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Episode 595 - Aisha Alfa

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Show Notes

Comedian Aisha Alfa (@aishaalfa) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about comedy in Winnipeg, Jesse's Megyn Kelly-loved Olympics tweet, the cult movie Phantom of the Paradise, Andy's family friend Olympic ice dancer, the German word for a living stork with an arrow in it, the penis injection Olympic ski jumping controversy, an amazing artificial lung feat, Jesse's artificial lung cat bed, Aisha's newsletter and Andy's upcoming ska shows.

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