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Feb 2022
29m 53s

Giving A Sh*t with Phoebe Robinson

SIMON SINEK
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Short packets of content. That’s the world we live in. We've condensed and compressed so much of what we consume that our entertainment and our news seem to have lost any nuance or complexity. And that’s a problem, because our world and our lives are nuanced and complex. Phoebe Robinson is a comedian, bestselling author, actress and producer who tries to cap ... Show More
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