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May 2023
1h 8m

Oprah v. Beef Part 2: Apocalypse Cow

AUBREY GORDON & MICHAEL HOBBES
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The closing argument of our two-part Oprahsode starts in a Texas courtroom, wanders through some British slaughterhouses and ends with an emu. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on PatreonDonate on PayPalGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastLinks! "How the Cows Turned Mad" by Maxime Schwartz“Deadly F ... Show More
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