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Oct 2024
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34: How mean can you be to other people’...

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Ash and Moya channel their inner Clint Eastwoods to lament the rise of trick or treating, and consider how to interact with other people’s children. Plus, a listener dealing with confusing feelings after a difficult abortion.

Email your missed connections and dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.com

Music by Matt Huxley.

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