Mark Shelby, founder of Forward Observer to be on the podcast

 Forward Observer's founder and CEO, Mike Shelby, will be our guest on the podcast this Friday, November 5, 2021.

If you are concerned about the events going on in the world today, you will not want to miss this episode.


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