Best 2SER 107.3FM Podcasts (2024)

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Profile: Angela Catterns In Conversation 57:56

1h ago57:56

57:56

To kick off Fourth Estate’s series of profiles, radio trailblazer Angela Catterns joined Tina Quinn in studio to talk about a career thats included getting fired for sounding “too intelligent”, smoking spliffs in the Triple J studios and knocking Alan Jones from number one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Book Club - Alice Robinson’s If You Go 4:29

4h ago4:29

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Alice Robinson is the author of Anchor Point, which was longlisted for the Stella Prize and the Indie Book Awards and The Glad Shout, winner of the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Her new novel is If You Go. Esther awakens in a strange room. Strapped to a table, hooked up to machines and with a breathing tube down her throat, Esther has …

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Jenna Lo Bianco’s Love & Rome 37:41

3d ago37:41

37:41

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Jenna Lo Bianco is a writer, teacher and Italophile. Her debut novel The Italian Marri…

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Death in Hilo by Eric Redman - Part Three 30:00

3d ago30:00

30:00

We discuss Part One, Chapters 12-27 of Eric Redman's new Hawaiian Noir novel, Death in Hilo. Kawika's wife, Elle, has gone missing, and the only person with information as to where she's gone is Jarvis. As the lines of Hawaii's biggest cases begin to cross, how can Kawika survive not just the brimming blood at his doorstep, and the axe of audit at …

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Book Club - Siang Lu’s Ghost Cities 3:54

6d ago3:54

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Siang Lu is the author of The Whitewash, a tremendous mockumentary style exploration of the movie industry, which won an ABIA for best Audiobook. Siang is also the co-creator of The Beige Index, your definitive guide to how white your movie viewing really. Siang’s new novel is Ghost Cities. Xiang is working as a translator at Sydney’s Chinese Consu…

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What Is Going On At The Washington Post? 42:51

7d ago42:51

42:51

The Washington Post, long held up as a beacon of great american journalism, has found itself the subject of some very bad headlines the last number of weeks. NPR's David Folkenflik and Peter Jukes of The Byline Times, join Tina Quinn to discuss how the esteemed 'paper of record' has itself become the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…

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Bri Lee’s The Work 51:39

9d ago51:39

51:39

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Bri Lee is the award winning author of Eggshell Skull, Beauty and Who gets to be Smart…

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Death in Hilo by Eric Redman - Part Two 30:00

10d ago30:00

30:00

We discuss Part One, Chapters 12-27 of Eric Redman's new Hawaiian Noir novel, Death in Hilo. At last, our outlier victim of the park slasher is identified - Keoni Parkes, a spokesperson for the controversial Thirty Metre Telescope on the big island. Unfortunately for Kawika, the skeletons in his closet have come out to play as it turns out Keoni ha…

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Siang Lu's Ghost Cities 43:06

13d ago43:06

43:06

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Siang is the author of The Whitewash which won an ABIA for best Audiobook. His new nov…

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One From The Archives: Tina Quinn Speaks With Caro Meldrum-Hanna 46:57

14d ago46:57

46:57

This week we take another step back into the Fourth Estate archives to Tina Quinn's interview with the Gold Walkley award winning journalist, Caro Meldrum-Hanna. This interview was originally broadcast in April of 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy 2SER

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Introducing... Hey History! 3:11

16d ago3:11

3:11

We've got a new history podcast for you and the kids in your life, called Hey History! With immersive, sound rich storytelling and Australia's top historians and experts, dive into key events in our history. Find out... How did First Nations people learn on Country? How does learning happen today? What really when Captain Cook and First Nations peo…

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Death in Hilo by Eric Redman - Part One 30:01

19d ago30:01

30:01

We discuss Part One, Chapters 1-11 of Eric Redman's new Hawaiian Noir novel, Death in Hilo. Kawika Wong is in the prime of his career, leading the homicide squad at the Honolulu Police Department, but it all could come crumbling down when a criminal he put away a decade ago begins hinting towards the truth of a case Kawika thought he had put behind…

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When Push Comes To Shove: Costello’s Unseemly End 35:31

