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Jul 2019
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Peter Thiel is Pennywise, Trump's racist...

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This week, Scott wants to scoop on all of Kara's interviews with presidential candidates. Then, Scott and Kara chat Facebook's measly $5 billion fine and Disney's massive staying power.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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