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More of the best books we read in 2023
Published: Jan. 10, 2024, 5 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 44 seconds
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The best books we read in 2023
Published: Dec. 27, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 16 seconds
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Rowan Jette Knox on learning from hard times
Published: Dec. 13, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 15 seconds
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Alicia Elliott on telling the truth through the lens of fiction
Published: Nov. 29, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 7 seconds
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Sean Michaels, live at TIFA 2023
Published: Nov. 15, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 47 seconds
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Waubgeshig Rice on finding renewal at the end of the world
Published: Nov. 1, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 32 seconds
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Naomi Klein on what she sees in "the mirror world"
Published: Oct. 18, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 36 seconds
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Michael Crummey confronts The Adversary
Published: Oct. 4, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 34 seconds
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Zalika Reid-Benta on becoming the "weird writer" she's always wanted to be
Published: Sept. 20, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 42 seconds
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S. A. Cosby on finding fascination in writing a good guy
Published: Sept. 6, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 57 seconds
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John Vaillant sees more fire weather in the forecast
Published: Aug. 9, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 14 seconds
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Live at MOTIVE: Global Issues on the Page
Published: July 26, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 42 seconds
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Tom Rachman on inhabiting the roles of others in The Imposters
Published: July 12, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 25 seconds
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Getting surreal with Samantha Irby
Published: June 28, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 49 seconds
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Ritu Bhasin on the good, the bad, and belonging
Published: June 14, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 53 seconds
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Ore Agbaje-Williams on writing a character who says it all out loud
Published: May 31, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 8 seconds
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Carley Fortune on summer love and second chances
Published: May 17, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 21 seconds
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David Grann on the brutal truths revealed in The Wager
Published: May 3, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 28 seconds
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Shelley Read on bringing life to quiet characters
Published: April 19, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 42 seconds
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Zoe Whittall on the truth about liars
Published: April 5, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 55 seconds
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Hua Hsu on the strange characters of memoir
Published: March 22, 2023, 4 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 12 seconds
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Lindsay Wong tells us pleasant things about discomfort
Published: March 10, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds
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Cherie Dimaline on connecting with the extraordinary
Published: Feb. 24, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes
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Jackie Lau on the Kobo Writing Life podcast
Published: Feb. 10, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 58 seconds
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CS Richardson on writing with all the colour in the world
Published: Jan. 27, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 30 seconds
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Kai Thomas conjures fiction from the history of the upper country
Published: Jan. 14, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 30 seconds
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More of the best books we read in 2022
Published: Jan. 1, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 19 seconds
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The best books we read in 2022
Published: Dec. 25, 2022, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 36 seconds
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Harold McGee on the science of smells
Published: Dec. 8, 2022, 8:40 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 6 seconds
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Beneath the veneer with Naben Ruthnum and Andre Forget
Published: Nov. 25, 2022, 5 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 20 seconds
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Jean Hanff Korelitz, live at TIFA 2022
Published: Nov. 11, 2022, 5 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 12 seconds
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Marian Keyes, live at TIFA 2022
Published: Oct. 29, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 40 seconds
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Ann-Marie MacDonald on staying open to surprise
Published: Oct. 14, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 18 seconds
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Chief Robert Joseph on the need and desire for reconciliation
Published: Sept. 30, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 15 seconds
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Hernan Diaz on power, truth, and Trust
Published: Sept. 2, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 59 seconds
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Deon Meyer on The Dark Flood
Published: Aug. 19, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 37 seconds
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Ben Mezrich's wild ride
Published: Aug. 5, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 6 seconds
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Cory Silverberg on the right way to teach kids about sex
Published: July 22, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 46 seconds
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Elamin Abdelmahmoud wants to know everyone's elsewhere story
Published: July 8, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 26 seconds
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Riley Black on the end of the world and new beginnings
Published: June 24, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 39 seconds
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Sheila Heti on getting reacquainted with her imagination
Published: June 10, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 56 seconds
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Britt Wray on bringing emotions to bear on climate science
Published: May 27, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 51 seconds
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Stephanie Foo on writing and healing from trauma
Published: April 22, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 32 seconds
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NoViolet Bulawayo on her glorious new novel
Published: April 1, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 42 seconds
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Julia Quinn (encore)
Published: March 25, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 34 seconds
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Kathryn Schulz on love and loss
Published: Feb. 18, 2022, 5 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 42 seconds
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The joyful endurance of Hanif Abdurraqib
Published: Feb. 4, 2022, 5 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 51 seconds
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More of the best books we read in 2021
Published: Jan. 1, 2022, 5 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 55 seconds
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The best books we read in 2021
Published: Dec. 25, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 58 seconds
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Bonus: Kobo Writing Life with Chloe Liese
Published: Dec. 10, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 36 seconds
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Season 5: James S. A. Corey
Published: Dec. 3, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 25 seconds
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Season 5: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Published: Nov. 19, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 51 seconds
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Season 5: Janelle Shane
Published: Nov. 12, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 35 seconds
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Season 5: Edward Rutherfurd