20d ago35:31

35:31

It’s been a scandal-plagued few weeks for Nine Entertainment, made only worse by its Chairman, Sir Peter Costello’s altercation with a News Corp journalist at Canberra Airport, leading to his resignation. Mike Seccombe, National Correspondent for The Saturday Paper and Jacqueline Maley, Columnist and Senior Writer at The Sydney Morning Herald, join…

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Too Much of Water by Bruce Hamilton - Part Three 30:00

26d ago30:00

30:00

We discuss Bruce Hamilton's 'Too Much of Water', chapters 9-12. Just when you thought the murderer was done, one more body finds itself committed to what we presume are watery depths. As the Goyaz ventures towards its last port of call, Edgar's list of suspects grows implausibly small, but will it point him in the right direction? A hearty twist an…

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Book Club - Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites 4:29

28d ago4:29

4:29

Back in 2013, when I was just a little baby radio producer starting out on Final Draft some incredible books came out. I’d like to say I read them all but that would be a lie. Today’s book for book club has been on my radar since that time and so to inspire you all to dive deep into your to be read pile I’ve got Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites. Back in …

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Victoria Purman’s The Radio Hour 44:02

1M ago44:02

44:02

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Victoria Purman is a bestselling author in Australia and the US. Her historical fictio…

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Too Much of Water by Bruce Hamilton - Part Two 30:00

1M ago30:00

30:00

We discuss Bruce Hamilton's 'Too Much of Water', chapters 5-8. The deaths keep adding up - a child drowned by the pool, and a man found drowned in a bath. Only two suspects have alibis that make them possible suspects, but neither seems a likely culprit, so which way does the finger of blame point? Our unlikely detective Edgar is stuck on a boat wi…

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The News Corp Campaign Against Laura Tingle 30:00

1M ago30:00

30:00

This week saw the Rupert Murdoch owned NewsCorp waging another battle in its seemingly constant war against our public broadcaster, with what some have called a "raging pile on" against journalist, Laura Tingle. Taking issue with comments she had made on a panel at the Sydney Writers Festival, News Corp justified the attacks by accusing her of brea…

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One From The Archives: Laura Tingle Sits Down With Tina Quinn 30:03

1M ago30:03

30:03

This week, the ABC's Chief Political Correspondent for 7.30, Laura Tingle found herself at the centre of a media maelstrom, following her weekend comments on a panel at the Sydney Writers Festival in which she referred to Australia as 'a racist country' and went on to criticize the budget reply speech of Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton. News Corp p…

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Book Club - John Richards’ The Gorgon Flower 3:43

1M ago3:43

3:43

John Richards was shortlisted for the Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Award in 2021 and the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer in August 2022. The Gorgon Flower is his first published work of fiction. The Gorgon Flower is a wonderful collection of dark and macabre stories. I’ve always thought of short story collections like albums or mi…

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Too Much of Water by Bruce Hamilton - Part One 30:00

1M ago30:00

30:00

We discuss Bruce Hamilton's 'Too Much of Water', chapters 1-4. Flex is back, and it's time to dive into a water-based mystery aboard the Goyaz. Edgar Cantrell is bound for Barbados, and all manner of high society find themselves aboard the boat together. Singers, cricketers, barristers, and of course military-man Major Major. One too many bumps on …

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Nikki Motram’s Killarney 25:12

1M ago25:12

25:12

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Nikki Mottram has a psychology degree from The University of Queensland and has worked…

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Book Club - Bri Lee’s The Work 4:06

1M ago4:06

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Bri Lee is the award winning author of Eggshell skull and Who gets to be smart. The Work is her first novel. The art scene in New York is one of the toughest in the world. While artists stay locked in their studios creating works of inspiration, the industry of ‘the arts’ whirs away creating the buzz that keeps it all relevant. After years of strug…

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The War On False Equivalence 45:31

1M ago45:31

45:31

Accusations of false equivalencies have flown from both sides of the conflict in the Middle East, and this week was no exception with the International Criminal Court’s Chief announcing their intention to apply for arrest warrants for top leadership in the Israeli Government and those working for Hamas. Joining Tina Quinn to discuss this latest dev…

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Who Shot JR? from Dallas - Part Three 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

