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Jul 2015
35m 19s

Home Movie Edition: Quirky Girls, Crazy ...

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This Movie Date podcast has a little something for everyone, especially those who love quirky girls, or hate crazy dads. To wit: The story of six brothers who are locked in their lower east side Manhattan apartment by their father for their entire lives, with only a collection of movies to connect them to the outside world.

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Home Movie Edition features a few good stories about family. Perfect for: tuning out snoring bunk-mates, masking nature sounds outside the tent, keeping dad from telling you that one story for the hundredth time, killing time while mom goes antiquing. 

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