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Aug 2024
40m 19s

Christy Hall (Daddio; It Ends with Us)

Ben Blacker
About this episode

Christy Hall (Daddio; It Ends with Us) discusses what working in theater taught her, being curious by the gray areas, what matters most in getting a project off the ground, co-creating I Am Not Okay with This, mowing down cornfields, and more.


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