Best Gasbag Podcasts (2024)

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Banana Wine 25:53

6h ago25:53

25:53

Send us a Text Message. Sophie and Anna recharge with cheap biscuits from Roys. In Good Bits - Sophie recounts her soggy holiday. For Bad Bits they both talk candidly about how they're feeling. Found Sound is a listener submission from Keith. Podcast Swap gets Anna utterly thrilled and Sophie's back with another recommendation for true personal sto…

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Share & Rizz & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard 52:53

21m ago52:53

52:53

Is Kamala Harris’s “memeability” the key to her winning the presidential election in November? Or are Zoomers just having a laugh? How does one develop their “rizz”? Or are we sociopaths for even asking? And would you fight your parents if they named you Arthur (sorry to any Arthurs out there)? Also: Mina goes goth, Pablo has a secret nickname, and…

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How to Be a World-Famous Child Prodigy, with Golfer Michelle Wie West 53:21

19m ago53:21

53:21

Michelle Wie was hyped as nothing short of the next Tiger Woods. As a kid, she was a global sensation: competing against not just adult women but the men, at PGA Tour events — signing seven-figure sponsorship deals in the process. But now, two decades later, Michelle tells Pablo what child stardom was really like, behind the scenes. And she apprais…

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How and Why Athletes (Still) Go Broke 53:45

27m ago53:45

53:45

From a college dorm room to an 18-car garage, there is no "psychological mindf**k" quite like becoming a millionaire overnight. But a supermajority of athletes continue to squander their compressed window of lottery-like earnings. On the 15th anniversary of his seminal story for Sports Illustrated, "How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke," Pablo gets an h…

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The Sporting Class: What the NBA and WNBA’s Record-Setting TV Deals Mean 54:11

2h ago54:11

54:11

Welcome to The Sporting Class! Meadowlark Media CEO John Skipper and Nothing Personal’s David Samson are back with another episode with host of Pablo Torre Finds Out ... Pablo Torre! It’s time for more NBA TV rights talk! It looks like NBC, ESPN, and Amazon have won the battle, even though Warner Bros. Discovery is trying to fight. What does the bi…

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Share & Salmon & Tell with Katie Nolan and Michael Cruz Kayne 54:11

31m ago54:11

54:11

Is joining a club the key to healing our fractured nation? Would a robot be better than Katie Nolan at bartending? Would you cover your face in fish sperm for dermatological reasons? PLUS: the worst drink to order from a bartender, Dr. Dupixent, frankincense, myrrh, and late-breaking country music news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca…

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Why Trump’s Road to the White House Runs Through His Four Black Athlete Friends 54:14

19m ago54:14

54:14

What do Mike Tyson, Lawrence Taylor, Darryl Strawberry and Herschel Walker have in common? They were Donald Trump's New York superstar allies in the 1980s — and they remain his time-warped avatars for Black American voters in 2024. Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba transports us from selling handbags at Trump Tower to receiving calls from these…

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The Rub 24:28

13d ago24:28

24:28

Send us a Text Message. Sophie and Anna catch up in the SOUNDYARD studio after a pretty decent week. Good Bits is about an epic lunch break. Sophie hangs her head in shame in Bad Bits after a postal mishap. Found Sound is fresh from a chaotic scene in the SOUNDYARD kitchen. In Podcast Swap - the pair both choose art. Anna's looks at a famous art-wo…

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Share & Cheerlead & Tell with Domonique Foxworth and Jessica Smetana 33:38

1d ago33:38

33:38

Are the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders actually what they say they are? (And are they underpaid?) Also, how does a retired NFL player coach his own children without turning into Earl Woods? Plus: a fire alarm, a milking, a moonlighting meteorologist, a hard-to-get kung-fu master and the Hug-a-Bros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice…

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The Secret World of Baseball Interpreters — and Shohei Ohtani 53:07

2d ago53:07

53:07

Before his best friend got him mixed up in the biggest story in baseball, Shohei Ohtani was a kind of child star caught in a state of arrested development. Enter the Japanese interpreter: part live-in nanny, part spouse in a trans-Pacific shotgun marriage. Correspondent Tim Rohan takes us inside an intimate profession that's closing ranks, post-sca…

