What does Bowie have in common with Tupac? Does Serial Season 2 suck? And can you guess the X-Files plot?
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This week, we’re catching up on everything we missed while we were away, starting with our dearly departed David Bowie and what he has in common with Tupac:
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We&#8217;re also questioning whether we should keep hate listening to Serial Season 2 or just give up and watch this on repeat instead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATXbJjuZqbc
We play a Can You Guess the X-Files Plot? game:
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And we cap things off with a divisive Scarlett Johansson song, which features backing vocals from none other than David Bowie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USiLOQFW3X4
Until next week!
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