Best The Red Bulletin Podcasts (2024)

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When Biden Won’t Draw a Red Line, The People Will 42:17

16d ago42:17

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Over 100,000 people surrounded the White House on Saturday, June 8th, wearing red and carrying a 2-mile long banner with the names of the tens of thousands of Palestinians who have died since the renewed Israeli assault began eight months to the day before. Through a rally, march and followed by a People’s Court of Justice on the Ellipse, the messa…

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Global Movement Frees Julian Assange 49:38

2d ago49:38

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After 1,901 days in Belmarsh Prison, and many more years fighting for his freedom, Julian Assange has agreed to a plea deal with the United States and is back in Australia. There, he’ll reunite with his wife, Stella, and his children who have only seen him in jail. The official Wikileaks account on Twitter posted: “Julian's freedom is our freedom.”…

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Pentagon Anti-Vax Propaganda Targets Philippines 39:23

9d ago39:23

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In 2020 and 2021, a secret Pentagon program deployed fake social media accounts to sow distrust among people in Southeast Asian countries, particularly the Philippines, around China’s Sinovac vaccination for COVID-19. Clusters of accounts identified as having ties to US Central Command (CENTCOM) made posts with the hashtag #ChinaAngVirus - or “Chin…

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Congo “Coup”? What’s Imperialism Got To Do With It 37:31

24d ago37:31

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On May 19, forces calling themselves the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo launched what appears to be a failed coup attempt, attacking the home of the Deputy Prime Minister of Economy Vital Kamerhe, as well as the Congo’s presidential palace, Palais de la Nation. The country’s Republican Guard forces were able to put down the attack…

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Thousands in Detroit Open Next Phase of Palestine Struggle 42:08

1M ago42:08

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Over 3,500 people gathered in Detroit, Michigan for a three-day People’s Conference for Palestine on May 24, 25 and 26. Led by the Palestinian Youth Movement, the conference highlighted the work that has already been done over the last 8 months but also the historical work done over years and decades in the struggle to end Zionist occupation. Parti…

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Eyewitness: Police Repression of Students for Gaza 39:14

2M ago39:14

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Student encampments and street protests for Palestine have been hit with a heavy wave of police violence and repression from coast-to-coast. In some cases, it’s the same police departments whose staff and leaders get training from the Israeli Defense Forces that are attacking peaceful events calling for divestment and justice. In Salt Lake City, po…

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As Rafah Invasion Looms, Students and Workers Boost Solidarity & Resistance 33:30

2M ago33:30

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Hamas on Monday accepted a ceasefire deal that Israel has effectively rejected, instead moving forward with their invasion plans for Rafah, taking control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah gate that separates Palestine from Egypt, and making incursions into Rafah with tanks and shelling from the air. Over 100,000 Palestinians have been told to e…

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Student Encampments Resist for Palestine 31:02

2M ago31:02

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Student protests in solidarity with Palestine have set up protests and encampments on campuses across the country from Columbia, NYU and the New School in New York to Berkeley, Stanford and Cal Poly Humboldt in California. Students are demanding that their universities - many of them among the most elite in the country with giant endowments - dives…

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Iran and Israel: Is A Regional War Imminent? 52:14

3M ago52:14

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Iran carried out a strike over the weekend of April 13 and 14 in retaliation for the Israeli bombing on April 1 of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria. Embassies are the sovereign territory of the country represented, effectively making it an Israeli attack on Iran. In the West, the Iranian response, which was announced in advance and targeted o…

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Why were there protests in Cuba on March 17? 1:05:47

3M ago1:05:47

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The Biden Administration is pursuing a policy of “energy chasing,” where U.S. regulators put pressure on foreign-owned fuel supply companies, shippers and even financial insurers so that they back out of deals to bring “fuel to our ports.” On March 17, there were significant protests in eastern Cuba against the blackouts. The president says the aut…

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Seven Decades of War and Occupation: End the Korean War! 50:05

3M ago50:05

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The Korean War has never ended - despite the US government’s attempts to portray it as a long-ago victory, it has never signed a peace agreement with North Korea. Tens of thousands of US troops continue to be stationed on the Korean peninsula, first part of the Cold War and now part of the New Cold War encirclement of China. The devastating war kil…