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Match-Fixing, the Oligarch and the Ivy League: Inside the Most Corrupt Sport at the Olympics 54:20

8d ago54:20

54:20

We tumble down the rabbithole of the global match-fixing scandal that’s quietly tearing apart the U.S. Olympic fencing team, ahead of their trip to Paris this month. And we investigate how it all connects to a spiraling refereeing crisis that takes us from Harvard and Princeton to the very top of the International Olympic Committee — and Vladimir P…

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Goose 23:57

20d ago23:57

23:57

Send us a Text Message. This week’s episode is recorded over beer in the studio (thanks to SOUNDYARD’S micropub neighbour, The Malt And Mardle). In Good Bits they Anna and Sophie look through their photos to remember the week, and Anna receives a whittled gift. In Bad Bits they lay out the woes of funding applications and vow to do better. Anna lon…

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We Found the Secret Tape the Knicks Made for LeBron 51:53

8d ago51:53

51:53

Pablo has unearthed a long-rumored, previously unpublished, for-your-eyes-only video from the summer of 2010, featuring a committee of A-list New Yorkers recruiting free agent LeBron James to the Garden. It may feature one of the biggest revelations in TV history, but let's just say — between a couple former politicians and another convicted rapist…

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What Happened to the White American NBA Star? 50:24

9d ago50:24

50:24

Rex Chapman, former Great White Hope and author of the new memoir "It's Hard for Me to Live with Me," traces the fading of an endangered sports species, from his personal history as a basketball prodigy in the American South to the rise of the international game. This episode originally aired March 22, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …

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Share & Rawdog & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard 53:42

11d ago53:42

53:42

Do athletes, coaches, and GMs give a s*** about what sports gasbags like Mina, Dan, and Pablo say about them? Early returns say: yes. Does Google suck now? Mina’s Reddit usage indicates: also yes. And most importantly, could you rawdog a 7-hour flight? Or, do we just like saying the word “rawdog”? Also: enshittification, Mina gaslights her husband,…

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Tobermory 24:49

26d ago24:49

24:49

Send us a Text Message. Anna and Sophie are reunited after Anna's successful surgery. In Good Bits, they shed a tear at something written in Anna's phone notes. In Bad Bits they examine the items on the day's to-do list. Found Sound is a special soundscape from the West Coast of Scotland. In Podcast Swap, Anna recommends a show that dives deep on s…

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How an NHL Team Drafted a Fake Japanese Person 45:39

26d ago45:39

45:39

The greatest trick the Buffalo Sabres ever pulled was convincing the world that Taro Tsujimoto really existed. Correspondent Michael J. Mooney takes us from a mysterious call in western New York to a hockey rink in the Himalayas — and explains why this completely made-up human has never felt more alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca…

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Share & Tell & Forget with Spencer Hall and Katie Nolan 54:09

17d ago54:09

54:09

Is it better to remember or forget? Why do luxury car companies compete at Le Mans, a 24-hour race in a French town? And why do you watch streams of video games like Elden Ring (even if you’ll never play them)? Also: Michelin, Mongolia, core memories, downloadable chodes, and, as always, horse-punching. Further reading: I Have a Terrible Memory. Am…

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#228 - Parade of Gasbags Again (feat. Fitz and Kearns) 1:44:38

17d ago1:44:38

1:44:38

The Boston Celtics won the 2024 NBA Finals, so naturally Fitz and Kearns join Fonz once again to talk about their time at the championship parade. Like usual, however, they ramble on about other topics too like old NBA players and predicting what JJ Watt's Hall of Fame speech is gonna be like. Gasbag talk. Message the Pod Here!! Support the podcast…

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23 and Me: Our Worldwide Hunt for the Missing, Million-Dollar Jordan Rookie Cards 49:46

19d ago49:46

49:46

Forty years ago this week, the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan — giving rise to the holiest of basketball grails. Twenty-three autographed Jordan rookie cards would be scattered across the globe, in the form of Wonka-esque golden tickets. But at last check, nine of these cards had vanished. Correspondent Bradley Campbell gets to the bottom of …

