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Aug 2025
45m 17s

the strip club did indeed make me bonker...

Ismatu Gwendolyn
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In which ismatu gwendolyn, public servant, recounts the praxis they got from their local strippery in regards to the acquisition and distribution of US dollar bills.

Full transcript available at https://www.threadings.io/the-strip-club-did-indeed-make-me-bonkers/

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