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‘Mr. McMahon’ doc, Zach Lowe out at ESPN, Kamala Harris on ‘All the Smoke’
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After years since the announcement, "Mr. McMahon" debuted on Netflix. ESPN surprisingly lets go of Zach Lowe. Kamala Harris does a podcast and it's "All the Smoke?" Awful Announcing's Brendon Kleen and Ben Axelrod discuss these topics plus have some praise for "Scoop City" and Diana Taurasi's impact on the WNBA on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.
Time Stamps:
-:57: “Mr. McMahon” Netflix docuseries thoughts
-26:24: Zach Lowe out at ESPN
-40:21: Kamala Harris on “All The Smoke”
-44:45: “Scoop City” praise
-48:04: Diana Taurasi
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