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Simon M. Barassment, Brenda M. Bassador, and Genealogy with Dr Gene E. Alogy

Simon and Ryan discuss Ireland's heartbreaking loss to Czechia in the World Cup qualifier and also blind rank their favourite forms of execution. Simon interviews Simon M. Barassment, a guy who gets embarassed a lot. Ryan interviews Brenda M. Bassador, an influencer just back from Prague. Then Anne Cestor appears as a guest on Genealogy with Dr Gene E. Alogy to trace her family tree history.

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