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Jan 2024
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#57 | HOW MUCH REALLY CHANGES IN 10 YEAR...

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis
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Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re looking back on 2014 as compared to 2024, in terms of pop culture and their personal journeys with mental health, goals, dreams, aspirations, lessons, and more. Plus they chat Taylor Swift, the Golden Globes, Anyone But You, Saltburn, the Percy Jackson show, and all the other books and movies they watched over the break. 


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