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    enAugust 30, 2022
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    About this Episode

    Josh is in the classic back to school fog with the start of the new school year. Despite this, they power through to pitch a potential new product and a new “make money now” service. Jared brings some topics to the episode in classic handwritten form. They go into a deep dive on classic discontinued products, give a sports update, and talk about a fascinating new burger. They close out the episode in classic fashion with a Buzzfeed quiz and try to determine which movies they would save.

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