Best Meninas Podcasts (2024)

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Season 4, Ep.7: Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez 34:29

3d ago34:29

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This week, Phil and Laura discuss what has been repeatedly named one of the greatest paintings in history, the monumental ‘Las Meninas’ or ‘The Maids’ by the legendary Diego Velázquez... Support the Show.By Seventh Art Productions

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163. How to Destroy Team Culture 9:12

1d ago9:12

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It's really challenging to teach resilience and confidence and motivation if the team culture is awful. Maybe you've been a part of some incredible cultures as a dancer, or maybe you've been part of some really bad ones. Either way, culture is the foundation that all other mental skills need to thrive. Whether you're at a studio or a school team or…

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Season 4, Ep.6: Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando by Edgar Degas 28:49

8d ago28:49

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This week, co-directors of My National Gallery, London Ali Ray and Phil Grabsky discuss Ali’s favourite work in this world-renowned gallery, and just why it stuck out to her amongst this enormous collection of masterpieces... Support the Show.By Seventh Art Productions

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Ep 162. The Sullivan Twins on Resilience, Pressure, Success and How to Love the Journey 51:17

8d ago51:17

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While I'm on a mission to create happier, more successful dancers through positive mental skills, I'm also someone who loves to be inspired by dancers who are living their dreams and are also honest about the hard work it takes to get there. My guests in today’s episode are here to do just that and pull back the curtain on their journey from studio…

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161. The NEW Goal Setting Method that Sets You Up for Success 14:18

15d ago14:18

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One of the most accessible mental skills that makes a real impact on your growth as a dancer is goal setting, but I've seen goal setting fail when it's not done well. While a method like SMART goals can be commonly used, I have a better way. This new method takes a very important step beyond the SMART method, and dancers that I've worked with who u…

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Season 4, Ep.5: Rain, Steam, and Speed by JMW Turner 30:42

18d ago30:42

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In this episode, Phil and Laura discuss the wonderfully dynamic Turner work which Michael Palin called his “science fiction painting” in My National Gallery, London... Support the Show.By Seventh Art Productions

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Season 4, Ep.4: The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci 29:16

18d ago29:16

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By Seventh Art Productions

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DANCER BONUS: Mindset of Effective Goal Setting 4:49

22d ago4:49

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This short episode is the DANCER BONUS to Episode 160: The Achievement Mindset Speaking directly to the dancers out there, Dr. Chelsea shares the importance of setting goals for yourself, why it matters so much, and the good things than can happen when you do. Follow the show for more: https://chelseapierotti.com/follow…

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160. The Achievement Mindset: How Goal Setting Transforms your Performance on Stage 12:46

23d ago12:46

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Goal setting isn't just about saying something you want to achieve, writing it on a sticky note, and then going for it. That's why a lot of goal setting falls apart. We mean well and we set some big goal, and then somehow it never happens. How you think about goals and how you approach them makes all the difference in making goal setting work for y…

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159. 3 Things I Wish I Knew About Saying Goodbye to My Dancers 10:36

1M ago10:36

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At the end of every dance season, there comes a time to say goodbye. Every year, as both a teacher and a coach, I watch young men and women I've grown close to graduate and move on to the next phase of their life. Whether it's at banquets or graduations, watching a senior leave the program is usually heavy with some complex emotions. One mental ski…

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Season 4, Ep.3: The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger 34:53

1M ago34:53

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This week's topic of discussion is Holbein’s masterpiece from one of the most important years in British history – 1533. This was the year that Henry VIII broke from the Catholic church, married Anne Boleyn and had a daughter who would become one of England’s most popular monarchs, Elizabeth I...  Support the Show.…

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158 Success in Dance is 20% Talent 80% Everything Else with Menina Fortunato 46:00

1M ago46:00

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Any dancer dreaming of a professional career is most likely working hard in the studio and honing their skills to be the strongest dancer they can be, but in the professional dance world, talent is only 20% of the equation. There are a lot of other skills to master that make up that other 80%. This 80/20 rule where success as a professional dancer …

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157. Why Our Dancers Should Celebrate Dance in Every Cutlure with Mickela Mallozzi 36:58

