Best David Karli Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 4: Married to the Hustle: Building Businesses, Health, and Trust with Zoe Karli 30:04

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Host David Karli is joined by wife Zoe to share their journey working together as spouses while building a biotech company, a medical practice, and a supplement brand. Zoe opens up about her medical challenges, recovery, and the mindset shifts that helped her push forward in business and life. The episode explores communication, trust, role divisio…

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S4E5: Monkey Neurophen 47:28

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Alrite. Karl's family almost killed by cows to see 6ft gnomes. Karl stunned by a caterpillar. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR. - GET A TEA TOWEL!⁠⁠

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S4E4: Karl Is A Character 48:32

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Alrite. Some bloke thinks Karl is a character. Some wedding chat. Back, sack and crack chat. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR. - GET A TEA TOWEL!⁠

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Dave Barry on Roy Blount Jr. 26:56

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Dave Barry is an author and humorist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his syndicated column, which ran in more than 500 newspapers and was the inspiration for the TV show Dave's World. He has also written dozens of bestselling books, including Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog, the novel Swamp Story, and, most recently, Class Clow…

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Episode 3: Navigating the Wild West of Stem Cell Therapies: A Look at Florida's New Law with Andrew S. Ittleman 45:55

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In this episode of 'Make Me Good,' host David Karli delves into the complexities of a new stem cell law enacted in Florida, examining its impacts on clinicians and patients. Joined by legal expert Andrew S. Ittleman, the discussion explores the legal nuances and potential implications of this pioneering legislation, which challenges federal norms b…

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Episode 2: Ben Azadi - 4 x Best Selling Author, International keynote Speaker & Founder of Keto Camp 43:05

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Join host David Karli on this episode of Make Me Good as he explores the concept of 'Metabolic Freedom' with bestselling author, Ben Azadi. Delve into the personal journey of Ben, who transformed his life from battling obesity and mental health issues to becoming a health advocate and community leader. Discover the critical role of mindset in achie…

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Episode 1: Episode 1: Tai Lopez: entrepreneur, investor, motivational speaker, and online personality. 48:25

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Tai Lopez is an American entrepreneur, investor, motivational speaker, and online personality. He is an investor, partner, or advisor to over 20 multi-million-dollar businesses. Tai shares advice on how to achieve health, wealth, love, and happiness with 1.4 million people in 40 countries through his popular book club and podcasts. He also has one …

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S4E3: Fish, Mermaid, Man. 43:34

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Alright. Karl and Ricky went on a little golfing trip. Steve hates eating lunch with Ricky. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR. - GET A TEA TOWEL!⁠

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S4E2: Pope's Dead 43:48

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The show for the scientists, or as Karl suspects - convicts - stuck in Antarctica. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR. - GET A TEA TOWEL!

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Welcome to 'Make Me Good' with David Karli 1:19

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Get to know the ’Make Me Good’ host David Karli and go behind the curtain in this official welcome.By David Karli

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S4E1: Try both. 57:24

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Ricky, Steve and Karl are back for 6 weeks! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR.

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Paul Dickson 32:58

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This is a bonus episode because it's not in the usual format--me talking to person A about person B. For this one, I'm going directly to the subject: the prolific non-fiction writer Paul Dickson. I've been aware of and admired Dickson's work for a long time, probably not long after he set out on his own as an independent, aka freelance, writer in 1…

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David Remnick on John McPhee 36:17

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David Remnick has been editor of the New Yorker since 1998 (making him the second-longest-serving editor in the magazine's history, behind William Shawn). Before that, he was a staff writer at the magazine, and before that he was a reporter for the Washington Post. David won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the S…

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Folk Icons II: Elijah Wald on Ramblin' Jack Elliott 31:44

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Elijah Wald has been singing and playing guitar for almost fifty years in a wide variety of styles, from blues, folk, ragtime, swing, country, and cowboy songs to classic Swahili pop, the Bahamian guitar style of Joseph Spence, and Mexican corridos. He hit the road in his late teens as a rambling busker, and has toured all over the United States an…

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Folk Icons I: Varda Bar-Kar on Janis Ian 27:28

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Varda Bar-Kar is the director of the 2025 documentary Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, about the singer who burst on the scene in 1966, at the age of fifteen, with her song "Society's Child," Since then Ian's career has, well, careered. from high points to low points and back again, more times than you might think possible. Varda was born in England to…

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Robert Strauss on Lois Smith 26:27

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Robert Strauss is a veteran journalist and the author of three books: Daddy's Little Goalie: A Father, His Daughters, and Sports; Worst. President. Ever.: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents; and John Marshall: The Final Founder. His subject is his friend Lois Smith, whose distinguished acting…

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John Barth on Bill Siemering 30:50

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John Barth has a long and distinguished career in public broadcasting, which started in earnest in the very early 1980s when he got a peculiar and life-changing phone call from Bill Siemering. Siemering--at left in the photo (Barth is at right)--is one of the Founding Fathers of National Public and, it could be argued, has done more than anyone els…

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David Leaf on Van Dyke Parks 42:29

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David Leaf is the author of SMiLE: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson, which will be published in April 2025. More on his many books, documentaries and music projects at his website. Van Dyke Parks is a legendary American musician, who shows up everywhere from Disney's The Jungle Book, to The Honeymooners, to his historic collaboratio…

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S3E12: Old Mother Hubbard 1:02:10

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Alrite. Last show of series 3. To celebrate, Ricky wants Karl to lick his nipple. ⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR.

