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About this Episode
Do you have an MFA? Do you want an MFA? Listen to this episode and you're officially a Master of Fictitious Arts (aka being a good liar). Topics include McGurl's The Program Era, Kraft cheesiness, and Hemingway's famous ejection from the MFA school of life.
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