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Feb 2019
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#137 Fool's Trade

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Yes Yes No returns and Alex Blumberg takes us on a journey from secret celebrity love letters to the biggest, strangest rock band you’ve never heard of. Also, basketball. See the tweet here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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