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On October 6th, Dukes and Bagg invite you to join us for the Season 4 Live Draft. We will tape an episode live on a video call, and you can join as our loyal live audience.
Drafts are where we choose the next fifteen or so books or movies we'll discuss (nearly a year's worth of episodes). Dukes and Bagg each pitch eachother four series, and then each choose two. We will have doorprizes for EVERYBODY who comes, and you'll have a chance to vote on a Listener's Choice series. To join the video call, RSVP here, and we'll email you the link.
Drafts are where we choose the next fifteen or so books or movies we'll discuss (nearly a year's worth of episodes). Dukes and Bagg each pitch eachother four series, and then each choose two. We will have doorprizes for EVERYBODY who comes, and you'll have a chance to vote on a Listener's Choice series. To join the video call, RSVP here, and we'll email you the link.
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