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Apr 2021
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Ep. 322: Pick the Right Word, Have Both ...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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We talk about why it’s powerful to pick the right word, a listener suggests having a weekend book and a weekday book to enjoy reading more, and we talk to the hilarious actor, writer, and singer Leslie Jordan about what it’s like to be an Internet sensation, his adventures in Hollywood, hymn-singing, and more.

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