Best Jessica Ogilvie Podcasts (2024)

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The Whale (2022) with Abby from The Tracy Turnblad Podcast 2:01:38

5h ago2:01:38

2:01:38

The Whale (2022) follows Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a 600 pound English Teacher as he navigates his way through his final days of his life while trying to atone for his sins and ensure he has "done one good thing in my life!". I was joined by Abby from The Tracy Turnblad podcast to discuss this film, its potential fatphobic representation of fat pe…

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EP13. Brünnhilde and Götterdämmerung 1:00:02

3M ago1:00:02

1:00:02

In this episode we explore Götterdämmerung from the perspective of its heroine, Brünnhilde, with thoughts and musical excerpts from Professor Peter Franklin, conductor and pianist Justin Brown, and Longborough's own Brünnhilde Lee Bisset. This was recorded at an event for Longborough members. Find out more about Longborough Festival Opera at ⁠lfo.o…

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I Feel Pretty (2018) with Sofie Hagen 1:44:53

3M ago1:44:53

1:44:53

You know what makes a girl feel super gorgeous and confident while facing the oppression of today's strict beauty standard? A serious concussion! This episode I was joined by comedian and author Sofie Hagen to discuss 2018's Rom Com I Feel Pretty. We discuss the absurdity of the premise, how media likes to present normal people as ugly, the lack of…

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Pitch Perfect (2012) with Lindsay Drysdale 1:42:17

4M ago1:42:17

1:42:17

Calling all the Aca-Pitches! Do you like female groups of misfits who come together with the power of music only made by their mouths while they mash up some top 40 hits of the day? Do you like watching a plot B romance unfold where one is clearly not interested in the other? Do you want to watch a plus size character refer to themselves as Fat Amy…

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EP12. Season launch 2024 - and a look ahead to 2025 55:42

4M ago55:42

55:42

In this episode we celebrate the upcoming 2024 season at Longborough - a new production of La bohème in the centenary year of Puccini's death, alongside the culmination of our Ring cycle. With readings and music from some of our brilliant Emerging Artists, we also look ahead at the exciting plans for our 2025 programme, with Longborough's Artistic …

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Baby Reindeer (2024) with Jessica Rolland 1:36:58

5M ago1:36:58

1:36:58

Baby Reindeer dropped on Netflix in April 2024 and its all anyone is talking about. Written and starring Richard Gadd as we follow Donny try to stop their stalker while also coming to terms with their own victimhood is a hard watch. Jessica Gunning plays Martha, Donny's stalker, and I know for me my heart sank when I saw yet another plus size perso…

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The World's End (2013) with Val Pullin 1:41:27

5M ago1:41:27

1:41:27

Join us in this electrifying episode of Fats on Film as we embark on a thrilling journey through the apocalyptic pub crawl of Edgar Wright's 'The World's End.' We delve into the intricate web of friendship, nostalgia, and societal critique woven by Wright's masterful storytelling. From pint to pint, we dissect the film's ingenious blend of comedy, …

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Life Update 3:36

6M ago3:36

3:36

I know I have been MIA and I just wanted to tell you that I am still here. And I will be back so soon with Fats on Film episodes for you!

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Matilda (1996) with Alice Mary Dunbar aka aspoonfulofalice 1:46:03

7M ago1:46:03

1:46:03

I'm smart, you dumb; I'm big, you're little; I'm right, you're wrong...We are talking about Matilda (both film and musicals). I was joined by Alice Mary Dunbar ( IG & TikTok) and we get into this childhood classic and of course how fat bodies are represented and treated. We talk fat villains with Trunchbull and Harry Wormwood and fat heroes like Br…

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Mean Girls (2024) with Jessica Rolland 1:48:45

7M ago1:48:45

1:48:45

Lets take a beloved 2004 film, make it into a broadway musical and then make that a film again 20 years later! It's Mean Girls! And joining me is returning guest, from Mean Girls (2004), its actress and host of the Better Than Bad Podcast, Jessica Rolland. Full disclosure, i truly thought this will be a little bonus episode, as me and Jessica have …

