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Dec 2020
1h 5m

Another 39 Year Old Grandma

Chris Gethard
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A recently retired real estate agent chats with Geth about what it's been like teaching her grandson at home and taking care of her dying mother. She also opens up about being a former drug addict and her views on reincarnation.

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