Word Made Fresh
Theology of the Body Institute
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Word Made Fresh is a conversational podcast hosted by Dr. Christopher West, Bill Donaghy, and Mike Mangione. They explore art, poetry, music, stories, and everyday moments to reveal the sacramentality of reality. The show is unscripted and unfiltered, offering spontaneous discussions that often surprise even the hosts. It is produced by the Theology of the Body Institute.
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These Catholic Works Can Become Psychologically Damaging | WMF25 15.09.2026 55minWhat happens when our desire to become holy starts working against the very freedom we're seeking? In this conversation, Bill, Christopher and Mike explore how certain spiritual practices, especially around self-denial, humility, and the desire to be loved, can be misunderstood in ways that lead to fear, defensiveness, or even neurosis rather than genuine freedom. But the conversation goes far beyond that. They talk about childhood wounds, relationships, vulnerability, the human desire to be loved, prayer, suffering, and learning to recognize God's presence in everyday life. At the heart of it is a challenging question: Are some of the things we think are helping us become holy actually keeping us from receiving love? -
Why That Emptiness Feeling Is Exactly Where You Need to Be. | WMF24 01.09.2026 53minWhy do we still feel empty after getting the things we thought would make us happy? Why do we keep reaching for more... more pleasure, more success, more distraction. Only to find that the ache is still there?In this conversation, we talk about the strange hunger inside us that nothing in this world seems quite big enough to satisfy. We get into art, addiction, attention, desire, and the ways we numb ourselves when the longing becomes uncomfortable. We also revisit Glen Hansard, Anne Sexton, and the surprising ways music, creativity, suffering, and beauty can point us toward something deeper.Sometimes the ache isn't the problem. Maybe it's telling us what we're made for.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: [email protected] Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
The Brutal Pain Of Making People Laugh |WMF23 18.08.2026 1val 32minWhy are some of the funniest people also some of the most wounded?In this episode, we talk about the strange connection between suffering, vulnerability, and laughter—from Martin Short facing the death of his daughter, to Chris Farley turning his own awkwardness and vulnerability into comedy, to the simple, almost mysterious experience of making someone laugh. We explore why humor can loosen something in us, break through our masks, and give us a safe way to acknowledge things that are actually painful.Maybe the people who make us laugh aren’t simply telling jokes. Maybe they’re giving us permission to be human.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/45zfXd4tSlqoQQObSCLkwy?si=i1fda-9KSPe7hfP9QzYD4w🎧 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/word-made-fresh/id1846137904📍 Tour Dates: https://tobinstitute.org/live-events/📩 Send us your art & questions: [email protected] Christopher West: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cwestofficial/ 🔵 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cwestofficial 🎤 Ask Christopher West Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dCkL6l7ogGgbNiqMf7K65?si=d39f694c9eb7486aMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mikemangione/promised-land 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mangionemusic/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mikemangione 🎸 Mike's website: https://www.mikemangione.com/Bill Donaghy: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewayofwonderofficial/Theology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB: https://www.tobforfree.com/ 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation: https://www.tobpatron.com/ 📚 Course schedule: https://tobinstitute.org/programs/tobi-schedule/ 🏔️ Pilgrimages: http://tobpilgrimages.com/ 🛍️ Store https://shop.corproject.com/ -
Why Your Spouse Doesn't Want Sex (It's Not What You Think) | WMF22 04.08.2026 1val 15minWhat do you do when one spouse longs for sexual intimacy and the other no longer seems interested?In this conversation, we take a step back and ask a deeper question: What if the problem isn’t simply sex? What if we’ve reduced intimacy to something that happens in the bedroom while neglecting the attentiveness, presence, communication, tenderness, and trust that allow two people to truly open themselves to one another?From a newlywed disagreement over “good bread” to the simple wisdom of not putting the cart before the horse, we explore why couples often misunderstand each other and how learning to enter the deeper places of the heart can change the way we love.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: [email protected] Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
They Said We're Preaching Heresy... Here's Our Response. | WMF21 21.07.2026 49minA listener challenged us with a serious accusation: Have we spent so much time talking about marriage and sexuality that we've lost sight of the Church's call to holiness and celibacy? Rather than dismiss the criticism, we slow down and ask what truth might be hidden within it. Together we wrestle with the reality of lust, the fear many Christians carry about sexuality, and the astonishing claim of St. John Paul II that the human body reveals a "great mystery." If you've ever wondered whether holiness means escaping your humanity, or allowing Christ to redeem it, this conversation is for you.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: [email protected] Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
