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Drifting through... with Matt Nõmme
I've been people watching football hooligans and their cozy coats again.
Season 1, Ep. 15
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this was recorded in the immediate aftermath of Christmas, but I fell ill and everything went out the window. luckily the topic of grown men shouting unspeakable insults at eachother, while cwtched up in their warm coats is a timeless British tradition, so no harm in releasing this one late.
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