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Episode 216: Deconstructing the Internet with Taylor Lorenz
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Kate tries a new lip product that seems like wizardry and Doree prepares to have people over for dinner for the first time in a while. Then, Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz joins them to talk about how Tumblr started her journey into reporting, why she thinks ADHD helps her do her job better, and why she has probably thousands of unread text messages.
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