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Feb 2021
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SPECIAL EPISODE: RUTHLESS RADIO THEATRE

Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook
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The cast and crew of the Ruthless variety progrum perform a dramatic reading adapted from Jonathan Swan's reporting of an Oval Office meeting in Trump's White House entitled, "Off the Rails" in Axios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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