the raffertyesque podcast: Recent Episodes

Pat Rafferty

The audio version of the weekly post from raffertyesque.com. Every week it's something new. Learn about picking locks. Hear Pat's insecurities about being a man! Find out the history of pinball. Listen to Pat feel uncomfortable about virtually everything. (There's a lot of Pat's inadequacies, if you hadn't noticed.) And so much more! So pop in some headphones and listen to Pat read aloud to you in his deep baritone voice every week. It's like he's in your brain!

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Regarding Kickstarter addictions.

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Regarding change.

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Regarding how car2go works.

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Regarding the bridges of Portland, Oregon.

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Regarding changing one’s views on marriage.

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Regarding truths, half-truths, and lies of Portland, Oregon.

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Regarding finding a place to live in Portland, Oregon.

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Regarding the history of pinball.

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Regarding getting one’s bike legs.

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Regarding purchasing a bicycle in Portland, Oregon.

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Regarding moving to Portland, Oregon.

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Regarding the internal struggle between good and evil.

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Regarding the county fair. (Specifically the Altamont Fair.)

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Regarding driver’s education.

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Regarding learning to drive.

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Regarding farm to table foodieism.

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Regarding the 3rd of July celebrations in Brant Rock, Massachusetts.

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Regarding leaving New York City.

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Regarding Astoria, New York.

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Regarding New York’s Citi Bike bike share program.

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Regarding Pat Rafferty’s Mayoral Campaign.

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Regarding the mayors of New York City.

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Regarding the use of airbnb in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Regarding the airports of New York City.

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Regarding Ray Harryhausen, among other Raymonds.

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Regarding the blockbusters of summer 2013.

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Regarding not being neighborly to your neighbors in New York City.

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Regarding the week of April 15, 2013.

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Regarding the stupid town names of upstate New York.

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Regarding the legacy of Siskel & Ebert.

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Regarding the stress of moving.

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Regarding the Penny Arcade Expo… aka PAX.

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Regarding old people listening to dubstep.

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Regarding the test driving of a Tesla Model S.

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Regarding car ownership in New York City.

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Regarding virtual reality, Virtual Boy, and the Oculus Rift.

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Regarding the USPS cutting Saturday service.

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Regarding the rise and fall of eBay.

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Regarding the buying and selling of goods on craigslist.

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Regarding being a “picky eater.”

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Regarding comedy in New York City.

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Regarding allergies, germs, and the common cold.

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Regarding Insane Clown Posse’s American Psycho Tour.

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Regarding the continued coexistence of digital and analog.

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Regarding the end of the world on December 21, 2012.

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Regarding 3D printing.

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Regarding the history of Rockefeller Center.

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Regarding the rise of Cyber Monday at Black Friday’s expense.

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Regarding rural sprawl.

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Regarding Nintendo loyalty.

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Regarding the ridiculousness of the Electoral College.

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Regarding Hurricane Sandy and New York City.

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Regarding the beginnings of terrestrial radio.

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Regarding the life and times of Guglielmo Marconi.

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Regarding the historic events of Derrygimlagh Bog.

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Regarding our collective obsession with Sherlock Holmes.

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Regarding digital music killing CDs.

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Regarding the history of the Ziegfeld Theater.

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Regarding Super Hexagon.

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Regarding Sleep No More and The Accomplice.

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Regarding Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland.

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Regarding familiarizing yourself with Berlin.

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Regarding German improv comedy.

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Regarding Lake Como, Italy.

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Regarding gingers.

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Regarding the unnaturalness of human flight.

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Regarding the history of Chelsea Market.

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Regarding Hollywood’s lack of new ideas.

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Regarding broadband and cable modems.

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Regarding solar energy.

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Regarding the USA’s lack of passports.

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Regarding special treatment.

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Regarding Stuy Town.

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Regarding the consumption of living organisms.

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Regarding the New York City driver’s license.

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Regarding NYU’s ITP shows.

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Regarding the blockbusters of summer 2012.

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Regarding the NFL Draft.

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Regarding Hamilton Heights.

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Regarding one’s inability to grow facial hair.

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Regarding stolen iPads and locked doors.

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Regarding the death of print.