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US Empire, Attacks on Assange and the True Meaning of Ceasefire 56:36

3M ago56:36

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The British High Court of Justice ruled on March 26 that the United States government has until April 16 to make “assurances” that if extradited, Julian Assange will be treated fairly by US courts and prisons. But this is hard to believe when the US government already had plans to kidnap and kill Assange, drawn up by Mike Pompeo’s CIA. We’re joined…

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Why the U.S. Really Wants to Ban TikTok 54:57

3M ago54:57

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On March 13, the House of Representatives passed HR 7521, “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.” The bill would force Beijing-based ByteDance to sell the popular social media app TikTok, or it would be banned on app stores in the U.S. Far from being in the interests of advancing data privacy or the security of wo…

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No space for other voices: U.S. “democracy” silences third parties 28:25

4M ago28:25

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For the so-called “greatest democracy on Earth,” elections in the United States are a mess of regulations and laws that differ by state. The system is controlled by the Democratic and Republican parties. Just as they seek to destroy any dissent that challenges their status quo, they do so in the electoral arena by placing onerous requirements on in…

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Millions Mobilize for Palestine 27:42

4M ago27:42

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Millions of people took to the streets around the world on March 2nd in solidarity with the people of Gaza as Israel is reportedly preparing an invasion of Rafah later this week, just before the start of Ramadan. In New York City, Havana, Albuquerque, Caracas, British Columbia, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and beyond, the massive day of mobilization shows t…

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Ukraine and the Growing Anti-War Movement: Lessons after 2 Years 32:54

4M ago32:54

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February 24 marked the second anniversary of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. With tens of thousands dead and more wounded on both sides and no end in sight to the conflict, it’s important to remember that the history of this conflict did not begin on February 24, 2022, nor on February 22, 2014, when the Russian military took control of th…

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Day X: Julian Assange and Press Freedom Under Attack 36:48

4M ago36:48

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It’s Day X. Hearings are happening in the United Kingdom to determine whether Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States. His lawyers are trying to convince the UK’s High Court of Justice to permit an appeal hearing. If the court declines, it’s very likely that Assange will be extradited within days and face trial here. The long case of…

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Nancy Pelosi: Funding Israel, Betraying Workers 53:43

5M ago53:43

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Nancy Pelosi’s been in office for 37 years. She’s an ardent supporter of capitalism and imperialism, telling a college student who asked her in 2017 that “I have to say, we’re capitalist - and that’s just the way it is” at a time when 51% of 18-29 year olds said they didn’t support capitalism. She was part of the push on Obama to bomb Syria in 2013…

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On the Ground in Texas: From Eagle Pass to Pro-Palestine Protest in Austin 1:01:04

5M ago1:01:04

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Thousands of people marched through the streets of Austin, TX on February 4th, calling for a ceasefire and for the state government to withdraw all state funding from Israel. According to the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Texas’ share of the annual funding the US gives Israel is $298.367,616. Austin alone pays nearly $15 million of that. Hous…

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Censored: Exposing How Corporate Media Hides the Truth 53:38

5M ago53:38

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The decade between 2012 and 2021 saw the killings of 1,733 environmental activists across the globe. Corporate profits rose to record high levels in 2022 - while people were still feeling the impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic. Antibiotics fed to cows by beef suppliers for major supermarkets and fast food chains could create a huge public health cris…

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On The Ground: 400,000 March for Gaza in DC 57:10

6M ago57:10

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400,000 people rallied and marched in Washington, DC on Saturday the 13th, marking 100 days since the Palestinian liberation movement and the international solidarity movement gained renewed energy. On the same day, half a million people marched in London, and other events took place across the world. The march was called by the American Muslim Tas…

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“They See it as One and the Same” - US and ISIS Attack Iran 53:07

6M ago53:07

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The Islamic State has taken credit for an attack that killed 84 people and left dozens wounded in Kerman, in southern Iran. The bombing was significant because it was on the anniversary of the assassination by the United States of Qasem Soleimani, who was the commander of the Iranian Quds force 1998 until he was killed on January 3rd, 2020 by a U.S…

