1000 w/ Ron Placone

May 07 2024 11

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Comedian Ron Placone goes on a quest to interview 1000 different people who have piqued his interest in some way. "Maybe I appreciate their work, maybe I love their music or their writing or their films, maybe they’re an academic, a journalist, maybe they’re a colleague, hell, maybe I disagree with them on a bunch. Interest is a broad concept, but one thing all of these guests will have in common is they have stories I want the world to know."

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