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Kurt Vonneguys

Alex Schmidt & Michael Swaim

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Join reader-comedians Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim for a fun, digressive trip through the Kurt Vonnegut canon. It’s a book club, a comedy show, and a cavalcade of smart, entertaining segments. Discover Vonnegut works you’ve never read! Rediscover your Kurt favorites! And cure the terrible disease of loneliness by going on a K.V. appreciation deep dive with a friendly karass of your fellow listeners.
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Badical

Gamefully Unemployed

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Badical™ - the most controversial arcade fighting game of the 1990s - is back with a vengeance! Join hosts Tom Reimann and David Bell on a deep-dive into the making of a simple coin-operated distraction that became a billion-dollar franchise, featuring rare behind-the-scenes interviews with the creators and cast of Badical™ as they discuss what it was like to be part of a phenomenon that spawned countless sequels, several motion pictures, a handful of congressional hearings, and one or two f ...
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