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Paul 23:44

1M ago23:44

23:44

Send us a Text Message. Anna is recovering from surgery, so Sophie catches up with their friend Paul. In Good Bits - Paul celebrates something found in a book shop, and Sophie marvels at a natural death. For Bad Bits they come together to lament the absence of Anna. Found Sound is a sonic experience of the future, found in the present. Paul brings …

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What 'Freedom of Speech' Really Means to Dana White and the UFC 54:52

23d ago54:52

54:52

At a time when so many are struggling with the regulation of expression, from Elon Musk's X to college campuses to the workplace, why did mixed-martial arts, of all things, rebrand itself as America’s leading bastion of free speech? Ariel Helwani, the sport's preeminent journalist and host of The MMA Hour, traces an evolving policy — from getting c…

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Why JJ Redick Rejected the NBA to Coach 9-Year-Olds Instead 52:37

24d ago52:37

52:37

He could be drawing up plays for superstars, after interviewing with the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, and more. But the ESPN commentator and "Old Man & the Three" podcaster has been leading a group of middle-schoolers in Brooklyn, with the same passion and perfectionism that he brought to Duke and then 15 seasons in the pros. If you thought you…

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The Whistleblower: Smush Parker Tells His Truth 51:40

26d ago51:40

51:40

You may remember Smush Parker from his very public, lopsided beef with the late Kobe Bryant, but there is so much more to the arc of Smush's life story — from being a toddler raised inside "The Cage," in New York City, to bringing up the ball right before "The Malice at the Palace" began. And now, it turns out, Smush Parker is committed to another …

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Crispy Duck 24:56

1M ago24:56

24:56

Send us a Text Message. Anna and Sophie lap up biscuits, tea and the time together before a week spent apart. In Good Bits, Anna is scheduled for surgery. Bad Bits is about big boy bills. Anna has outsourced Found Sound to a family member. In Podcast Swap, Sophie brings a show all about live storytelling on stage, and Anna's is about walking in oth…

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The Son Also Disguises: How a Kid Reporter Conned the Sports World 50:00

30d ago50:00

50:00

On one level, standup comedian Gary Vider’s childhood was a dream come true. He and his father, Manny, had virtually unlimited access to some of the biggest games and athletes and celebrities in the world. The only problem is that the whole thing was built on a complete lie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Share & Tell & Feel Bill Walton, with Ian Karmel and Katie Nolan 49:57

1M ago49:57

49:57

What’s the best way to pay tribute to a Hall of Famer whose spirit transcends both time and space? By calling up his tipi-crafting spiritual advisor — and, additionally, Oregon’s own Ian Karmel. Who himself poses an important question: why is Hollywood so bad at creating overweight characters? Also: the Bill of Bill, Katie’s Bible study, and Shlomo…

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#227 - A Whole Lotta Baseball Talk 46:01

1M ago46:01

46:01

Fonz is back this week with a solo episode and recaps the past few guest episodes he’s done before talking about the NBA Finals so far. He then gets into baseball for the rest of the episode. From talking about the season so far, his Mets, liking baseball a lot more as he gets older, reminiscing the past with some random 2000s baseball players he r…

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Kyrie, Trump and the Billionaire: Why There's an Actual War Hiding Courtside at the NBA Finals 49:23

1M ago49:23

49:23

The superstar once condemned as the most notorious anti-Semite in American sports is playing nice, even though he now works for the most influential pro-Israel donor in American politics, who happens to have Donald Trump in her pocket. Which is exactly why the NBA doesn't want you to know more about Miriam Adelson. New York magazine's Elizabeth Wei…

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Fatberg 23:03

2M ago23:03

23:03

Send us a Text Message. Anna and Sophie consider turning the SOUNDYARD production area into a factory. In Good Bits - they praise an unexpected helper. In Bad Bits, the gallbladder strikes back. Sophie's Found Sound is an insight in to her home life this week. In Podcast Swap, Anna goes to a town meeting in Vermont, and Sophie brings an XXX rated p…