1M ago36:58

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Do you have much experience with dance outside of your own culture? Since it's International Dance Day, I want to take today's episode to focus on dance as a source of heritage and identity and how it can truly connect us across our different cultures, but I can't do it alone. My guest today is four-time Emmy Award-winning host and executive produc…

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DANCER BONUS: Understanding Mental Health vs. Mental Toughness 5:57

2M ago5:57

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Dancers, this one is directly for you! You can be a mentally healthy dancer who is ALSO mentally tough. Here's the difference between mental toughness and mental health and how you can build your mental toughness. Learn more at: https://chelseapierotti.com/156By Chelsea Pierotti

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156. Teaching Your Dancers Mental Toughness and How to Take Corrections 11:47

2M ago11:47

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Do you feel like it's getting harder and harder to challenge your dancers and hold them to a high standard without hurting their feelings or being seen as a mean coach? When I talk to dance educators, many of them express this internal conflict where they want to push their dancers for more and help them see the value of hard work, but they might b…

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Season 4, Ep.2: The AIDS Memorial Quilt with Yvonne Gilleece 30:19

2M ago30:19

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By Seventh Art Productions

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Season 4, Ep.1: Madame X by John Singer Sargent 29:56

2M ago29:56

29:56

By Seventh Art Productions

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155. Unveiling the Power of Year-End Leadership Interviews 14:55

2M ago14:55

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Before you dive too fast into next season, do you stop and ask your dancers to reflect on the past season and share their candid thoughts with you? Though I know sometimes at the end of the season it's easy to go straight into next season, hopefully you take a small break in between. While it can be hard to hear, and I understand sending out a surv…

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154: 3 Ways to Teach Mental Toughness to Young Dancers between 5 and 10 13:26

2M ago13:26

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Do you teach dancers under ten years old? Can you teach dancers that little about mental toughness, or is it better to wait? I'm often asked if mental skills training is appropriate for young dancers taking level one classes or in the mini competitive program. The answer is, yes, it is appropriate. In this episode, I’ll share three key ideas to bui…

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153. How I Plan a Dance Team Season 13:41

2M ago13:41

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In the dance world, summer isn’t just the time for intensives and summer camps, it’s also a time for a whole lot of planning. If you're someone like me who loves a good planner, someone who color codes everything, and someone who enjoys mapping out the next year to come, I'm excited to share my planning process with you! If you don’t consider yours…

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152. How to Unleash Your Roaring Resilience with Josephine Lancuba 39:18

3M ago39:18

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This episode is an incredible story of resilience and how one woman went from leaving an abusive home at 14 to creating a life for herself as a performer and business owner. Our guest today, Josephine Lancuba, is an award-winning performing arts business and talent management professional from Sydney, Australia. She's an educator, speaker, talent a…

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151. Dancers: Growth Happens Outside Your Comfort Zone 11:46

3M ago11:46

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Dancers, have ever wished you felt more confident? Dance teachers, have you ever felt like you’ve tried everything to help your dancers believe in themselves, yet it's falling on deaf ears? The truth is, as dancers and humans, we can’t just sit around and wait to become more confident; we have to take action in order to gain confidence. In the epis…

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150. Kelsey Nelson on Getting Dancers to Train with Fierce Intention, Go Full Out, and Hold Themselves Accountable 35:27

3M ago35:27

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Do you wish you had dancers who pushed themselves in class and held themselves accountable? This seems to be a common challenge for a lot of dance teachers: we wish our dancers would embrace a challenging class with a positive attitude and enjoy the process of training to be an excellent dancer. In today’s episode, I'm going to tackle the concept o…

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149. Understanding and Managing Your Brain's Alarm Response to Stress 11:08

3M ago11:08

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Do you find yourself getting crazy busy during competition season? You’re burning the candle at both ends only to crash hard and probably get sick as soon as it's over? If you're a passionate dance teacher, you've probably pushed yourself too hard. I see you, and I get it. I think many dance teachers can relate. We are passionate, and we care about…

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148. Dancers: If you wan to reach the next level, develop GRIT 13:17