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Assassinations and Bombings: Will there be regional war in the Middle East? 30:34

6M ago30:34

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The U.S. and Israel are quickly escalating the conflict in the Middle East. On December 31st, the Navy sank three Yemeni boats in the Red Sea. 10 Yemenis were killed in this attack. The boats were part of the Yemeni Armed Forces grouping that have been preventing passage of Israeli ships, or those heading to Israeli ports, through the Red Sea. Whil…

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US Targets Venezuela on Behalf of ExxonMobil 53:49

7M ago53:49

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The United States government is inserting itself into a border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana on behalf of ExxonMobil. The oil-rich Essequibo region has the world’s biggest reserves per capita of crude oil and in May of this year, a “significant discovery” by ExxonMobil was announced in the area’s 6.6-million acre Staborek Block oil field. In…

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Fact Check: Is Nudes Bulletin Toe Tale a Tall Tale”? 6:38

7M ago6:38

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Drew refutes several details about Carrie's broken toe story from episode 28 of Hidden Mickeys. Also, Carrie challenges me (hot garbage editor Victor Figueroa) to find more than four places to put a harp transition and I spank that challenge.By Natalie Palamides and Carrie Poppy

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True Horror of the Israeli Assault 50:20

7M ago50:20

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The US House of Representatives recently passed HR 888, reaffirming the State of Israel’s right to exist by a vote of 412-1. And HR 894, which says the House “clearly and firmly states that anti-Zionism is anti semitism” has passed by a vote of 311-14 with 92 abstentions. Imperialist media continues to make unsubstantiated claims about what the Pal…

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Ep 28: NUDES BULLETIN 44:36

7M ago44:36

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Natalie says fuck you to A.I. and Bob Iger while discussing the particulars of the latest SAG-AFTRA contract negotiations. The quiet thing is finally said out loud, as the person (Victor Figueroa) who edits the Hidden Mickeys podcast and wrote this blurb you're currently reading is called out for being hot garbage. And remember the time when Carrie…

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Students Lead the Way for Palestine 42:58

7M ago42:58

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On November 26, three young Palestinian men were shot in Burlington, Vermont. Hisham Awartani, a junior at Brown University, released a statement that was read at a campus vigil saying, “This hideous crime did not happen in a vacuum. As much as I appreciate the love of every single one of you here today, I am but one casualty in a much wider confli…

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Media Lies, Palestinians Die 52:33

8M ago52:33

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Malcolm X might have said it best: “The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. This is the press, an irresponsible press. It will make the criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t caref…

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Building Social Media Inspired by Openness & Transparency 56:04

8M ago56:04

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While most social media platforms spy on us, manipulate our emotions with hidden algorithms, feed our data to governments on request and censor with no notice or transparency, can there be an alternative that’s friendly for everyone to use? We talk with John Kiriakou and Sean O’Brien about Pancake, a new messaging technology being built to address …

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Largest Pro-Palestine Protest in US History 55:56

8M ago55:56

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November 4th has been declared an International Day of Solidarity with Palestine. Over 100 demonstrations will take place that day around the world in solidarity with Palestine, from Johannesburg to São Paulo, Berlin to Kuala Lampur, Athens to Algiers. Meanwhile demonstrations have continued across the world every day. All of this organizing and ac…

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Palestinian Resistance and Censorship 55:14

8M ago55:14

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Protests across the world in solidarity with Palestine are building a support movement for the Palestinian resistance and cause, showing leaders that people from the US to the UK to Yemen and Jordan and beyond stand with the Palestinian people in their fight against the US-backed Israeli occupation. These protests are changing the shape of media co…

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Zionism is racism: a history of occupation 54:38

9M ago54:38

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As the IDF continues its bombardment of Palestine and prepares for a possible ground invasion, protests across the world continue to oppose the apartheid Israeli government and those who are complicit or active in supporting it - like the United States with its $3.8 billion in aid as well as immeasurable political and media support. With these prot…

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Eyewitness Gaza: Why the Resistance is Justified 1:07:56

