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Phoebe tells Lauren the story of how one man planted more than 30 bombs around New York City - and how he was eventually caught using criminal profiling. Plus, Phoebe tells us what a “sardicado” is, Lauren shares some flower arranging tips, and they both reveal their least favorite commercials.

Read more about the "Mad Bomber of New York" here:

"Unmasking the Mad Bomber" (Smithsonian Magazine)
"The Mad Bomber Who Terrorized Manhattan" (New Yorker)
"‘Unhinged, unrelenting’: The Mad Bomber who terrorized New York" (Washington Post)
"Mad Bomber Case Closed by Police" (The New York Times)

Phoebe's couscous recipe is here: https://buff.ly/3WxxglZ

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Curtis was one of the first nationally-syndicated comic strips with a mostly-Black cast of characters. Ray Billingsley has been drawing it for newspapers every day for the past 35 years.
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Phoebe tells Lauren about a 1970s murder in Chicago that police couldn't solve — and then a doctor came forward and said his wife seemed to know things about the case that she couldn't possibly know. Plus, Phoebe’s hot dog order, practical skills, and a new potato chip to try.

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When comic Maria Bamford made her OkCupid profile with the username Hogbook, she says Scott Marvel Cassidy was one of the only people who contacted her. His username was Lazer Eyes.
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When we were talking about what this week's Plus episode would be, Phoebe said it could only be about one thing. Because something huge is about to happen in just four days.

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Kyo Maclear remembers when she took a DNA test, the kit came with a piece of paper with terms and conditions that read, “You may discover unanticipated facts about yourself or your family when using our services that you may not have the ability to change.”
Kyo Maclear’s book is Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets.
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