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Oct 2024
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October Surprise! LIVE w/ Josh Gondelman...

JODY AVIRGAN & RADIOTOPIA
About this episode

It's the October before a presidential election, which means that some final twists and turns are surely on the way.

Jody, NIki, and Kellie were recently joined by comedian Josh Gondelman at This Day's first ever live show, at WBUR's CitySpace in Boston. They talked about the history of October Surprises, from gaffes to unforseen world events, to pure shenanigans.

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Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia

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