9M ago1:07:56

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On October 7th, the Palestinian resistance launched its Al-Aqsa Flood uprising against the decades-long occupation by Israel. Despite $3.8 billion every year in military aid from the US and a vast military and surveillance state, the Israeli government seemingly had no warning to this carefully-planned advance. In response, Israel has declared a “t…

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UN Intervention in Haiti: What’s Really Happening? 53:43

9M ago53:43

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The United Nations voted on October 2nd to authorize a military intervention in Haiti, led by the Kenyan government. But a long history of foreign intervention and occupation in Haiti has led to disastrous results for the Haitian people, whether at the hands of the United States, France or overseen by the United Nations. This intervention is being …

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Will BRICS Break the US World Order? 52:37

10M ago52:37

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After their highly-watched 15th summit, the core member nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have accepted six new members: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who will become members on January 1, 2024. More than a dozen other countries have applied for membership. But what is BRICS? As …

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Privatization and Dollarization: Will Argentina Fall to the Right? 52:59

10M ago52:59

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In Argentina, the far right-wing Libertarian candidate Javier Milei of the Liberty Advances party won 30% of the country’s presidential primary, calling for an end to “Kirchnerism” - really, a call to end the social programs fought for and won by the Argentinian people. We dive deeper into the analysis of how we got here, and what this surge in pop…

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McCarthyism is Back: The Anti-China Red Scare 55:34

11M ago55:34

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A recent article in the New York Times attacked peace groups and activists who oppose the U.S. government’s drive towards war with China. Just days later, Senator Marco Rubio sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding an investigation into Code Pink, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, Dongsheng and others named in the ar…

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Niger Coup Explained: West Points to Russia, Ignores Neocolonialism 54:35

11M ago54:35

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On July 26, former President Mohamad Bazoum was removed from power by a military general, Tchiani. This has set off a wave of condemnation and threats of military intervention from the US and France, for whom Bazoum proved to be a reliable ally. Thousands have rallied to support Niger’s new leadership since July 26, reportedly carrying banners read…

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Ep 27: Natalie and Carrie fulfill their episode promise 4:53

11M ago4:53

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Natalie and Carrie record a fucking episode despite Nat being in Ireland. EnjoyBy Natalie Palamides and Carrie Poppy

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"The past is not past” - Oppenheimer and the US nuclear program today 57:58

11M ago57:58

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Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer film made a huge $174 million internationally on its opening weekend. The three-hour biopic of the so-called “father of the atomic bomb” dives into the personal and professional relationships of J. Robert Oppenheimer. It’s centered around the 1945 Trinity test in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New Mexico and the de…

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Breaking through US propaganda on North Korea 52:15

12M ago52:15

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A recent Washington Post article titled “A North Korean defector captivated U.S. media. Some question her story” highlights the many appearances Yeonmi Park has made on right-wing news outlets over the past few years. Scholars and solidarity activists have been pointing out the serious holes in Park’s stories since she started getting attention. Bu…

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Ep 26: Interview with Justin Davies, an OG member of Disneyland social club the Neverlanders 1:18:36

12M ago1:18:36

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Carrie and Natalie speak to Justin Davies, an original member of the Neverlanders, the FIRST Disneyland “social club” for denimmed Disney adults. It’s NOT A GANG; it’s a SORORITY. Anyway, Natalie got some weird mail.By Natalie Palamides and Carrie Poppy

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AUKUS threatens the world 57:47

12M ago57:47

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The AUKUS trilateral military and intelligence partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and United States doesn't get much attention in the U.S. media. It's yet another element of the US quest for world domination. The first pillar of AUKUS focuses on getting Australia nuclear-powered submarines, and the second enhances technology and info…

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Ep 25: Natalie's Disney origin story 1:01:15

1y ago1:01:15

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Natalie and Carrie speak with a couple of special guests who explain Natalie’s Disney origin story. One of the guests loves to “drink around the world.” Also, is hanging a fake wolf by a noose for Halloween cool? That issue is not really discussed, but Natalie loved the decoration.By Natalie Palamides and Carrie Poppy

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