{"id":1333,"date":"2022-07-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:17:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:17:09","slug":"the-big-questions-with-big-john-daniel-l-schmutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/the-big-questions-with-big-john-daniel-l-schmutter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Questions with Big John \u2013 Daniel L. 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