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IT Chapter 1 (2017) & 2 (2019) with Becci Sayce 1:50:19

8M ago1:50:19

1:50:19

You'll float too! You'll float too! Is that a promise? Film Journalist Becci Sayce joins me to discuss the fat representation in IT Chapter 1 & 2 - mainly the characters of Ben and Eddie's mum. We talk about how resourceful and intelligent young Ben is while being overlook and patronised by his peers and how the larger body of Eddie's mum is to con…

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Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971) with Matthew Tilt 2:13:50

8M ago2:13:50

2:13:50

According to classic children's film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, the perfect child is not greedy, has manners, isn't spoilt and likes to read...and if you don't fit into this very tight parameter then you deserve a terrible punishment. I was joined by Matthew Tilt to deep dive into the Wonka-mania and we discussed the characterisation of A…

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Love Actually (2003) with Faye from I Spit on Your Grades Podcast 2:05:59

9M ago2:05:59

2:05:59

Do you like watching the most powerful man in the country lust after his subordinate while her colleagues body shame her? What about Alan Rickman lusting after a woman half his age while we watch Emma Thompson cry her eyes out while Curtis has put her in the fat suit to really drive home the idea that of course Rickman would stray because she has a…

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EP11. Book Launch - Longborough Festival Opera: the first 30 years 57:54

9M ago57:54

57:54

Longborough Festival Opera: the first 30 years is a new book chronicling how a dream of an idea became bricks, mortar and sublime music. In this recording of the book launch, author Richard Bratby talks to music historian Sophie Redfern about Martin and Lizzie Graham's remarkable achievement, and the story of opera at Longborough. Internationally r…

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The Holiday (2006) with Caitlin Magnall-Kearns 1:43:19

10M ago1:43:19

1:43:19

We have all been there right, our ex-boyf who we are still hung up on after 3 years is getting married or our partner has cheated on us with their secretary, so we decide to swap homes, cars, pets, identities with a stranger across the world in a hope to be as far away from men as possible...and wouldnt you know it, there is still men in LA and 40 …

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Stranger Things (2016-) with Sarah Grant 1:50:47

11M ago1:50:47

1:50:47

Stranger Things is a cultural phenomenan, one of Netflix's most successful orgiinal IPs and making stars of its ensemble cast. However there is an issue we need to discuss, the lack of fat characters and their treatment. From #Justiceforbarb to Bob Newby: Superhero and now to Jim 'Dad-Bod' Hopper's extreme weightloss conversation in season 4, we ha…

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The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (2005) with Rebecca Edmonds aka recoveryrebecca 1:50:50

12M ago1:50:50

1:50:50

Put on your magic pair of jeans, jet set to Greece, Mexico or South Carolina, have a major coming of age experience and write all about it to your friends; its The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants! I was joined by Anti-Diet Coach and Content Creator Rebecca Edmonds to deep dive into this glorious mid-00s film where we explore the characters, with…

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Criminal Minds (2005-) with Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana 1:08:54

12M ago1:08:54

1:08:54

Criminal Minds is a police procedrual crime drama starting in 2005 and still airing today over 300 episodes later. Returning guest and friend of the pod, Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana joined me to hold my hand through this beloved show (I had never seen an epsiode) where we discuss the shows depiction of fat femme killers and how they project the well…

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Survival of the Thickest (2023-) with Mary Wild 2:22:38

1y ago2:22:38

2:22:38

Big girls are having a moment. Survival of the Thickest dropped on Netflix in July 2023 starring and produced by Michelle Buteau and it follows Mavis Beaumont as her star rises across New York City being the hottest stylist in the game and how she brings her friends and community with her on her ascension to greatness. I was joined by lecturer and …

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The Little Mermaid (1989) with Angelina aka Fierce Fat Femme 1:39:04

