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Sep 2024
30m 54s

Gwen Can't Drive

Hyperfixed & Radiotopia
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This week: Gwen was born and raised in New York, and never felt like she needed to learn to drive. Now that she's turned 30, she's scared she's too old to change that. Alex stands around with a microphone and tries to help.

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