Episode 62: The Woman in the Window

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Episode 62: The Woman in the Window

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Jul 14, 2021

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Wendy's back, for one episode only! The ladies reunite to hate-watch the film adaptation of A.J. Finn's THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (now streaming on Netflix, if you like to suffer).
Oh, and if you'd like to get caught up on the stranger-than-fiction real life saga of the author, check out this New Yorker piece.
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Jul 14, 2021

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The podcast about women who don't give a damn if you like them, brought to you by unlikeable female characters Kristen Lepionka, Layne Fargo, and Wendy Heard.

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