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May 2023
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The Taylor Swift Ticket Fiasco Goes to C...

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Wanda Sykes had a lot to dive into as guest-host: classified documents, Swifties taking on Ticketmaster in Congress, the over-ticketing of poor communities, mummies, and more.

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