1y ago1:39:04

1:39:04

Would you like to be part of our world? Join myself and Fierce Fat Femme herself, Angelina, as we discuss The Little Mermaid; the villain of Ursula, what we admire about her, what we don't and our thoughts on the Disney Princess influence on the beauty standard. You can find Angelina at the following; IG TikTok…

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Yellowjackets (2021-) with Becci Sayce 2:01:38

1y ago2:01:38

2:01:38

No return, no reason! Yellowjackets is one of the most exciting shows right now following 2 timelines, 1 set in the 90s where a teenage girls football team has crashed in the wilderness and they need to fight for their survival. Another in present day where a few of the survivors are trying to navigate their lives post wilderness. The series got a …

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Mean Girls (2004) with Jess Rolland 1:47:38

1y ago1:47:38

1:47:38

Ah Mean Girls, you delightfully problematic and amazing film. I was joined by actress and host of the Better than Bad podcast Jess Rolland to discuss our personal relationships with this film, fat representation in media from an actress's perspective and our thoughts and hopes for the 2024 muscial film adaptation of Mean Girls. Disclaimer: This pod…

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Misery (1990) with Rebecca McCallum 1:47:02

1y ago1:47:02

1:47:02

I'm your number one fan! My guest, creator and host of the Talking Hitch Podcast and Assistant Editor of Ghouls Magazine, Rebecca McCallum, dove head first into the character of Annie Wilkes (played by the tremendous Kathy Bates) as the iconic Stephen King villain. We discussed how her larger body is used to uglify this villain further, and how we …

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Avengers: Endgame (2019) with Sarah Miles 2:05:32

1y ago2:05:32

2:05:32

Major content / trigger warning for eating disorders, diet culture, diets and eating habits and exercise regimes. Fat Thor was an interesting contribution to the Marvel landscape especially against the usual physiques we are used to seeing in the superhero genre. Myself and guest Sarah Miles discuss the impact of the pressure to look like a superhe…

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Jurassic Park (1993) with Kat Hughes 1:45:09

1y ago1:45:09

1:45:09

Hold on to your butts! We are talking all things Dennis Nedry in a little known film, Jurassic Park. Have you considered why the choice to have the human villain of this epic film portayed by someone in a larger body is a purposeful one in order to convey the character's greed non-verbally? Well here is the podcast for you to learn all about it and…

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Bridesmaids (2011) 35:16

1y ago35:16

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Bridesmaids (2011) was a massive hit where "women are funny". Melissa McCarthy's breakout role as Megan, the crass but confident bigger woman who brings the group together. But is she a positive representation of a fat woman? You can find the podcast here; @fatsonfilm - Twitter @fatsonfilm - IG And me here; @queenbeastsays - Twitter @queenbeastsays…

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Hot Fuzz (2007) with Val from Ghouls Magazine 2:05:38

1y ago2:05:38

2:05:38

Want anything from the shop? This week I was joined by Val, contributor for Ghouls Magazine to discuss in depth the fat representation of Hot Fuzz (2007) directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg & Nick Frost. We talk about how Frost's body helps non-verbally communicate his character's traits. There is good and bad to be discussed here. You…

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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) with Caitlin M Kearns 2:00:58

1y ago2:00:58

2:00:58

I think I would take my chances with the aliens. I was joined by returning guest and friend of the pod writer Caitlin M Kearns to discuss 2016's 10 Cloverfield Lane. A long anticipated and very exciting sequel to 2008's Cloverfield which features a fat actor as the true monster - we had to discuss!

