{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"339: Tomi Oliva On Technician Recruitment ","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/339-tomi-oliva-on-technician-recruitment","audioUrl":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/809423/episodes/18687563-339-tomi-oliva-on-technician-recruitment.mp3","description":"Tomi Oliva joins me on the show today to talk about technician recruitment. 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