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Awful and Awesome Ep 279: Bullet Train, The Crown S5, FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
The pop culture podcast that isn’t afraid to pop the bubble.
Rajyasree rattles off names of actors from The Crown.
Abhinandan: I don’t know. Like you’ve rattled off 10 names. I don’t even know one. I can’t even remember the name of the film I watched. I’m very impressed. You eat badam every day?
Rajyasree: I eat.
Abhinandan: Really? Then start eating less (starts laughing).
Rajyasree: You all are laughing, he’s fat shaming me.
Abhinandan continues laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the series The Crown Season 5; the movies Bullet Train and Monica, O My Darling; the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony; and the Adidas World Cup ad.
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