The finale of Who Shot JR at last. One of the most viewed episodes of American tv in history and the series that inspired Who Shot Mr Burns, Dallas spends most of their reveal episode recapping the last four epiusodes for those of us that weren't paying attention! Sue Ellen finally takes centre stage as our true detective when she is thrown in jail…

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John Richards’ The Gorgon Flower 34:27

2M ago34:27

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. John Richards was shortlisted for the Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Award in 2021 and t…

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Book Club - Victoria Purman’s The Radio Hour 4:49

2M ago4:49

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Victoria Purman is a bestselling author in Australia and the US. Her historical fiction includes A Woman’s Work, The Nurses’ War, The Women’s Pages, and The Land Girls. Victoria’s new novel is The Radio Hour. The year is 1956. When Martha Berry started out at the national broadcaster nearly thirty years ago she couldn’t imagine where it would take …

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One From The Archives: In-Conversation With Fran Kelly 40:31

2M ago40:31

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This week we dip into the Fourth Estate archives and bring you Tina Quinn's December, 2021 interview with journalist and broadcaster, Fran Kelly. Fran joined Tina in studio during her very last week as Host of RN Breakfast, after 17 years at the helm of the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Who Shot JR? from Dallas - Part Two 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

Herds and Cam are back at it again, by popular demand, with the middle section of Dallas' 'Who Shot JR?' in which honestly, not much very important happens. The elusive 3rd Ewing brother Greg visits from his own spinoff show, JR struggles to run the Ewing oil company from his hospital bed, and Bobby is essentially forced to stay on the show when hi…

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Paul Morgan’s The Winter Palace 32:33

2M ago32:33

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Paul Morgan was born in London, and now lives in Melbourne. He is the author of The Pe…

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Book Club - Susannah Begbie’s The Deed 4:07

2M ago4:07

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Susannah Begbie grew up in rural New South Wales on a sheep farm and is now a GP who has worked all over Australia. She is the winner of Hachette's Richell Prize for 2022. The Deed is her first novel. Tom Edwards has spent most of his life running the farm by himself. He’s not well pleased that his kids never came back to take their place on the la…

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Shutdown! Israel Bans Al Jazeera As The Humanitarian Crisis Worsens 30:02

2M ago30:02

30:02

This week we return to coverage of the conflict in the Middle East, as the Israeli Government forces the closure of Al Jazeera's Jerusalem bureau. Bernard Smith, a Senior Correspondent for Al Jazeera joined Tina Quinn from East Jerusalem to talk what it means for the television network's coverage of the conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. V…

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Donna M Cameron's The Rewilding 31:04

2M ago31:04

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Donna M Cameron is a novelist and an award-winning playwright and short film writer. H…

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Who Shot JR? from Dallas - Part One 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

Herds and Cam discuss the season finale of Dallas' third season, 'A House Divided', and take a crack at solving the America-wide sensation 'Who Shot JR'? After JR, eldest son of the wealthy Ewing estate executes one too many backdoor oil schemes he is shot twice in the abdomen and left for dead. The episode explores the motivations of the many peop…

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Violence Against Women: Australia’s Pervasive Epidemic 32:14

2M ago32:14

32:14

The increasing surge in female deaths at the hand of a male partner has led to nationwide protests, countless think pieces in every major and non-major masthead, and the usual platitudes from government. As the nation grows weary to these ritualistic reckonings, host Tina Quinn, discusses whether this time could be different with Bridget Brennan an…

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It Takes A Town by Aoife Clifford - Part Three 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

We discuss chapters 25-36 of Aoife Clifford's brand new collective-detective murder mystery, 'It Takes A Town'. Herds and Cam come to the end of all things, 'Jaz 'the visual' Langridge is kidnapped (for real) this time, incompetent cop Billy and town drunk Mer work together to navigate a sudden and dangerous showdown. The friendship of Mer and Fran…

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Elon Musk Throws Down With Australia 33:27

2M ago33:27

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It’s been a big week for social media news, as billionaire and so-called 'free speech warrior', Elon Musk defies orders from Australia’s E-Safety Commissioner and gets into a war of words with Politicians across the aisle. It’s all part of a bigger conversation around censorship. Guardian Australia’s Josh Butler and The Sun-Herald’s Amber Schultz j…

