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Dec 2024
1h 9m

'Squid Game' Season 2 and Everything But...

The Ringer
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Chris and Andy talk about the first two episodes of 'Squid Game' season 2 and whether or not the show was harmed by a three year break from the first season (1:00). Then they talk about some of their favorite non-tv related things this year including books like 'Orbital' by Samantha Harvey and 'Creation Lake' by Rachel Kushner (26:23) and some of their favorite movies and music from the year (46:35).


Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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