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S3E11: If It's All About A#$e... 58:52

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2nd last show of series 3! ⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR.

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Casey Schwartz on Jonathan Schwartz 42:05

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Casey Schwartz is the author of Attention: A Love Story, and In the Mind Fields, a book about the emerging field of neuropsychoanalysis. She has written for the New York Times, New York Magazine, the Daily Beast, and other publications. She talks about her father, Jonathan Schwartz, the legendary disc jockey, author, and raconteur. Episode clips: J…

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S3E9&10: Swede Woman With Big Head, Barometer World, NYE At Ricky's. 46:20

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Alrite. Boys are back in town for 2004. ⁠⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR.

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S3E8: Look At That Geek 36:54

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Camfield is in for Karl. ⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR + SHOP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KARL'S CHILDHOOD PRI

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Carrie Rickey on Molly Haskell 28:20

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The guest for the episode is Carrie Rickey, who recently published a biography of filmmaker Agnes Varda, A Complicated Passion. Carrie has served as a film critic for The Village Voice, The Boston Herald, and The Philadelphia Inquirer She’s also written widely on art, including for Artforum and Art in America. Carrie's subject is her friend the dis…

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S3E7: Lanzagrotty 47:25

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Karl's xmas gift from XFM and his upcoming trip to Lanzarote. ⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR and NEW BOOTLEG SHIRT⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠KARL'S CHILDHOOD PRINT⁠⁠

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S3E6: What's Art About That? 1:01:15

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Karl is in Heat magazine, Monkey balls, Donna Air's baby given to gorillas. ⁠ SHOUT US A MARS BAR⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠KARL'S CHILDHOOD PRINT⁠⁠

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S3E5: I'm Phoning About Your Plugs. 1:11:17

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⁠⁠What's a Babylonian? She had a problem with her marrow. Chinese Woman Eats Dirt and more! Cheers. SHOUT US A MARS BAR⁠⁠ ⁠⁠KARL'S CHILDHOOD PRINT⁠⁠

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Dwight Garner on Calvin Trillin 30:25

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Dwight Garner is a book critic for The New York Times; his books include Garner's Quotations and The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, & Eating While Reading. Calvin Trillin has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1963 and has published more than 400 pieces there, most recently "Of Yiddish, Litvaks, and the Ev…

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S3E4: Eyes Bulging With Imagined Riches. 55:36

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Do you wanna buy sex? English quite good. Fangs but no fangs. Iver the Terrible. ⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR⁠ ⁠KARL'S CHILDHOOD PRINT⁠ Cheers.

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S3E3: The Best Bum in W1 54:53

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Steve's jealous of Ricky and Jonathan! SHOUT US A MARS BAR KARL'S CHILDHOOD PRINT Cheers.

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S3E2: BONG! 38:29

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You right, Paulo? Let’s chat about her fat arse shall we? ⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR⁠ ⁠KARL'S CHILDHOOD PRINT⁠ Cheers.

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Chris Molanphy on Quincy Jones 40:45

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Literally just as I was finishing this episode, the word came out that its subject, Quincy Jones, had died at the age of 91. So this goes out as a tribute to his legacy and memory. My guest, Chris Molanphy, is a chart analyst and pop critic who writes about the intersection of culture and commerce in popular music. For Slate, he created and hosts t…

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S3E1: Every boy's fantasy 48:47

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We're back. Oooh care someone, care.

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Steve Wasserman on Robert Scheer 24:40

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Since 2016, Steve Wasserman has been publisherof Heyday, an independent, nonprofit press founded in Berkeley, California, where he lives. He graduated from his home town school, UC Berkeley, and his past positions include serving as deputy editor of the op-ed page and opinion section of the Los Angeles Times; editor of the Los Angeles Times Book Re…

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Rem Rieder on Earl Monroe 23:23

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My guest is the legendary journalist Rem Rieder. Over the course of more than five decades, he's had positions at both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the late, lamented Philadelphia Bulletin, the Miami Herald, and the Washington Post. He was also the longtime media columnist for USA Today and editor of the American Journalism Review. His subject is …

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Jason Zengerle on Sonny Vaccaro 31:27

