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#522 - Punchin' Shrimp and Grits

The Sword and Laser (Audio) by Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

Nov 7, 202548:23Arts

Robert Jackson Bennett deserves more kudos. We clarify it's a tapas bar, not a topless bar. And our thoughts on the new book, Floating Hotel, and the wrap-up of Interview with the Vampire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

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#522 - Punchin' Shrimp and Grits is an episode from The Sword and Laser (Audio) by Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont. Robert Jackson Bennett deserves more kudos. We clarify it's a tapas bar, not a topless bar. And our thoughts on the new boo...

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