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Retro Hammo - Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Season 9, Ep. 32
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Over the next few weeks Hammo is going to immerse himself in Steven Spielberg's alien movies, and kicks off that rewatch with Close Encounters of the Third Kind. This is an opportunity to rewatch these classic films, see how they've aged, see how Hammo feels about them now, and in the end gear himself up for Disclosure Day in June.

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