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Those wanting to listen to the full podcast can do so via Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Most of them don’t just want to sit and listen.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The full episode of The Louis Theroux Podcast is available to listen on Spotify now.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
And if you’re feeling compelled to listen to your own chants, white noises, meditations, etc.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Most of them don’t just want to sit and listen.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The full episode of The Louis Theroux Podcast is available to listen on Spotify now.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
And if you’re feeling compelled to listen to your own chants, white noises, meditations, etc.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
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When Springer got hurt, there was some cheering heard by the Dodger fans in the crowd, who booed him loudly at the start of every at-bat.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Aside from buying beans, my go-to is a cortado with almond milk and — hear me out — quarter-sweet simple syrup.—
Tamia Boyd,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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