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Dec 2023
1h 12m

The End-of-the-Year Mailbag

The Ringer
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Chris and Andy look back at the year in television by opening up the mailbag. They talk about which shows they would have recast (1:00), which TV show would have been better as a movie and vice versa (36:47), and what they would consider to be a perfect season of television (53:59). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more abo ... Show More
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