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Feb 2021
1h 41m

‘Taxi Driver’ With Bill Simmons, Bill Ha...

The Ringer
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Are you talking to me? The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey are joined by actor Bill Hader to talk about Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic ‘Taxi Driver’, starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, and Cybill Shepherd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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