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Dec 2022
1h 19m

97: "As It Was" vs. "Anti-Hero"

Todd Nathanson
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It is our annual year-end podcast where we always try to take a look at two current hits and these are some pretty big ones! Taylor Swift and Harry Styles emerged from their post-pandemic quarantines with songs about their cooped-up self-loathing, but which #1 of 2022 will emerge as the best!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P ... Show More
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