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GJ Sentinel Daily REWiND Podcast
GJ Sentinel Daily REWiND Podcast
Season 4, Ep. 39
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Is banning the sale of nonstick cookware containing PFAS another example of government overreach? Will winter make a return appearance? Should singles put up Christmas trees? Are induction stoves the electromagnetic wave of the future? Is high school athletic travel over two passes to the Front Range worth the risk? How did previous generations survive free-range and lap belt car rides? How are local residents faring during an identifiable loneliness epidemic? Editorial Page Editor Andy Smith and Audience Engagement Director Gretchen Reist debate the biggest topics of the day.
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36. GJ Sentinel Daily REWiND Podcast
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35. GJ Sentinel Daily REWiND Podcast
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34. GJ Sentinel Daily REWiND Podcast
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33. GJ Sentinel Daily REWiND Podcast
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32. GJ Sentinel Daily REWiND Podcast
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31. GJ Sentinel Daily REWiND Podcast
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