Ever feel the existential dread induced by the realization that you are just another corporate entity from the moment of your inception? Well you should, because you are. ALL OF US ARE! The show gets more philosophical and professional, as today we present you our brand new product: a huge episode, on a huge topic, for the huge fan willing to donate a huge portion of their daily attention, and risk having their brain reprogrammed forever! We will tell you not just the meaning of life, but the meaning of reality itself! And as all great philosophers..we will constantly repeat ourselves and never shut up :)
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