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101. Things I Don’t Understand

Ep. 101

Random things I struggle to make sense of. Feel free to enlighten me.


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Timestamps:

0:09 Gender reveal parties

5:45 Going to concerts

13:50 Asian people’s obsession with white people

25:00 Athletes slapping each other’s asses

31:05 The importance of someone’s sexual preference

33:50 The importance of dating “outside your race”

43:25 Travel influencers

50:58 Using social media to put people on blast

1:03:27 Humiliating “friends” in public

1:08:57 Only certain hair grows for life

1:11:09 Certain drinks only taste good when cold


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