Published: Nov. 5, 2021, 4 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 41 seconds
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Season 5: Shari Lapena
Published: Oct. 27, 2021, 9:31 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 52 seconds
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Season 5: Ian Rankin
Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 3:15 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 55 seconds
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Season 5: P. Djeli Clark
Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 3:07 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 34 seconds
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Season 4: Katie Mack
Published: June 11, 2021, 4 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 37 seconds
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Season 4: Torrey Peters
Published: June 4, 2021, 4 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 45 seconds
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Season 4: Steve Brusatte
Published: May 28, 2021, 4 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 22 seconds
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Season 4: Helen Oyeyemi
Published: May 20, 2021, 10 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 38 seconds
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Season 4: Suzanne Simard
Published: May 14, 2021, 4 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 9 seconds
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Season 4: Natalie Zina Walschots
Published: May 7, 2021, 4 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 47 seconds
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Season 4: Malcolm Gladwell
Published: April 30, 2021, 4 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 32 seconds
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Season 3: Julia Quinn
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 51 seconds
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Season 3: Jael Richardson
Published: Feb. 5, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 22 seconds
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Season 3: Emily Schultz
Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 23 seconds
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Season 3: Joanne Vannicola
Published: Jan. 22, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 51 seconds
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Season 3: Linden MacIntyre
Published: Jan. 15, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 6 seconds
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Season 3: Billy-Ray Belcourt
Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 24 seconds
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The best books we read in 2020: Side B
Published: Jan. 1, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 22 seconds
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The best books we read in 2020
Published: Dec. 25, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 3 seconds
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Bonus: Kobo Writing Life with Talia Hibbert
Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 59 seconds
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Season 3: Marian Keyes
Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 51 seconds
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Season 3: Vicki Laveau-Harvie
Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 57 seconds
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Season 3: Tobly McSmith
Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 35 seconds
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Season 3: Jared Diamond
Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 38 seconds
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Season 3: Eden Robinson
Published: Nov. 6, 2020, 2:33 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 seconds
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Bonus: Staff Picks - I'm Just a Person by Tig Notaro
Published: May 3, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds
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Season 2: Timothy Caulfield
Published: April 15, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 59 seconds
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Bonus: Staff Picks - Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Published: April 12, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 8 seconds
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Bonus: Staff Picks - Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Published: April 11, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds
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Season 2: Daniel Levitin
Published: April 8, 2020, 2:59 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 43 seconds
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Bonus: Staff Picks - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Published: April 5, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 2 seconds
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Bonus: Staff Picks - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Published: April 4, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds
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Season 2: Linwood Barclay
Published: April 1, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 12 seconds
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Bonus: Staff Picks - Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Published: March 29, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 2 seconds
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Bonus: Staff Picks - Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
Published: March 28, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds
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Season 2: Lori Lansens
Published: March 25, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 55 seconds
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Season 2: Lauren McKeon
Published: March 18, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 50 seconds
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Season 2: Jesse Thistle
Published: March 11, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 56 seconds
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Season 2: Robyn Doolittle
Published: March 4, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 20 seconds
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Season 2: Ann Cleeves
Published: Feb. 26, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds
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Season 2: Julie Evelyn Joyce
Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 44 seconds
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Season 2: Saeed Jones
Published: Feb. 12, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 47 seconds
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Season 2: Ziya Tong
Published: Feb. 5, 2020, 6:11 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 44 seconds
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Season 2: Jonathan Safran Foer
Published: Jan. 29, 2020, 2:31 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 48 seconds
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Kobo's 2019 Holiday Picks
Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 2:14 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 39 seconds
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Season 1: Andrew Solomon
Published: June 25, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 49 seconds
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Season 1: Zalika Reid-Benta
Published: May 10, 2019, 4:46 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 47 seconds
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Zalika Reid-Benta
Published: May 10, 2019, 4:46 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 47 seconds
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Season 1: Andreas Souvaliotis
Published: April 25, 2019, 9:35 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 41 seconds
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Andreas Souvaliotis
Published: April 25, 2019, 9:35 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 41 seconds
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Season 1: Karen M. McManus
Published: April 11, 2019, 7:30 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 19 seconds
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Season 1: Julia Shaw
Published: March 28, 2019, 5:21 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 22 seconds
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Season 1: Sheena Kamal
Published: Feb. 28, 2019, 5:36 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 32 seconds
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Season 1: Craig Davidson
Published: Feb. 14, 2019, 3:05 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 55 seconds
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Season 1: Maria Qamar
Published: Jan. 31, 2019, 5:29 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 30 seconds
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Season 1: Omar El Akkad
Published: Jan. 17, 2019, 3:32 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 25 seconds
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Season 1: Mark Sakamoto
Published: Jan. 3, 2019, 3:55 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 3 seconds
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Kobo's Holiday Picks
Published: Dec. 6, 2018, 8:24 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 5 seconds
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