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Aug 2021
1h 18m

Ben Platt

Unqualified Media
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Ben Platt [The Politician, The Book of Mormon, Pitch Perfect, Dear Evan Hansen] and Anna talk about first loves and heartbreak, family, fame, writing music, the magic of Wicked and The Wizard of Oz, the role of a lifetime, learning to cook, meeting Barbra Streisand, and more. Later in the episode, Anna and April talk with a young woman who can’t decide whether to marry or break up with her long distance boyfriend.

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Music by: Mondo Cozmo @mondocozmo
Producers: Michael Barrett, Rob Holysz, Jeph Porter, Kasper Selvig
Researcher: Margot Barrett

Production Services: Rabbit Grin Productions rabbitgrinproductions.com
Distributed by: Simplecast


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