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Regarding Spyro, Skylanders, and kid crack.

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Regarding a Star Trek fan film made by teenagers.

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Regarding Star Trek and Indiana Jones fan films.

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Regarding oldmaness.

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Regarding New York City taxis.

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Regarding leap days and leap years.

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Regarding getting to know a city.

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Regarding the gamification of everything.

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Regarding home improvement television shows.

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Regarding SOPA and PIPA.

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Regarding the War Of The Currents.

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Regarding humankind’s taming of electricity.

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Regarding ICP’s Ninja New Year’s.

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Regarding pyromaniacal tendencies.

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Regarding the gifting of gifts by the 1%.

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Regarding hibernation, aestivation, cryonation, and torporvation.

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Regarding the MTA Nostalgia Train.

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Regarding my castle collection.

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Regarding Black Friday (and Thursday).

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Regarding the Bowery.

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Regarding the downfall of the telephone.

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Regarding the downfall of the banana.

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Regarding poorly constructed housing.

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Regarding sudoku.

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Regarding the din of New York.

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Regarding Steve Jobs.

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Regarding this vampire… thing.

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Regarding Qwikster.

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Regarding the Renaissance (Faire).

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Regarding mills.

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Regarding cleaning one’s home.

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Regarding crosswalk étiquette.

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Regarding the death of Palm.

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Regarding running out of gas.

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Regarding the death of retail.

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Regarding Nerf weaponry.

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Regarding a ride on train car 9030.

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Regarding the Chinatown bus.

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Regarding digital cameras.

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Regarding plane wreckage in West Milford, NJ.

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Regarding media’s effect on our brains.

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Regarding dental insurance.

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Regarding The Highline.

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Regarding Doobie.

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Regarding various foodstuffs.

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Regarding edutainment.

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Regarding Sucker Punch.

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Regarding spoilers.

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Regarding Sim City.

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Regarding the mysteries of Montauk.

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Regarding being off the grid.

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Regarding the disparity of wealth in America.

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Regarding Twitter.

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Regarding men’s irrelevance.

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Regarding the purchasing of objects.

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Regarding aging.

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Regarding the beat.

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Regarding one’s sense of direction.

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Regarding the awesomeness of duct tape.

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Regarding adhesion and adhesives.

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Regarding eating crap.

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Regarding tastes in “music.”

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Regarding what’s beneath the streets of New York.

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Regarding audio fidelity.

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Regarding the preparation of food.

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Regarding the difference between zombies and tourists.

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Regarding the giving of gifts.

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Regarding the changing role of special effects.

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Regarding living in a cave.

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Regarding my non-existent fashion sense.

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Regarding the sensing of motion.

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Regarding the amassing video game controllers.

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Regarding acclimating to low temperatures.

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Regarding the misery of flying.

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Regarding the world getting itself in a hurry.

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Regarding the power of combining B, L and T.

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Regarding the trenches of Circuit City.

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Regarding the varying degrees of goals.

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Regarding the death of the diner.

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Regarding washed dishes.

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Regarding hearing loss.

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Regarding Starbucks.

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Regarding air conditioning, or the lack thereof.

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Regarding the West Side of Manhattan.

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Regarding the search for your true laundromat.

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Regarding the digital distribution of video games.

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Regarding marrying dudes.

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Regarding teaching kids consumerism.

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Regarding hippie sneakers.

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Regarding missing rental cars.

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Regarding cellular telphone loyalty.

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Regarding queueing.

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Regarding the consumption of liquids.

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Regarding the cutting of hair.

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Regarding the purchase of a high definition television.

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Regarding what’s wrong with slot machines.

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Regarding pneumatic waste disposal.

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Regarding the slippage of nipples.

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Regarding the hiring of a personal assistant.

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Regarding the extension of brands.

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Regarding fine broads and gnarly dudes.

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Regarding the extremeness of mammals.

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Regarding what’s going on in the streets.

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Regarding the meaning of Los Angeles.

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Regarding the internet’s effect on productivity.

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Regarding the evolution of one’s musical tastes.

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Regarding how things work.

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Regarding mice and organic peanut butter.

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Regarding NBC’s late night fiasco.