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Ernest Price’s The Pyramid of Needs 35:13

2M ago35:13

35:13

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Ernest Price is a transgender man working as a secondary English teacher in Naarm/Melb…

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It Takes A Town by Aoife Clifford - Part Two 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

We discuss chapters 12-24 of Aoife Clifford's brand new collective-detective murder mystery, 'It Takes A Town'. Frankie and Mer move closer to center stage as their lives are compltely turned upside down. Frankie is asked to leave her teaching job as she is under suspicion of her once friend Vanessa Walton, the cops force her to make a very bad dec…

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Yumna Kassab’s Politica 31:16

3M ago31:16

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Yumna Kassab is the author of novels including Australiana and The Lovers. Her writing…

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Omnishambles: Bruce Lehrmann v Network 10 & Lisa Wilkinson 51:41

3M ago51:41

51:41

On this week's Fourth Estate we look at the "omnishambles" (to quote Justice Michael Lee) that was the Bruce Lehrmann v Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson defamation trial. While Lehrmann walked away a proven rapist (in the balance of probabilities), nobody really got off lightly, especially not the media. Host, Tina Quinn is joined by Kate McClymont, C…

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Miranda Darling’s Thunderhead 31:38

3M ago31:38

31:38

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Miranda Darling is a writer, poet, and co-founder of Vanishing Pictures. She has publi…

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It Takes A Town by Aoife Clifford - Part One 30:00

3M ago30:00

30:00

We discuss chapters 1-11 of Aoife Clifford's brand new collective-detective murder mystery, 'It Takes A Town'. Policewoman Carole, distressed mother Frankie, town drunk Mer(maid) and a gaggle of schoolchildren reminiscent of the Scooby Gang all team up to corner the killer of local town star Vanessa Walton, recently returned from a grand tour of fa…

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Book Club - Miranda Darling’s Thunderhead 4:08

3M ago4:08

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Miranda is a writer, poet, and co-founder of Vanishing Pictures. Her latest novel is Thunderhead. Across a single day we are thrown into the life of Winona Dalloway. From the moment she wakes, stealing a few precious moments before her time is not her own, to the dinner party that looms over her calendar, the reader follows Winona as she tries simp…

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Sharlene Allsopp’s The Great Undoing 39:29

3M ago39:29

39:29

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Sharlene Allsop is the debut author of The Great Undoing which through its journey to …

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Gaza: The Conflict Raging Beyond The Battlefield 42:12

3M ago42:12

42:12

As we mark six months since the latest outbreak of war between the Israeli government and the Palestinian people kicked off, host Tina Quinn explores whether coverage of the conflict is shifting. She's joined by independent journalist, Antony Loewenstein, Political Reporter for The Australian Sarah Ison, and Co-Host of Guardian Australia's 'Full St…

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Final Draft Goes National! 5:25

3M ago5:25

5:25

Final Draft has been invited by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia to join its Community Radio Network. This means that we've been working hard to develop episodes that will be shared across Australia on the hundreds of community radio stations that contribute to the diverse media landscape of this country. In this special news upd…

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The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill - Part Three 29:59

3M ago29:59

29:59

We discuss chapters 26-42 of Sulari Gentill's brand new metafiction standalone, 'The Mystery Writer'. We come to the explosive finale as the evil Greek machinist Satan Herself is exposed to the world and characters we've never seen before swoop in on helicopters and take part in duels involving both pistols and large burly vehicles. The plot has go…

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Kategate: A Post-Mortem 47:20

3M ago47:20

47:20

This week we take a look back at the media maelstrom that was 'Kategate'. Were we the public to blame for elevating a social media bin-fire? Was it the media? Or did the wheels of the Palace PR machine completely come off? And what does it say about our relationship with once very trusted institutions? Host, Tina Quinn returns to the Fourth Estate …

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Book Club - Ernest Price’s The Pyramid of Needs 4:08

3M ago4:08

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Ernest Price is a transgender man working as a secondary English teacher in Naarm/Melbourne. His writing has been published by Queerstories and Overland. The Pyramid of Needs is his first novel. Linda is ready to hit the big time. The fact that there aren’t a lot of seventy year olds going viral just means it will be even more sensational when she …

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