This week, inspired by the wildly popular Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, we’re talking about cults with a special guest expert!
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We’ll also be finding out which songs define our entire lives, based on what was #1 on our 14th birthdays&#8230;
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&#8230;sharing some feels about the series finale of The Americans&#8230;
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&#8230;and nominating someone for Worst Human Alive (it’s not who you think it is!).
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Listen to hear all about it:
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