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Nov 16, 2020•47 min•Ep. 238
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Nov 09, 2020•39 min•Ep. 237
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Nov 02, 2020•49 min•Ep. 236
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Oct 26, 2020•41 min•Ep. 235
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Oct 19, 2020•40 min•Ep. 234
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Oct 12, 2020•37 min•Ep. 233
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Oct 05, 2020•52 min•Ep. 232
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Sep 28, 2020•38 min•Ep. 231
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Sep 21, 2020•35 min•Ep. 230
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Sep 14, 2020•43 min•Ep. 229
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Sep 07, 2020•37 min•Ep. 228
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Aug 31, 2020•40 min•Ep. 227
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Aug 24, 2020•41 min•Ep. 226
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Aug 17, 2020•38 min•Ep. 225
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Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 224
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Aug 03, 2020•52 min•Ep. 223
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Jul 27, 2020•50 min•Ep. 222
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Jul 20, 2020•45 min•Ep. 221
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blockbusting JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay ( @DietJay ) has Jimmy ( @Jimmytheworm ) return to the podcast so he can tap into his teenage psyche and defend Ralph Bakshi's batshit insane Cool World, a movie about Brad Pitt trying (and failing) to keep human beings from having sex with cartoons....
Jul 13, 2020•45 min•Ep. 220
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Jul 06, 2020•40 min•Ep. 219
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Jun 29, 2020•36 min•Ep. 218
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Jun 22, 2020•58 min•Ep. 217
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Jun 15, 2020•42 min•Ep. 216
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Jun 08, 2020•48 min•Ep. 215
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Jun 01, 2020•37 min•Ep. 214
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May 25, 2020•44 min•Ep. 213
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May 18, 2020•37 min•Ep. 212
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May 11, 2020•48 min•Ep. 211
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May 04, 2020•42 min•Ep. 210
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Apr 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 209