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EP10. Interpreting Monteverdi's manuscripts, with Robert Howarth and Lynda Sayce 31:50

1y ago31:50

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Looking ahead to Longborough's 2023 production of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, music director Robert Howarth and lutenist Lynda Sayce discuss interpreting manuscripts from Monteverdi's era. Find out more about Longborough Festival Opera at LFO.org.uk

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The Office (2005-2013) 30:54

1y ago30:54

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The beloved television series, The Office (2005-2013), has captured the hearts of millions with its witty humor and relatable characters. However, upon delving deeper into the show, one may come to a startling realization: the representation of overweight individuals is lacking. This podcast episode explores the complex relationship between our lov…

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Elvis (2022) with Harriet Fletcher 1:53:20

1+ y ago1:53:20

1:53:20

Alright folks, put on your blue suede shoes and get ready to rock 'n' roll with our latest episode! This week, we're diving deep into the life and death of the King himself, Elvis Presley. And what better way to do it than by discussing the biopic directed by the fabulous Baz Luhrmann. Joining me is the ever-insightful Harriet Fletcher, contributor…

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Seven / Se7en (1995) with Dr Vincent M Gaine 2:48:58

1+ y ago2:48:58

2:48:58

Are you ready to dive deep into the dark and twisted world of David Fincher's Seven? Strap in and get ready for a wild ride, because we're going to explore some fascinating themes and topics that will leave you thinking long after the credits roll. Join me and the brilliant Dr. Vincent M Gaine as we delve into the fat representation present in the …

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Dumplin' (2018) with Mx Bel Morrigan 2:23:48

1+ y ago2:23:48

2:23:48

Ok, this episode is longer than the film - but its so rich! I was joined by Mx Bel Morrigan to discuss 2018 Netflix film Dumplin starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston. If you only saw this once when it came out (like I did) its 100% worth a rewatch! You can find Bel at the following; IG Twitter Website…

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EP9. Orfeo's journey, with Robert Howarth, Olivia Fuchs and Tom Randle 43:01

1+ y ago43:01

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Looking ahead to Longborough's 2023 production of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, Robert Howarth, Olivia Fuchs and tenor Tom Randle explore Orfeo's pivotal scenes and monologues as he journeys into the underworld to find Euridice.In this podcast, two of the lead creatives on this summer's production at Longborough - Music Director Robert Howarth on keyboard,…

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Bridget Jones' Diary (2001) with Faye from I Spit on Your Grades Podcast 1:37:21

1+ y ago1:37:21

1:37:21

This week on the podcast, we're digging into the ups and downs of Bridget Jones' Diary. Sure, it's a classic romantic comedy with a charmingly bumbling protagonist and a swoon-worthy love interest. But let's not forget the elephant in the room... or rather, the alleged elephant that Bridget is constantly being told she resembles. That's right, folk…

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Eurovision Song Contest (Bitesize Ep) 11:56

1+ y ago11:56

11:56

I love Eurovision so I want to talk about it for 10 mins...

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Shrill (2019-2021) with Lindsay Johnson aka Fantastical Fatty 1:59:24

1+ y ago1:59:24

1:59:24

Hey there, fellow Shrill fans! Are you still mourning the fact that this amazing show only got a measly three seasons? Well, fear not my friends, because today we have a special guest joining us on a deep dive into this groundbreaking series. We have none other than the hilarious and insightful Lindsay Johnson, aka Fantastical Fatty. Together, we'r…

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School of Rock (2003) with Caitlin Kearns 1:40:26

1+ y ago1:40:26

1:40:26

Get ready to rock out with this week's episode as I am joined by the fierce writer, Caitlin Kearns. She's a self-proclaimed "fat, queer and disabled weirdo from Belfast," and we're diving deep into the 2003 hit movie, School of Rock. We're discussing how Jack Black's bigger body helps to tell the story of the movie. We all know that in Hollywood, t…

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Shrek (2001) with Iona Smith 1:40:18

1+ y ago1:40:18

1:40:18

In this episode, we delve into a truly groundbreaking film from 2001: Shrek. But what's so special about this movie, you might ask? Well, it's not just your run-of-the-mill animated feature. No, Shrek was a game changer for the cinema world and paved the way for a new type of storytelling. And with us to explore this fascinating topic is none other…

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Piggy (2022) with Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana 1:09:28