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Share & Tell & Caitlin Clark, with Mina Kimes and Domonique Foxworth 55:18

1M ago55:18

55:18

Why can't America stop arguing about Caitlin Clark? (And who's actually right?) How much harder is raising a son these days? When should kids get cellphones? (AND DO YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN US?) Also: pinky shelves, and if we could have avoided all of this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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How to Fight the Cheapest Owner in American Sports 50:29

1M ago50:29

50:29

The Oakland A's are leaving Oakland, but not before a rebel force of die-hards can remind billionaire nepo-baby John Fisher — the Kendall Roy of Major League Baseball — what it really means to be a fan. Slate's Joel Anderson embeds with the boycott movement and stops at nothing to unravel the conspiracy known as WristbandGate… even when it takes hi…

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#226 - Parade of Gasbags (feat. Fitz, Kearns, Gabe) 1:40:26

1M ago1:40:26

1:40:26

A tradition unlike any other. Fitz and Kearns join Fonz this week and Gabe returns for the full gasbag experience, Boston style! The guys breakdown the NBA Finals and the Boston guys are clear homers rooting for the Celtics while also debating if Jayson Tatum has that dog in him. Many other topics come about, but it's all over the place with these …

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The Unwritten Rules of Magic 54:12

1M ago54:12

54:12

A magician — or mentalist — never reveals their secrets. But there’s a lot more to the illusion industry than meets the eye. Magician and New York Times puzzle constructor David Kwong joins Pablo to explain how the magic business polices itself like Major League Baseball; whether anyone legally owns a trick; and why he doesn’t claim to actually hav…

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Trad Wives 25:17

2M ago25:17

25:17

Send us a Text Message. Anna and Sophie rip open an exciting delivery. In Good Bits - they chat about their half term weeks - soft play and music studios. In Bad Bits - a serious problem arrises with childcare. Anna's Found Sound was captured from an inflatable boat. Sophie's Podcast Swap sparks a tangent about the rise of 'trad wives' on social me…

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#225 - Rambling Uni Talk (feat. Kenneth Jaramillo) 1:12:19

2M ago1:12:19

1:12:19

A special Saturday SlickBack is here to close out the week! Kenneth Jaramilo (@eyeamkenneth) joins Fonz to ramble about their favorite topic...jerseys and uniforms! They discuss the Broncos' new uniforms, the MLB City Connect program, number retirements, which NFL team needs new helmets, and more! Enjoy! Follow Kenneth here! TikTok: @eyeamkenneth Y…

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Revenge & Share & Tell, with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard 54:10

2M ago54:10

54:10

Why do human beings seek vengeance? (And is it really a dish best served cold?) Can you really be friends with the opposite sex while married? (And is single-sex education a good idea?) Does intermittent fasting actually work? (And what does it mean to be hangry?) Also: ruining a real estate guy; canoodling at The Bear; threatening four-year-olds; …

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The Jackie Robinson of Legoland, with Wyatt Cenac 46:53

2M ago46:53

46:53

LEGO is, in many ways, the biggest education company on the planet — an influential form of learning about the world around us, whether you're a kid, or an NBA star like Victor Wembanyama, or the Emmy-winning comedian Wyatt Cenac, who spent months researching how the famously yellow faces on millions of mini-figures… became so racially confounding.…

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Drawn and Quarter-Zipped: The Death of Sports Fashion, with Wesley Morris 53:17

2M ago53:17

53:17

The four NBA coaches who made the Conference Finals this season all have something in common: a pullover. Because unlike Pat Riley in Armani, or even Larry Brown in overalls (yes, overalls), modern basketball authority rejects individual style in favor of sideline uniformity. So we summon New York Times critic-at-large Wesley Morris (and his two Pu…

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Beach Day 24:55

2M ago24:55

24:55

Send us a Text Message. Anna and Sophie catch up in the SOUNDYARD studio. In good bits - they celebrate some wholesome family moments, and Anna is visited by something majestic. Bad Bits sees them hang their heads in shame at some money mishaps. Found Sound is inspired by a dominatrix. And in podcast swap - Anna goes deep on history, and Sophie has…

