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Mar 2025
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PRETTY CURIOUS | Tariffs, Living Rent Fr...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
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Curious people, we have so much to talk about! This week on Pretty Curious, JVN and senior producer Chris are diving into the celebrity “IT” couple we can’t get enough of, the shadow side of healing, and living rent free in Republicans heads.


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