49:29 Flowstate & Distraction
54:16 Advice for Creatives
59:02 Sam’s Vision for His Life
1:01:23 Reflections on Success
1:04:44 Life is Beautiful
1:07:55 Conclusion
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Sam Kolder is a renowned self-taught filmmaker, best-known for his unique style of video editing that influenced a new era of content creation. Since beginning his career in 2014, Sam’s talent for Film making has amassed him a dedicated following and has enabled him to to see the world and make this passion his full time career. On top of this Sam is also an avid thrill seeker. Skydiving, base jumping and cliff jumping are just a few of the activities Sam enjoys doing in his free time.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samkolder/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/koldstudios
Kolder Creative: https://www.koldercreative.com
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
Listen to all episodes on Audio:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
André Duqum
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Oct 11, 2022 • 1h 29min
E15 - Ammar Kandil: Yes Theory's Success, Self Love and Will Smith
Ammar Kandil of Yes Theory shares his evolution through self love, success, and building an empire with his best friends. He explains what it truly means to Seek Discomfort, and why the hardest thing he's ever done is face off with his own mind. He also tells his perception on success, and the Will Smith/ Oscar's scandal.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
3:50 Yes Theory’s Evolution
12:23 Building an Empire with Friends
20:13 Seeking Discomfort
24:40 Hardest Thing I’ve Done: Dark retreat
37:16 Childhood Trauma & Self Acceptance
42:10 Be Who You Are & Walk Freely
56:32 Yes Theory’s Big Moments
1:01:20 Will Smith: Our heroes are human
1:08:43 Happiness and success
1:14:53 Power of No
1:20:36 Vision for the Future
1:27:49 Conclusion
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Ammar Kandil:
Ammar Kandil is a filmmaker and content creator, who co-founded Yes Theory - a YouTube Channel dedicated to seeking discomfort. Together they launched a global movement with a community of over 10 million followers across multiple platforms, which creates films, viral videos, and tools to inspire.
https://www.instagram.com/ammar/
Yes Theory:
"Project Iceman" Film: https://www.theicemanfilm.com/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/YesTheory
Website: https://yestheory.com/
Seek Discomfort Merch: https://www.seekdiscomfort.com/
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
Listen to all episodes on Audio:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
André Duqum
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Oct 4, 2022 • 1h 3min
E14 - I Spent 6 Days in Complete Darkness
André shares his experience of 6 days in total darkness. Darkness retreats have been used for spiritual purposes across many ancient cultures. They can be an incredible way to tap into your inner stillness, and drop deeper into a state of awareness. Today, André sits down with Scott, owner of Sky Cave Retreats, to unpack his time in the dark - and why it is so valuable for others to experience.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
2:11 Why Darkness?
12:03 Logistics of Creating a dark space
18:09 History of dark retreats
23:40 Psychedelic visuals
25:43 10 days in darkness
30:31 Relativity
38:04 Solitude & Seeking Discomfort
44:54 Deepest Insights
1:00:14 Conclusion
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Sky Cave Retreats:
Scott Berman, co-owner of Sky Cave Retreats, has spent over two years in self-guided solo retreats fasting and meditating in the wilderness, over a year at various Goenka Vipassana Centers sitting and serving, and has also done extensive formal retreats with various spiritual teachers and adepts across many different lineages & traditions.
He has done over 70 days in the dark in multiple solo dark retreats, and facilitated over 200 dark retreats with his partner.
Nestled in the Cascade-Siskiyou Wilderness in Ashland, Oregon, Sky Cave Retreats offers a safe space for you to experience total darkness.
https://www.skycaveretreats.com
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
Listen to all episodes on Audio:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
André Duqum
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Sep 27, 2022 • 1h 18min
E13 - Gerard Adams: Healing The Father Wound & Leading Your Lineage
Serial Entrepreneur, Gerard Adams, describes the personal transformation he experienced with healing the father wound. He shares his experience with becoming a father, and how it changed the way that he leads in all areas of his life. He also dives deep into what true ancestral healing takes, and how we can use it to be the torch-bearers for the next generation.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
4:10 What most people don’t know about success
8:20 Selling Elite Daily: Path to Purpose
13:12 Leadership through Fatherhood
25:54 Healing the Dad Wound
37:37 Releasing Shame
45:48 The miracle of birth
51:13 Writing a book
54:42 Legacy & Authenticity
1:14:08 Conclusion
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Gerard Adams:
Gerard Adams is The Millennial Mentor, inspiring the generation to leverage their passions for success and create the lifestyle they dream of. A serial entrepreneur, angel investor, self-made millionaire by the age of 24 and millennial himself, he is most popularly known as the co-founder of Elite Daily. To date, he has built, backed or invested in nine businesses across multiple industries that have all delivered over seven-figure profits. Gerard has recently developed a video series, Leaders Create Leaders, to offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gerardadams/
Website: https://www.gerardadams.com
Leaders Create Leaders: https://www.leaderscreateleaders.com
Email: GA@Gerardadams.com
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
Listen to all episodes on Audio:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
André Duqum
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Sep 20, 2022 • 60min
E12 - Allie Michelle: How to Alchemize Emotions into Creative Expression
Poet & Author, Allie Michelle, shares how she embraced empathy as her superpower- and turned it into art. She explains the process of embracing authenticity, creative alchemy, and love as a catalyst for growth. Reminding us that we are here to experience the full spectrum of human emotions - and when we learn to fully embrace it, we're free.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
2:19 Empathy as a Superpower
7:05 Embracing Authenticity
9:14 Creative Alchemy
16:27 Pattern Interrupts
18:33 Relationships
20:02 Poem: “Not a Love Poem”
24:06 Love as a Catalyst for Growth
27:11 We are Warriors
29:58 Legends of Lemuria
33:31 Living a Life of Fufillment
43:00 Going to the Depths
47:10 Poem: Destiny
53:56 Forms of Expression
58:37 Conclusion
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Allie Michelle:
Allie Michelle is a poet, writer, and co-founder of NFT school for mental health and wellness, We Are Warriors. She is a certified meditation, breathwork and yoga teacher, which has heavily influenced her work. She has done spoken word performances across the globe, continuing to share her work and inspire people to live vulnerably, love deeply, and create often.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alliemichellel/
Website: https://www.alliemichellel.com
We are Warriors: https://www.wearewarriors.co
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
Listen to all episodes on Audio:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
André Duqum
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/
Meraki Media
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Sep 13, 2022 • 1h 26min
E11 - Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman: The Psychology of Self Actualization
Psychologist, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, reveals the path of authentic self actualization in life. He shares his story of discovering his genius, after going through most of school labeled as "special ed" - reminding us that our gifts don't always fit in the traditional boxes we are told they should. He dives deep today on growth mindset, healthy self esteem, and defining purpose in life. To help us understand on a psychology level, the true journey of Knowing Thyself.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
2:03 From Special Ed to Psychologist
12:05 Choose Growth
19:54 Gratefulness & Expectation
23:48 Mundane moments
29:03 Defining Narcissism
35:13 Healthy Self Esteem
48:20 Understand your strengths
50:08 Purpose & Clarity
1:00:26 Self actualization
1:07:18 Authentic transcendence
1:09:29 To Know Thyself
1:19:08 Yes, and…
1:21:50 Tapping into our creativity
1:24:40 Conclusion
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Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman
Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist exploring the mind, creativity, and the depths of human potential. He is a professor at Columbia University and founder and director of the Center for the Science of Human Potential. Dr. Kaufman has taught at Columbia University, Yale, NYU, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.
Dr. Kaufman hosts the #1 psychology podcast in the world— The Psychology Podcast— which has received over 20 million downloads and was included in Business Insider’s list of “9 podcasts that will change how you think about human behavior.” Dr. Kaufman is interested in using his research to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and self-actualized life. His early educational experiences made him realize the deep reservoir of untapped potential of students, including bright and creative children who have been diagnosed with a learning disability. In 2015, he was named one of “50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world” by Business Insider.
Dr. Kaufman likes to share his enthusiasm and knowledge of the science of potential through his books, teaching, self-actualization coaching, podcast, blog, articles, and speaking engagements. If you’d like him to speak at one of your events, you can make a request here.
Dr. Kaufman’s writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and Harvard Business Review, and he is the author and editor of 9 books.
Website: https://scottbarrykaufman.com
Podcast: https://scottbarrykaufman.com/podcast/
Self-Actualization Tests: https://scottbarrykaufman.com/selfactualizationtests/
Books: https://scottbarrykaufman.com/books/
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
Listen to all episodes on Audio:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
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Sep 6, 2022 • 1h 4min
E10 - Andrew Sealy: How to Cultivate a Life of Love, Community, & Impact
Connection Catalyst, Yogi, and Movement Creator Andrew Sealy shares his advice for cultivating a life that is in alignment with your highest path. He tells his story of finding Yoga and living devotion every day. He also explains how he has found deeper human connection through acro-yoga. And expands on his vision of healing the planet through creating conscious communities.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
4:06 Andrew’s Life of Devotion
17:35 Self Love
23:34 Impact by Example
30:16 Acro-Yoga & Human Connection
36:36 Cultivating Community
47:15 Vision for the Future
1:02:35 Conclusion
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Andrew Sealy:
Andrew Sealy is a connection catalyst, a Yoga artist, and a movement creator. His days are spent traveling to find adventure, practicing to cultivate growth, and constantly absorbing wisdom to creating new experiences that he shares with love to his friends around the world. He finds joy in interviewing Yogis from all walks of life to share their inspiring stories on the Yoga Revealed Podcast.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew7sealy/
Andrew's App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/andrew-7-sealy/id1601202016?utm_source=hoobe&utm_medium=social
Website: https://www.andrew7sealy.com
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
Listen to all episodes on Audio:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
André Duqum
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/
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Aug 30, 2022 • 56min
E9 - Alyssa Nobriga: Self Inquiry & Business as a Spiritual Practice
Alyssa Nobriga, the "coach's coach", shares what it truly means to heal your wounds and find freedom from within. She explains the subconscious limitations that keep us from expressing our true power, and the importance of using coaching to work through these blockages. She also dives deep on business & relationships as spiritual practices that can further us along on this journey of self development.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
1:22 Alyssa’s Story
4:47 Listening to Your Inner Voice
7:35 Subconscious Limitations
18:08 Importance of Coaching
19:16 Claim your power
22:18 Freedom to & freedom from
23:48 Business as a spiritual practice
30:55 Relationships
39:33 Commitment Anxiety
41:48 Enneagrams
48:50 Self Inquiry
50:17 Being of Service
54:42 Conclusion
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Alyssa Nobriga:
Alyssa’s an international speaker, coach and entrepreneur. She’s the Founder + CEO of The Institute of Coaching Mastery, which certifies hundreds of coaches a year in her methodology.
She’s been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., Psychology Today, and Fox, and highlighted as an expert coach by Deepak Chopra.
Alyssa is a licensed Clinical Somatic Psychotherapist with a master’s degree from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and holds a second master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, where she also worked on faculty.
https://www.alyssanobriga.com
https://www.instagram.com/alyssanobriga/
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
Listen to all episodes on Audio:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
André Duqum
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/
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