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Share & Tell & Moan, with Elle Duncan and Katie Nolan 51:03

2M ago51:03

51:03

Who was disrupting Luka Doncic’s postgame playoff presser with sex noises? (We present our findings to Elle Duncan and Katie Nolan.) What’s it like encountering Kim Kardashian in the wild? (Elle reports.) And have you heard that thing about Ginuwine and Justin Timberlake from Britney Spears’ audiobook? (Katie has.) Also: an array of sounds that wil…

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Hippie, Hooper, Swimmer, Spy: The Basketball Coach Who Secretly Worked for the CIA 52:03

2M ago52:03

52:03

No, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are not a government psy-op. But Shaun Raviv from "Sports Explains the World" joins us to tell the story of a sports figure who actually was: The CIA sent Jay Mullen to Uganda, undercover, in the 1970s. His job was to spy on the Soviet Union. But when one of the most notorious dictators in world history made Mullen…

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#224 - A Really Bright Future (feat. Jack Lichtenstein) 1:06:14

2M ago1:06:14

1:06:14

Welp, the latter happened with the New York Knicks... Regular guest Jack Lichtenstein joined the podcast once to recap the conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers, the Knicks' season overall, what they should do in the offseason, and why this was still a successful season despite the Game 7 loss. After, they give their thoughts on the East…

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A Long-Awaited X-Men ’97 Breakdown, with Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. 51:40

2M ago51:40

51:40

This episode is what happens when three X-Men superfans wait roughly three decades to devour a cake made of nostalgia. Unapologetic, horny nostalgia — with important lessons for the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe therein. Also: Casual Gambit, Magneto being right, adamantium strategy, thruples, and Metal Jason Whitlock. Learn more about your ad ch…

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Laptop Case 24:17

2M ago24:17

24:17

Send us a Text Message. Things have settled down after last week's dramatic flood. In good bits, Anna and Sophie celebrate the new rule on the door, and read out some touching correspondence. To keep spirits high they race through the bad bits. Anna's Found Sound is a roar from up above. Sophie breaks the rules of podcast swap to share something th…

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#223 - 1 of 3 Ways 33:41

2M ago33:41

33:41

Recorded earlier today with a late-week episode of the pod! Fonz talks about the Knicks Game 6 matchup that could end up in one of three ways after the weekend. He also talks about the rest of the NBA Playoffs as the Conference Finals matchups will be set after the weekend, the Ravens 2024 schedule, and his one concern with the NCAA College Footbal…

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Share & Tell with Boring Old Friends Domonique Foxworth, Charlie Kravitz and Pablo 49:04

2M ago49:04

49:04

Who's your oldest friend — and why isn't it one of your parents? What makes the ideal best man — and is it because you're actually proud of your friends? Do boring podcasts help you fall asleep — or just incept your dreams? En route to the White House in an allegedly badass cardigan, sockless Pablo visits the co-hosts of The Domonique Foxworth Show…

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How to Laugh About the Saddest Sentence in the English Language 49:58

2M ago49:58

49:58

Millions of us hide in a ubiquitous sorrow. And pretty much all of us are horrible at talking about it. But Michael Cruz Kayne, Peabody-award winning writer for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," has a theory about why death feels unspeakable. And how we can all get better at dealing with the most universal fact of life. In a behind-the-scenes l…

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The Best Voice in Sports Goes Deep 50:46

2M ago50:46

50:46

You might think that calling a game is easy. That Tom Brady can do this in his sleep. Jon "Boog" Sciambi, announcer for the Chicago Cubs and "MLB: The Show," teaches Pablo why the human voice is an instrument that requires restraint and distinction to record the first draft of sports history, then pass it down like an heirloom. Come for the PTFO di…

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Ribbed Crisps 20:40

3M ago20:40

20:40

Send us a Text Message. An unusual episode - Sophie and Anna lay bare big feelings and reflect on a rollercoaster of emotions they've faced as business owners this week. From disaster at the studio and wanting to end the business, to hysterical laughing and an exciting new beginning. A sopping wet Found Sound illustrates their week. Get in touch - …

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