It Ends
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It Ends

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 1, 202624 min

Have you ever been on a road trip that feels like it goes on forever? Did things start feeling a little getting a bit existential? That’s the whole deal with the chewy new film It Ends. The horror-meets-psychological thriller follows four friends who just graduated college, as they turn onto a road through a dense forest and the road just keeps going. Directed by Alexander Ullom, It Ends is both chill and chilling, and a lot of fun to talk about. Chasing down your next horror fix? Check out these episodes: 'Backrooms' brings YouTube horror to...

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Billionaire Mark Cuban has stared into the belly of the beast of America's healthcare system. I mean, it's so bad, you can go through a long list of really quality hospitals, and they don't know their costs. So can Medicare for All be a solution?

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We take a hard look at the cost of the program along with US healthcare itself. Find this and hear more stories from the indicator from Planet Money on the NPR app. So before we get to the show, and yeah, I am talking to you with your discerning and highly developed aesthetic taste in podcasts, if Pop Culture Happy Hour has ever helped

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you win a debate, or find a favorite series before everyone else did, or pretend that you saw a movie that you definitely did not see. Now don't lie to me, we've all done it. We don't have to be proud of it, but let's be honest with each other. You and I, we owe each other that much. Do us a favor and leave the show a review wherever you

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