Why God Chose a Womb (And Why It Changes Everything) | WMF20 07.07.2026 51minWhat if one of the greatest obstacles to faith isn't doubt, but the way we see our own bodies?This conversation began with a piece of artwork depicting Christ in the womb, but it quickly became something much deeper. Christopher, Bill, and Mike explore why the Incarnation is far more radical than most of us realize, how one surprising biological fact led to a six-month prayer journey, and why recovering a sense of awe for the human body changes the way we understand Christmas, the Eucharist, aging, death, and ultimately what it means to be human.Perhaps the journey home begins where every human life began.THE TRUTH AND THE LIE book pre-order🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: [email protected] Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
"My Wife Doesn't Do It For Me Anymore"??? | WMF19 23.06.2026 1val 11minA month after getting married, Juan shares the biggest lesson he's learned so far: your spouse is a gift—but they're not God.That sparks a conversation about one of the deepest struggles in every marriage and every human heart. Why do the people and things we love most awaken desires they can never fully satisfy? What do we really mean when we say, "My wife doesn't do it for me anymore"? And why does disappointment so often turn into resentment?From marriage and desire to C.S. Lewis, John Paul II, and the ache for infinite happiness, this episode explores the longing beneath every longing—and where it ultimately leads. -
The Hidden Wound Every Manosphere Guru Exploits | WMF18 09.06.2026 50minEvery boy desires to become a man. But what happens when authentic models of masculinity are missing?In this episode, we unpack the rise of the manosphere, the deep wounds many young men are carrying, and why so many influencers are gaining traction by speaking to those wounds. Are they offering genuine healing—or simply monetizing male insecurity? Along the way, we explore fatherhood, the need for masculine affirmation, the difference between strength and domination, and what it really means to become a man. Drawing on Theology of the Body, personal stories, and a fascinating documentary, this conversation gets to the heart of a question every man, and every parent of boys, must face: who is teaching our sons what it means to be men?🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: [email protected] Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
LIVE: 2 Theologians & 1 Artist Walk Into a Bar... to Discuss MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS 02.06.2026 44minJoin Christopher, Bill and Mike as they dive into the profound themes of the newly released papal encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. In this insightful discussion, the team explores the tension between building a digital 'Tower of Babel' versus the human-centered approach of rebuilding the 'walls of Jerusalem.' They analyze how to maintain the dignity of the human person in the age of Artificial Intelligence, emphasizing the importance of embodied experience, the incarnation, and the pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness. 📔 THE TRUTH AND THE LIE book pre-order🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
You Might Never Listen to That Embarrassing Song the Same Way Again. | WMF17 26.05.2026 1val 9minWhat if the songs and movies you secretly love are revealing something deeper about your soul? In this episode, the conversation unexpectedly turns into a raw and hilarious exploration of vulnerability, music, masculinity, nostalgia, and the human longing for love. From Wild Mountain Thyme and Hallmark movies to Tommy Boy, Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Bob Marley, Van Morrison, and Pope Leo’s reflections on music, Dr. Christopher, Mike Mangione & Bill Donaghy unpack why certain stories and songs hit us so deeply. This episode is funny, emotional, surprisingly profound, and full of moments that will probably make you rethink the music that lives inside you.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
This Is What the Vatican Wants the Whole World to Know | WMF16 12.05.2026 44minIn this episode, the guys dive into the "language of the body," wrestling with those visual moments that often speak louder than words. They bridge the gap between rock stars and classical art, debating everything from Bono’s "blurry lines" of intimacy on stage to the profound symbolism hidden in plain sight at the Vatican.The heart of the conversation centers on the striking "Chastity" sculpture in Saint Peter’s Basilica. Why would a statue representing chastity be a bare-breasted woman? They break down the paradox of this figure—one breast veiled, the other uncovered—holding a unicorn horn and a flower. It’s a provocative "gesture" meant to invite us into the deeper mystery of the virtue, far beyond simple modesty.From JP2’s silent prayers at the Wailing Wall to the "king of the gesture" lifting his jacket at the Super Bowl, this episode is a deep dive into how our bodies convey truth. Are you ready to get recalibrated? Subscribe and join the journey.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
Is Drunkenness a Sin, Pro-Life Church But Anti-IVF, & the Morality of Lingerie | WMF15 28.04.2026 41minJoin us for a fresh Q&A on Word Made Fresh, where we untwist the deep desires of the human heart. In this episode, we dive into the "wine of God," exploring whether getting drunk is a sin—or if we’re actually meant to be inebriated by Divine Love. We also tackle the tough questions: why is the Church against IVF if she’s pro-life? We discuss the difference between grasping for a "product" and receiving a "gift," and how even in suffering, there is a supernatural fertility more real than biological life. From the "wine cellar of God" to the morality of lingerie, we're looking at it all through the lens of the Theology of the Body. Don’t just excise your desires—learn how to properly order them toward a real, deep communion. Subscribe and join the journey!🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
