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    Mike sits down with comedian and returning friend of the podcast Jason Cordova to talk about why America needs to be arrogant again, hiding your fatness, what it's like to be someone else's failure barometer, the importance of living without fear, fighting back against canceling and self censoring and why we should all love a comeback story.

     

    Jason can be found on instagram @hard_cordova

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