4M ago13:17

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Have you heard of grit? Even if you haven’t, I bet you've seen it or you've felt it. Grit is the mental skill that could be the difference between getting that challenging turn section or staying stuck at your current level. This episode is for the dancers out there who have big dreams and goals in our dance industry but might need help to develop …

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147. Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Praise? 11:20

4M ago11:20

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When you're trying to motivate your dancers using positive coaching, you might focus on celebrating the small wins, cheering them on, praising every step of growth along the way. That all sounds good, but let's talk about the flipside: could too much praise be a bad thing? In this episode, I'm going to tell you all about what psychologists call the…

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146. "Dream On" with U of Minnesota Coach Amanda Gaines 49:02

4M ago49:02

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If you’re a part of the dance world, you probably saw the University of Minnesota's jazz dance routine at UDA Nationals with the passion and technique and the now viral turn section. But how do they pull off two incredible routines year after year? Well, I invited the University of Minnesota's coach, Amanda Gaines, to the podcast to tell me all abo…

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145. To the Coach Who Will Settle for Nothing Less than Personal Perfection 10:40

4M ago10:40

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Real talk: are you too hard on yourself? When you leave a competition, do you start thinking about the next event as soon as this one is over? Are you a little too self-critical and don't allow yourself any moment to just enjoy the present? If everything isn't perfect during a competition, do you beat yourself up over it? We often discuss perfectio…

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144. Why Setbacks in Your Goals are Good for You 15:36

5M ago15:36

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Summary: Do you ever look at another dance team you admire and think, “They must be so locked in. Every single practice they're probably making progress and getting better every day”? I guarantee that a team you admired at that event didn't just get better every day. There were setbacks along the way. There were days when it felt like progress wasn…

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143. How Dancers Navigate Disappointment and Learn to Overcome 19:40

5M ago19:40

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Summary: Disappointment is something we all have to go through, but we don't actually talk about how. We're just supposed to get over it and keep pushing forward. So how exactly do you deal with disappointment and continue pushing forward? In today’s episode, I'll be speaking directly to the dancers, and we’ll be talking about how to deal with disa…

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142. Team Dynamics: Motivating individual dancers to work together for their dreams 11:44

5M ago11:44

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Summary: When it's time for competition season, there are usually two types of dance teams. First, there’s the dance team who usually all gets along and enjoys working together. Then, there’s the dance team that doesn’t actually get along all that well and might be dealing with some lingering animosity. We know that mutual liking for each other hel…

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141. How Dance Teachers Can Find Harmony by Ignoring Work-Life Balance 11:28

6M ago11:28

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Do you feel like you have a good work-life balance, or do you feel like the dance side of your life can sometimes tend to take over? If you feel like you have too many passions and it's impossible to do it all, I have a better plan for us: work-life blend. This is actually something I discussed back in 2021, but I've had so many teachers ask me for…

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Christmas Special: Painting of the Year 1:01:44

6M ago1:01:44

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In this special Christmas episode, Phil and Laura pick their top 3 favourite paintings from a year full of masterpieces to discuss over Laura's homemade Christmas punch... Support the Show.By Seventh Art Productions

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140. A Message to Dancers Who are Afraid of Failure 11:20

6M ago11:20

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Dancers, how far is the gap between what you want and what you actually have right now? If you have big dreams, I hope there's a gap between where you are now and where you want to be. But how big is that gap, and do you have a real sense of the hill or mountain in front of you, and are you willing to do what it takes to close the gap? I usually ta…

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Fandom Access: Week in Review 2:05:00

6M ago2:05:00

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Join the TV Tantrum of Jamie, Karen and AJ as they tackle another night of TV Tonight... Dr. Who, Surreal Estate, Quantum Leap, A Murder at the End of the World, Monarch: Legacy of Monsers, and whatever else sounds goodBy NDB Media

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139. Breaking the Chains of Fear: Empowering Dancers To Get Past a Fear of Failure 17:59

6M ago17:59

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Dancers today are seemingly terrified of failure. They might be scared to try something in front of other people, or they might be scared of looking silly or stupid in class, and they hold themselves back. As a passionate dance teacher, you've probably seen this in at least some of your dancers. They’re getting in their own way. In today’s episode,…