Can Men Use Steroids, Struggling to Wait for Sex & Is This Movie Inappropriate to Watch? | WMF14 14.04.2026 41minWhat makes a man truly strong—and can you fake it? In this raw Q&A, we tackle steroids and masculinity, the struggle to wait for sex, and how to discern what’s appropriate in movies and art. This conversation goes deeper than rules, exposing the real battle: transforming desire from self-centered to self-giving. If you’ve ever wrestled with lust, identity, or cultural confusion, this episode will offer a great challenge.Links: How to Discern Lust & Attraction Video🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
How to Endure Brutal Suffering and Grow From It | WMF13 31.03.2026 1val 6minIn this episode we trace four revolutions that quietly reshaped the way we see ourselves: the Industrial Revolution, the Sexual Revolution, the Digital Revolution, and the Gender Revolution. Each one promised freedom—but together they’ve pulled us further from the meaning written into our bodies and the beauty of the family.Along the way we get personal. We talk about family wounds, marriages that look strong from the outside but carry real struggles, and the mysterious way God can bring unexpected beauty out of painful chapters.We also reflect on a striking moment in Hollywood—when Robert Downey Jr. publicly defended Mel Gibson after his public fall. It becomes a window into something deeper: what redemption actually looks like, and how grace often shows up right in the middle of our mess. 🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 Instagram -
The Cost of Living Through a Screen | WMF12 17.03.2026 57minWe live in a world where everything is captured, posted, and shared—but are we actually experiencing life anymore?In this episode of Word Made Fresh, Christopher West, Mike Mangione, and Bill Donaghy explore how technology is reshaping our relationship with reality, beauty, and each other. From watching a talk through your phone instead of with your eyes—even inside St. Peter's Basilica—to missing sacred moments with our children because we’re “too busy,” the conversation gets honest about what we might be losing.They reflect on history, philosophy, family life, and faith to ask a deeper question:What does it mean to truly live, instead of just recording life?🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
"Don't You Forget About Me" | In the Field: INDIANA | WMF11 04.03.2026 36minWhat does an 80s anthem from The Breakfast Club reveal about the Gospel? Beneath rebellion, masks, and church scandals lies a deeper question: Will someone meet me here? A powerful reflection on sin, shame, and the God who isn’t afraid of your humanity.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
Are You Dumb...founded? | WMF10 17.02.2026 1val 5minWho is Owen Cutts and why does he hear music in a way most of us don’t?In this episode, we sit down with a rare kind of artist, someone who lets a song completely undo him and at the same time can explain exactly why it’s undoing you too. Owen talks about why the cracks in a singer’s voice are not flaws but revelations, why certain musical moments hit us in the gut, and how shame slowly trains us to shut down instead of responding with the freedom we had as kids.We share the story of a priest who said he learned more theology from a three minute song than in years of seminary, and we wrestle with the question: once you’ve really encountered beauty, can you ever go back to normal?This conversation is not just about music. It is about how music opens us up, exposes what is happening inside us, and, if we let it, actually changes us.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store -
From Datafication to Deification | WMF9 03.02.2026 1val 29minArtificial intelligence isn’t just a new tool, it’s accelerating a crisis of meaning. In this conversation, we wrestle with embodiment, personhood, and why the body may be the most important question AI puts back on the table.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 Instagram
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"Love Handles" in Ecuador 🇪🇨 | WMF8 20.01.2026 1val 31minWe’re recording from Ecuador—and what starts as travel banter turns into a surprisingly raw conversation about the difference between looking at people and truly seeing them. From status, attraction, and the addictive pull of “praise and venom,” to childhood moments that shape our fear of rejection, this episode goes deep on what it takes to live (and lead) like persons—not products.Show Notes:God Is Beauty BookSend us your artwork here: Theology of the Body InstitutePO Box 573, Quarryville, PA 17566Email us your artwork here: [email protected]🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store
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When the Sun Goes Down in UK & Germany | WMF7 06.01.2026 49minOn the road in London and Germany, Dr. Christopher West, Mike Mangione and Jason Clark sit down to talk about what makes live ministry real: authentic music, vulnerability, and “deep calling out to deep.” They share behind-the-scenes stories from The Well, the power of intercession in spiritual battle, and how God speaks through imagination, art, and even unexpected images.🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates Christopher West: 📸 Instagram 🔵 Facebook 🎤 Ask Christopher West PodcastMike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎸 Mike's website 🗺️ Mike's tourBill Donaghy: 📸 InstagramTheology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation 📚 Course schedule 🏔️ Pilgrimages 🛍️ Store
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