All Grown Up Now

All Grown Up Now

89 episodes

ALL GROWN UP: A tale of retail, relocation, revenge, re-invention, reckless behavior, really good clothes, indiscretion, infidelity, domestic violence, and one kidnapping. This is a memoir, told in a series of podcasts, by Kenneth D. King, podcasting from his studio near union Square in New York City. It's the story of a small-town boy who dreams of being a “grown-up”, and his journey to get there. Each week, you'll hear another installment of his story. All Grown Up Now is the story of a life, seen through the framework of a friendship. Written like a novel, the story follows two main characters, Ken, and Mark, on a fast-paced romp through the 1980's and early 90's, blazing a path through retail, relocation, revenge, re-invention, reckless behavior, really good clothes, infidelity, domestic violence, kidnapping, and one kidnapping. (Really.) While it runs from the 1980's to early 90's, this isn't a story that runs in a straight line--the story itself serves somewhat as a string for "beads", episodes which are flashbacks and detours that relate back to the story at hand—the story of how Ken becomes a “grown-up”. All Grown Up Now: A Friendship in Three acts, available as a printed book, or an eBook, on Amazon.com.

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Episode 99: The Walk

Published: Aug. 22, 2023, 1:02 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 98: A dream as a git to the future, part 2

Published: June 26, 2023, 4:47 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 97: Stalked by Betsey Johnson

Published: Dec. 15, 2022, 12:28 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 49 seconds

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Episode 96: Making Things

Published: Aug. 27, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 57 seconds

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Episode 95: The End of the World

Published: July 13, 2022, 8:51 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 3 seconds

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Special Report: Who's Wilbur?

Published: June 12, 2022, 4:42 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 93: No Regrets, Just Gratitude

Published: May 15, 2022, 8:44 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 16 seconds

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Special Report: At My Peril

Published: March 6, 2022, 10 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 92: Lorie's Gift

Published: Jan. 22, 2022, 5:07 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 91: The Ripple Effect

Published: Dec. 13, 2021, 8:56 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 90: Telephone Etiquette

Published: Aug. 14, 2021, 8:31 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 33 seconds

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Episode 89: Spheres of Influence

Published: May 31, 2021, 5:36 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 88: The Bishop's Pockets

Published: May 2, 2021, 11:22 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 87: Daisy the Wonder Dog!

Published: April 6, 2021, 4:44 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 86: Becoming a Hip Hop Star

Published: Feb. 21, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 85: The Valentine's Day Jinx

Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 6:53 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 84: The Go-See

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 10:57 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 51 seconds

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Episode 83: Thoughts on the holidays

Published: Dec. 13, 2020, 7:40 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 82: The White Cow

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 81: A Dream as a Gift to the Future

Published: Sept. 26, 2020, 5:52 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 31 seconds

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Summer Re-run: Jet Set, Starring Patty

Published: Aug. 30, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 20 seconds

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Special Report: Don't Ask!

Published: July 31, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 48 seconds

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Episode 80: The Week That Was, 1982

Published: July 18, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 37 seconds

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Special Report: Wear the Mask

Published: July 3, 2020, 12:51 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 79: Death of a Friendship

Published: June 11, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 78: Recognition in the Big City

Published: May 28, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 77: Stalked by Betsey Johnson

Published: May 14, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 58 seconds

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Special Report: From the lockdown

Published: May 5, 2020, 9:40 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 76: The Sunday Afternoon Lecture

Published: April 23, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 75: Alliteration

Published: April 9, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 19 seconds

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Episode 74: A Story about Andrew

Published: March 26, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 73: An Answered Prayer

Published: March 5, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 72: Gwenda

Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 71: My Athletic Ability

Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 13 seconds

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Episode 70: The Intern

Published: Jan. 6, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 69: A Holiday Greeting

Published: Dec. 20, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode 68: Daisy the Wonder Dog!

Published: Nov. 24, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 67: Hommage to a powerful woman

Published: Nov. 7, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 66: Boys' Shorts 6

Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 65: The Journey of the Orchid Brooch

Published: Oct. 3, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 25 seconds

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Episode 64: All the Retail Ladies!

Published: Sept. 26, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 48 seconds

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Episode 63: How do you define Success?

