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Feb 2014
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Episode 242: Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen...

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Oscar Isaac, star of “Inside Llewyn Davis” and the new “In Secret,” talks travis pickin’ and tabbies … Mads Mikkelsen of Oscar-nominated Danish drama “The Hunt,” looks on the bright side of strife … Bestselling author Janet Evanovich tells us how to politely destroy a van … Vermouth that gin actually loves … Changing views […]

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