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BONUS: Play Your Icons Right: How to be an Icon AAEE
Oh so you finally read this one, after all my really good really funny descriptions, this is the one you read not because you want too but because we told you too! Well you know what you don't get a funny one, no fun puns, no silly emojis, no wrap up of what happens in the episode, non of that. You know the worst thing, you won't even click on another episode to read the description, you'll just read this one and non of the others, next week you'll listen to the podcast and not even think to look at the episode description! Maybe I won't write one and then you'll feel bad, as you should! All my hard work for nothing... who am I kidding of course I'll write an episode description, that was an empty threat. Honestly this isn't about you I'm just mad at the situation, I'm sorry for shouting at you it's not your fault I really appreciate you reading this it means a lot too me. You know what just for that a fun emoji just for you 🦫.... Look at that such fun! Anyways in this episode we talk about the extra bits that we missed from our last few episodes, have an in depth discussion about Katy Perry and seeing if she is having twins?! And we play the brand new game taking the world by storm Play Your Icons Right! Plus we talk about the only real icon David Suchet!
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One Year Anniversary Celebrations: How to be an Icon
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01:06:38|It's a meeeee... video game director at Nintendo Shigeru Miyamoto! We have a look at the life of the creator Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Mario 64 and Pikmin Shigeru Miyamoto. How he got his start and what inspired some of his creations, debunking some of the myths of Mario, going far to in depth on the character of Waluigi, and why he is such an influential figure in video games and for the country of Japan (Shigeru Miyamoto not Waluigi.... although🤔) . But also and not burry the lead here or anything but Donna got a new job and thats amazing! Congratulations Donna you'll always be in the top 2 hosts of this show 🍾🥳🎮🕹️📺👾 PRESS THE PATREON BUTTON TO START 🎮🕹️📺👾https://theemptypage.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/critical-perspectives-on-waluigi/Courteney Cox: How to be an Icon
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54:07|Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '26, listen to How to be an Icon. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, How to be an Icon would be it. The long term benefits of How to be an Icon have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience… I will dispense this advice now. HELLO AND WELCOME to How to be an Icon on Baz Lurhmann, the flamboyant fun and flashy Australian director. The who made such great films as Romeo and Juliet (1996), Strictly Ballroom (1992), The Great Gatsby (2013) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). From his upbringing in a small Australian village of less the 300 people to become one of Hollywood's most well known auteur filmmakers!💃🕺🪩Freedom, Beauty, Truth, and Love and clicking our links💃🕺🪩Cher: How to be an Icon
51:52|She was born in the wagon of a travelin' show, and then became the goddess of pop! It's Cher! Listen as we turn back time to find out how Cher became the biggest Icon of all time? From her troubled childhood, meeting Sonny Bonno and forming Sonny & Cher, her first comeback and become a comedic act, her second comeback to being a disco queen, her third comeback and become an Oscar winner for her role in Moonstruck and her other acting performances in Silkwood and Mermaids, becoming an area rock queen and then moving on to her fourth comeback after doing infomercials and become dance gay pop icon! Is Cher an Icon... Yes obviously! But lets find out how she became and icon! ⭐⭐Do you believe in life after love? Well if you do you should click our links⭐⭐