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Feb 2024
1m 48s

Heartwords: A Smarty Pass Sneak Peek

American Public Media
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It’s a time-honored Valentine’s Day tradition to hand out conversation hearts - those candies with phrases like “be mine” and “love always” written on them. In this episode, we play a game where contestants come up with conversation candies for made up holidays.





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