Published: Sept. 12, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 7 seconds

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Episode 62: The Sunburn

Published: Aug. 29, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 61: Flowers From Elton

Published: Aug. 15, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 45 seconds

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Episode 60: Boys' Shorts 5

Published: Aug. 1, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 13 seconds

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Episode 59: Reflections on choice

Published: July 18, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 58: Boys' Shorts 4

Published: July 4, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode 57: The Valentine's Day Stories

Published: June 20, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 56: Misadventures in Window Display

Published: June 6, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 55: The Chicago Stories

Published: May 23, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 54: Pearl August

Published: May 9, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 52: Coming Out

Published: April 11, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 51: Boys' Shorts 3

Published: March 28, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode 50: Love Letter to Darrell

Published: March 14, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode 49: A short tale of authenticity

Published: Feb. 28, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 48: Jet Set

Published: Feb. 14, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode 47: One Balmy Manhattan Evening

Published: Jan. 31, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 48 seconds

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Episode 46: Pink Tarantula

Published: Jan. 17, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode 45: Love Letter to Susan

Published: Jan. 3, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 44: The Stolen Wallet

Published: Dec. 20, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 43: Boys' Shorts 2

Published: Dec. 6, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 42: Mrs. Freeman

Published: Nov. 22, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 41: My number's not up yet

Published: Nov. 11, 2018, 7 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 6 seconds

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Episode 40: Fortuny!

Published: Oct. 25, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 39: The Three Month Rule

Published: Oct. 11, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 29 seconds

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Episode 38: Boys' Shorts #1

Published: Sept. 27, 2018, noon
Duration: 11 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 37: The Driving Lessons

Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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Episode 36: Hate Mail

Published: Sept. 6, 2018, 1:24 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 40 seconds

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Episode 35: The Mermaid Dress

Published: Aug. 23, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 34: Comets Make People Crazy!

Published: Aug. 9, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 33: Eulogy for a Pair of Shoes

Published: July 26, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 32: Tales of a Checkered Past--First Crush

Published: July 26, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 31: Tales of a Checkered Past---The Blind Dates

Published: July 12, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 31 seconds

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My First Grown-up Jewelry!

Published: June 28, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode 29: The Epilogue

Published: June 14, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 28: The most normal thing in the world.

Published: June 7, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 51 seconds

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Episode 27: Gotta keep your Gay Card updated!

Published: May 31, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 26: Ace the Gumshoe, and a Lawyer named Pizzaface!

Published: May 24, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 23 seconds

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Episode 25: When Going Commando doesn't mean missing your underwear!

Published: May 17, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 51 seconds

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The Boy Who Fell To Earth

Published: May 10, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 37 seconds

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Act 3: The Caper Begins!

Published: May 3, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 22: Divorce of the decade, part 2- Whatever you do, don't mess with her hair!

Published: April 26, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 21: Divorce of the Decade, part 1-The Ballad of Miss Ann

Published: April 19, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 3 seconds

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Stand by your Man, 1977-style

Published: April 12, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 46 seconds

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Who's Wilbur? The story of my father

Published: April 5, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 14 seconds

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Springtime for the Fancy Boy

Published: March 29, 2018, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 17: Neuroses and Nostalgia

Published: March 22, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 16: Elton John's Concert Tour!

Published: March 15, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 15: Dances with Land Mines

Published: March 8, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 14: Escape from The Emporium!

Published: March 1, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 13: Self-employment means: Loving the boss!

Published: Feb. 22, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 12: Homicide is NOT a career path!

Published: Feb. 15, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 24 seconds

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Act 2: A new phase of a friendship

Published: Feb. 8, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 10: Banging the bishop or: Bringing new meaning to the phrase "extra man.

Published: Feb. 1, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 9: Give Me a Sign! Or: Goddess, just give me a hard shove, please?

Published: Jan. 25, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 8: Scarlet Wasnt the Only One to Say "God as my Witness"

Published: Jan. 18, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 7: Call In When You Miss Work

Published: Jan. 11, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 22 seconds

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I accidentally date a felon, or: keep on your toes, even if you're not dancing.

Published: Jan. 4, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 30 seconds

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You are known by the company you keep.

Published: Dec. 28, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 27 seconds

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I get into Big Boy Retail!

Published: Dec. 21, 2017, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 58 seconds

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Word of the day-Lesbiterian.

Published: Dec. 14, 2017, 2:25 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 41 seconds

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All Grown Up Now

Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 3 seconds

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Getting to know me! We embark on a journey.

Published: Nov. 22, 2017, 8:07 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 33 seconds

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