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Apr 2020
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Ep 1 // PATTI SMITH

Arman Naféei
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Punk-poet laureate PATTI SMITH inaugurates ARE WE ON AIR? with Arman Naféei, chronicling the soundtrack to her life: from memories tears as a child to Eleanor Steber, to the unique cultural exchange of the Chelsea Hotel.

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