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Jun 21, 2021•40 min•Ep. 267
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Jun 14, 2021•42 min•Ep. 266
UNLOCKED: An odyssey into my brain as I try to decide the 30 best movies from the 30 years I have been alive, selecting one movie for every year. For weekly bonus episodes, subscribe to my Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/blockbusting
Jun 07, 2021•42 min
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May 24, 2021•20 min•Ep. 264
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May 17, 2021•41 min•Ep. 263
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May 10, 2021•51 min•Ep. 262
A little housekeeping and a roadmap for the future of Blockbusting. Thanks for listening for almost 300 episodes, here's to many more!
May 03, 2021•18 min
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Apr 26, 2021•36 min•Ep. 261
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Apr 19, 2021•41 min•Ep. 260
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Apr 12, 2021•38 min•Ep. 259
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Apr 05, 2021•48 min•Ep. 258
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Mar 29, 2021•39 min•Ep. 257
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Mar 22, 2021•37 min•Ep. 256
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Mar 15, 2021•36 min•Ep. 255
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Mar 08, 2021•38 min•Ep. 254
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Mar 01, 2021•41 min•Ep. 253
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Feb 22, 2021•39 min•Ep. 252
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Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 251
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Feb 08, 2021•37 min•Ep. 250
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Feb 01, 2021•34 min•Ep. 249
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Jan 25, 2021•47 min•Ep. 248
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Jan 18, 2021•41 min•Ep. 247
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Jan 11, 2021•36 min•Ep. 246
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Jan 04, 2021•41 min•Ep. 245
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Dec 28, 2020•38 min•Ep. 244
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Dec 21, 2020•39 min•Ep. 243
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Dec 14, 2020•45 min•Ep. 242
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Dec 07, 2020•42 min•Ep. 241
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Nov 30, 2020•50 min•Ep. 240
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Nov 23, 2020•35 min•Ep. 239
