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Apr 2020

36m 52s

Episode 15 || Lydia House & Tina Arfaee

About this episode

In this remote episode of Bud Buddies, Julie is joined by special guests: Lydia House and Tina Arfaee. They share stories about how terrifying Jane Eyre can be, a dope (potentially) haunted house in Wisconsin, and how vaping in your cousin's closet can make you think you're eating your own tongue. Strain of the week: Blue Dream.

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