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Up Klose with Karl

Ep. 34
We're livestreaming the podcast on Facebook with a special guest! 

It's a robust family affair with listener Karl. He's Mel and Dom's cousin and a keen listener of the Chronicles, and he's lucky enough to get his mug on camera in this 4-way free-for-all. 

The 4 of us begin with some Italian soccer trash talk before we get into the rape accusations leveled at Australia's Attorney General, Christian Porter. And it's a very interesting discussion with some varied opinions. 

Some state vs federal politics talk. 

We also discuss Joe Biden's mental state and U.S. politics. 

And we finish up our chat with a bit about The Sopranos, funny movies, and Karl's favourite topic: conspiracies. 

Then we close the show with Stevie Van Zandt talking about being Silvio Dante on The Sopranos and Bruce Springsteen's sidekick in the E Street Band. 

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