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Aug 2017
24m 28s

6. Penny Johnson, Collector of Barry Man...

DAVID PETERKOFSKY
About this episode

Penny Johnson chats with For Keeps about her lifelong obsession with pop singer Barry Manilow and her sizable stash of Manilow memorabilia — as well as her efforts to turn her skeptical co-workers into fervent "Fanilows."

Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin' • Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch • Background score by Blue Dot Sessions • www.forkeepspodcast.com

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