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Nov 2024

1h 8m

'The Great Impersonator' | Every Single ...

About this episode

Nora and Nathan break down Halsey's intensely personal album 'The Great Impersonator.' They discuss the rollout for this and whether or not it needed to be a concept album (1:00), how Halsey's health struggles inspired many of the songs on this record (22:42), and what comes next for the artist after she thought that this could be the last album she would ever make (49:16).

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard

Producers: Kaya McMullen and Isaiah Blakely

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