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271: Words of the Year 2016

271: Words of the Year 2016

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Was 2016 a dumpster fire? Or was it just fire? It’s time to look back at the words that defined our time, enlivened our speech, and zeited our geist in the previous year. Daniel, Ben, and Kylie are staying woke on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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271: Words of the Year 2016

271: Words of the Year 2016

Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, & Kylie Sturgess