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My Dad's Old Bod. And Will Tracy (THE REGIME)

We're baaaaaaaaack! Say this to yourself OR passers-by in the style of Poltergeist II.


We love all our guests equally, of course, but this week's is extra spesh because - HELLO - it's Succession writer and showrunner of The Regime, Will Tracy! We have an exciting connection, and the discovery of that connection, during the interview, was a major podcast highlight. 


Plus: Sara roleplays being a Deliverer of Hard Truths and Geoff confronts his fears about Unfrosted


Write to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com

Let Sara see her dad many times before he dies: https://www.patreon.com/theyliketowatch

See Sara working it all out in Machynlleth: https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2024/sara-barron-anything-for-you-work-in-progress/

Or Brighton: https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/sara-barron-anything-for-you/


Edited by our friend, her son's mother, and her lover's lover, Annabel Emily Port

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