Why everybody's running marathons now

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It's Robert Time!

It's Robert Time!

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The Jeffrey Epstein scandal isn't over

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My lovely lady pumps

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Maximum Pressure

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Earlier this week, President Trump designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. It is the first time the United States has ever given such a designation to a part of another nation’s government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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They called it (a revolution)

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Medicare Bears

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