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Nov 2019
1h 58m

Laura Beil

Armchair Umbrella
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Laura Beil is a journalist and podcast host. Laura sits down with the Armchair Expert on this Thanksgiving day episode to talk about having to work on your feet as a journalist, her specific draw to the medical field and how she stumbled into podcasting. Dax theorizes on Laura's Dr. Death podcast and Laura claims a story is never done, it is only du ... Show More
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