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Feb 2020
1h 5m

Phone Call Hole In One

Chris Gethard
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Does having an identical twin make you more competitive? This young, female athlete tells Geth about focusing her competitive twin energy into golf, while opening up about dealing with anxiety, politics, her sexuality, and twin "switcharoo" high jinks.

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