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24 October 2018updated 26 Jul 2021 4:57am

SRSLY #158: A Star is Born / The Good Place / Bojack Horseman

The pop culture podcast with Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz.

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In this episode, Caroline and Anna discuss the Bradley Cooper-Lady Gaga version of A Star is Born (1:37), the Netflix sitcom The Good Place (21:31) and the first series of Bojack Horseman (32:59).

McSweeney’s on Lady Gaga’s guttural howl in the song “Shallow”.

For next time:

We are watching Salt Fat Acid Heat on Netflix.

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Our theme music is “Guatemala – Panama March” (by Heftone Banjo Orchestra), licensed under Creative Commons. 

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