1y ago31:27

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Jason Zengerle is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, where he covers politics and national affairs. He previously wrote for at GQ, New York Magazine, and the New Republic. He’s working on a book tentatively titled Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind. His subject is Sonny Vacc…

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Glenn Kenny on Thelma Schoonmaker 29:42

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Glenn Kenny was the chief film critic of Premiere magazine for almost half of its existence, and today he reviews movies for the New York Times. Roger Ebert.com, and the Decider. He’s the author of The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface and Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas. On this episode, he talks about Thelma Schoonmaker, three-time winner o…

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Brian Fairbanks on Kris Kristofferson 35:37

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Brian Fairbanks is the author of Willie, Waylon and the Boys, How Nashville Outsiders Change Country Music Forever. Previously, he was an investigative reporter at Gawker and The Consumerist. He's also written for The Guardian, The New York Observer, and many other publications, and is the author of Wizards: David Duke, America's Wildest Election, …

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Bonus Episode: Newton Minow 31:03

1y ago31:03

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For this bonus episode, The Lives They're Living presents a piece done in an earlier iteration of the show, a profile of Newton M. Minow. The date we're going live is significant, for on Thursday, June 27, presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump will engage in in a debate. More than any other person, Mr. Minow was responsible for the ins…

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Carrie Courogen on Elaine May 33:25

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"Brilliant," "enigmatic" and "elusive" are just some of the adjectives that have been used to describe Elaine May, but there is no doubt that she has been one of the most influential figures in film and comedy over her nearly seven-decade career. The. guest on this episode, Carrie Courogen, has written the first comprehensive biography of May, Miss…

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Adrienne LaFrance on Albert Brooks 27:22

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Adrienne LaFrance is the executive editor of The Atlantic; her profile of the subject of this episode, "The Godfather of American Comedy," appears in the magazine's June 2024 issue. Before joining The Atlantic in 2014, she worked as a reporter for WBUR, Hawaii Public Radio, Honolulu Weekly, and Nieman Journalism Lab. Albert Brooks is a wildly talen…

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Steve Stoliar on Dick Cavett 39:44

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Steve Stoliar has been a professional writer for more than 40 year. For television, he wrote episodes of Murder She Wrote, Simon & Simon, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, and others. Before that, while a student at UCLA, he was Groucho Marx’s personal secretary and archivist and later wrote a book based on that experience, Raised Eyebrows.The book is cu…

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David Bianculli on Mason Williams 33:13

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David Bianculli has been the TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air since 1987, and is currently a professor of television studies at Rowan University in New Jersey. His books include Teleliteracy: Taking Television Seriously, and Dangerously Funny, The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Among his many other accomplishments, Mason Willia…

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro on Abigail Thomas 29:16

1+ y ago29:16

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist whose writing has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, New York, the Daily Beast, and many other publications. Her documentary film awards include an Independent Spirit Award for directing IFC's Keep the River on Your Right and an Emmy nomination for HBO's Finis…

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Gene Seymour on Ishmael Reed 39:59

1+ y ago39:59

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Gene Seymour spent years working for big-city newspapers as a reporter and movie and jazz critic. He's the author of a young adult history, Jazz, the Great American Art. These days, he lives in Philadelphia and contributes mightily on a remarkable range of subjects from baseball to crime novels and many steps in between to The Nation, book forums, …

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Michael Tisserand on Jules Feiffer 31:32

1+ y ago31:32

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Michael Tisserand is a Minnesota-based writer whose books include Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White. It's the Eisner Award-winning biography of the creator of the classic comic strip Krazy Kat. Jules Feiffer was born in 1929. He's probably most famous for the comic strip he contributed weekly to The Village Voice for more than 40 ye…

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The Lives They're Living--Trailer 5:16

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By Ben Yagoda

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S2E46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51: FINALE Pt2. Thank you for listening. 2:06:57

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Thanks for listening. Sorry we stopped at this point. ⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR⁠ ⁠KARL'S CHILDHOOD PRINT⁠ Cheers.

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S2E43, 44, 45: FINALE Pt 1. 1:17:38

1+ y ago1:17:38

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Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠SHOUT US A MARS BAR⁠⁠ Redbubble: ⁠⁠KARL'S CHILDHOOD PRINT⁠⁠ Recapping the Ricky Gervais show on XFM. Note: this episode was recorded in 2022. Some references may be old/out of date. The Patreon no longer exists.

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S2E42: Diana Flower Conspiracy, Steve Found An ATM Card, Homeless Russian Monkey 1:08:21

1+ y ago1:08:21

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Alrite. Karl's Off To Monkey World, Steve Found An ATM Card, Homeless Russian Monkey. Karl laughing, probably because he's leaving early to go have a holiday in Cornwall. Ricky lost 400 quid, Steve once found an ATM card while at uni, the flower consipracy behind the death of Princess Di, monkey news and more! Recapping the Ricky Gervais show on XF…