1+ y ago1:09:28

1:09:28

Join me for a chilling discussion on the 2022 Spanish Horror film, Piggy, with special guest Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana, host of What A Scream podcast and contributor to Ghouls Magazine and Moving Pictures Film Club. We delve into the complex character of Sara, portrayed by Laura Galán, a young, overweight girl living in rural Spain who is tormente…

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EP8. Wagner's Ring and ecology. With Professor Michael Spitzer and musical illustrations by Kelvin Lim 49:25

1+ y ago49:25

49:25

Wagner fits within a German ecological tradition stretching from Von Humboldt through Haeckel and Himmler to the Greens. Can any of this be heard in the music itself? This talk will show you how. This episode is a lecture by Professor Michael Spitzer, author of acclaimed book The Musical Human, with musical illustrations by Longborough's Ring cycle…

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Hairspray (2007) with Sarah Miles 1:28:46

1+ y ago1:28:46

1:28:46

I was joined by Ghouls Magazine contributor and freelance writer Sarah Miles to discuss the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Hairspray (2007). We discussed the fat representation in Tracy Turnblad, the fat suit wearing Edna and how the other characters treat these characters because of their larger bodies.You can find Sarah on;TwitterIGThe P…

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Parks and Rec (2009-2015) 33:54

1+ y ago33:54

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Join me in discussing the amazing sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009-2015) and how the show treats fat characters Jerry Gergich and Donna Meagle as well as the running gag of city of Pawnee being one of the fattest towns in the USA. The Pod at; IG Twitter And me, Hannah Ogilvie, at; IG Twitter TikTok

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Silence of the Lambs (1991) with Meg Kenny 1:13:47

1+ y ago1:13:47

1:13:47

This week, I have Ghouls Magazine Contributor and the Monstrous Flesh podcast co-host Meg Kenny on the pod to discuss Silence of the Lambs (1991) and how this film treats and portrays it's fat victims. You can find Meg here; @monstrous_meg - IG @mounstrous_meg - Twitter The Pod at; IG Twitter And me, Hannah Ogilvie, at; IG Twitter TikTok…

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Friends (1994-2004) 30:23

1+ y ago30:23

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This week, I talk about cultural behemoth Friends (1994-2004) and the show's treatment of Fat Monica. You can find the show; Twitter IG And me; Twitter IG TikTok

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Introduction 7:03

1+ y ago7:03

7:03

Setting out my stall of why I am doing Fats on Film, who I am and why I feel this podcast is necessary. You can find us at @fatsonfilm or me @queenbeastsays

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Gurls and Gays, How to Find Your Identity Ft. ZAYA 1:12:17

2y ago1:12:17

1:12:17

I am beyond exciting to bring to you one of my favorite interviews to date. With the Zaya Show!! We talk about Zaya's coming out story and get educated on pronouns he/him/his, she/her/hers, they/them because I know I'm not the only that gets confused. But there is nothing wrong with asking(: Things are constantly evolving and the important thing is…

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Vulnerability 29:08

2y ago29:08

29:08

In this weeks episode we are talking about vulnerability. If you want people to understand you, or to help you through your struggles you have to be vulnerable. If you want people to relate to you, you need to be vulnerable. The second I started being vulnerable on my social media and my podcast it started gaining tons of traction! The only differe…

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Re-evaluating Your Friendships & Paying Attention to How People Make You Feel 44:47

2y ago44:47

44:47

This weeks episode is all about friendships in your 20s. How to know when a friendship is no longer serving you. Dealing with unsupportive friends. And when it's appropriate to step away from a friendship. Trust me I have seen it all. My biggest advice is to constantly re-evaluate your friendships and pay attention to HOW PEOPLE MAKE YOU FEEL. This…

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Events In My Life Where I Learned the Most 26:40

2y ago26:40

26:40

IF IT AIN'T THE GIRL WHO LASTED 7 DAYS AT HER JOB. Lmao may she Rest In Peace. In this weeks episode we talk about events in my life where I learned the most. Things that also shaped me into the person that I am today. Like the loss of my brother at a young age, and having my heart ripped from my chest by multiple relationship. Here is the thing...…

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