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Dec 2023
1h 9m

I Wish I Had Edwin Castro's Life

SPIKE FERESTEN
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This week, a big scoop on the big prices paid at RM's White Collection sale, Spike is harassed for his looks in the YouTube comment section, Sheffield Watches has a new model with impressive specs, why Car of the Year is broken, and finally a prosecution for slow driving in the left lane. Plus, listener questions!

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