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Feb 2020
1h 19m

It's Time to Appreciate ‘Better Call Sau...

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‘Better Call Saul’ returned on Sunday night for its penultimate season and it’s time to start appreciating the show for what it is: a masterpiece (2:14). Episode 8 of ‘The Outsider’ was the most Stephen King–influenced episode yet (26:45). And an interview with the musician Greg Dulli about his first solo album, ‘Random Desire’ (51:56).


Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Guest: Greg Dulli

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