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EP. 18 - RIA LINA

Season 2, Ep. 10

Stand-up comedian and co-host of Pointless, Ria Lina, joins Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears live from Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2023 to discuss all things Xennial - from basements and birthing stories and everything inbetween.


Additional music by Geoffrey Burch from Pixabay.


Check out what Ria is up to, including details of her upcoming tour, on Twitter.


Interview edited by Laura Grimshaw.


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