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    Episode 1 - Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog

    enMarch 03, 2018
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    About this Episode

    In the first episode of Give Us a Good One, Mike and Orville talk to musician Sabrina Ellis (A Giant Dog, Sweet Spirit) about a family reunion bathroom mishap in Mexico, and the practice of stealing tiny forks. The episode opens with a never before heard TV show theme Sabrina wrote for a never-made teen drama about Jonbenet Ramsey.

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