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Dec 2024
43m 25s

306: Penn Mog-sala w/ Harshil Shukla

Pranav and Usama
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Our hilarious buddy and cutie pie Harshil tells us all about his career with Penn Masala--the addictions, sordid affairs, violent in-fighting. Hahaha JK it was mad chill. He also tells us about a time Usama challenged a Penn Masala singer to a contest and tried to mog him at UT Austin.

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