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Jan 2023
57m 34s

Pandemic Divorce (w/ Punkie Johnson)

Headgum & Nicole Byer
About this episode

Comedian Punkie Johnson (SNL) joins Nicole to discuss how the pandemic lead to her divorce,  learning to love her partner's ugly feet, and tiddy pain. Nicole reports on the unhappy couples she witnessed while in the Bahamas. 

 

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