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Nov 2022
58m 43s

S15, Ep11 How To Fail: Geena Davis, the ...

Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment
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I am obsessed with today's guest and I'm not even going to pretend otherwise. Geena Davis, the star of such seminal movies as Tootsie, Beetlejuice, Thelma & Louise, A League of Their Own and the underrated classic, The Long Kiss Goodnight, TURNED UP AT MY ACTUAL HOUSE to record a witty, warm and fascinating conversation.*We talk about her feelings of imposte ... Show More
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