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Mar 2022
1h 59m

Genevieve Aer and Sofiya Alexandra

Whitney Cummings
About this episode

Whitney's Ukrainian Russian friend Genevieve Aer (Liberty Horse Trainer) and Comedian Sofiya Alexandra (writer and comedian) were both born in Ukraine and are here to answer all our stupid questions about the war with Russia and growing up there.  For reliable news and different ways to help go to: https://help-ukraine.crd.co/ // www.care.org // www.comebackalive.in.ua 

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