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Fandom Access: Week in Review 1:43:00

6M ago1:43:00

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Join the Exciting Enthusiasts Jamie, Karen and AJ as they dig into another night of TV Tonight... Dr. Who, Surreal Estate, A murder at the End of the World, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and whatever else tickles our fancyBy NDB Media

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138. Leadership Challenges in Dance Teams: Navigating Lazy, Unmotivated, or Rule-Breaking Leaders 17:18

6M ago17:18

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Leaders who are happy and effective will create a team of hardworking dancers who enjoy their time together. A negative leader though, can ruin an entire season. I’ve always loved having strong leaders on my dance team, but sometimes the dancer who is chosen to be that formal leader turns out to be a nightmare. Good leaders can motivate others and …

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Fandom Access: Week in Review 2:08:00

6M ago2:08:00

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Join the Dastardly Dialect of Jamie,Karen and AJ as they digest another night of TV Tonight on FA... Surreal Estate, A Murder at the End of the World, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and whaever else sounds goodBy NDB Media

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137. Hardworking Dancers Have Teachers Who Do These 3 Things 14:15

7M ago14:15

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Since it’s Thanksgiving week here in The States, I’ll be taking time off to be with family and away from screens and work, but I didn’t want to leave you without another episode to help improve your dancer's mental toughness. This is a re-release of episode 51 from way back in early 2022, where I talk all about the three things that we can do as te…

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Fandom Access: Week in Review 1:34:00

7M ago1:34:00

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Join the Chatty Critics Jamie, Karen and AJ as they digi into another night of TV Tonight... Fear the Walking Dead, Surreal Estate, Quantum Leap, A Murder at the End of the WorldBy NDB Media

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TRAVEL ITCH RADIO 30:00

7M ago30:00

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For the past 30 years, St. Augustine has marked the Saturday before Thanksgiving with Light Up! Night. During the annual Nights of Lights, millions of twinkling white lights come to life and illuminate the historic architecture of the nation’s oldest city. The festival, which encompasses more than 20 blocks of the historic district, has roots in th…

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136. The Quick Solution to Prevent Dancers from Choking on Stage 14:17

7M ago14:17

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Why do people choke? You've been cleaning your routine for months, you’ve spent hours in technique classes, and the routine looks flawless. Then finally the time comes to take the competition floor, and someone chokes with a random mistake that you've never seen before that unfolds before your eyes in slow motion. Let's talk about the number one re…

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Fandom Access: Week in Review 2:13:00

7M ago2:13:00

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Join the Dastardly Dialect of Jamie, Karen and AJ as they tackle another night of TV Tonight... Fear the Walking Dead, Surreal Estate, Loki, Quantum Leap, American Horror Stories and whatever else sounds goodBy NDB Media

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135. How Authentic Values Help You Make Hard Decisions 14:32

7M ago14:32

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As a passionate dance teacher, do you ever feel overwhelmed or struggle with making decisions? I know after a day of teaching, I often struggle to make a simple decision about what to eat for dinner. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, especially with a big decision, I have some guidance for you. I understand how making so many little decisions is men…

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Fandom Access: Week in Review 5:00

7M ago5:00

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Join the Crazy Critics Jamiee, Karen and AJ as they digest another night of TV Tonight's Line-up... Fear the Walking Dead, Sureal Estate, Loki, Quantum Leap, AH Stories and whatever else sounds goodBy NDB Media

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134. The 3 Things In Your Control if You Want to Be Successful 14:21

7M ago14:21

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Do you feel like your dancers are focused, dialed in, and confident when it’s time to take the stage, or do they seem nervous, distracted, and scared? As a passionate dance teacher, you might feel like you've done your best to prepare your dancers for success, yet they still get anxious and say things like, “What if I make a mistake?” In this episo…

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Fandom Access: Week in Review 2:11:00

7M ago2:11:00

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Join the Terrific Trio of Jamie, Karen and AJ as they dig into another night of TV Tonight... Fear the Walking Dead, Surreal Estate, Loki, Quantum Leap, InvasionBy NDB Media

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