Best Graham Jenkins Podcasts (2025)

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The Specialist | The Rediscovery of Rubens’ The Massacre of the Innocents, with George Gordon 14:52

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This is an episode of The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work through the eyes of those that know it best. Rubens’ early masterpiece The Massacre of the Innocents was hidden away for nearly 250 years. George Gordon, Deputy Chairm…

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Ctrl, Alt, Delusion: Resetting Reality in the Manosphere 48:05

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Today’s episode is the recording of our recent panel Ctrl, Alt, Delusion: Resetting Reality in the Manosphere, live at SXSW London, in partnership with Sage & Jester. Sage & Jester is an impact-led arts production company that exposes manipulation and misinformation. At Sage & Jester, entertainment sparks critical thinking. Their work blends wisdom…

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Will Jurassic World Rebirth turn Mark into a Rantosaurus? + David Cronenberg 1:10:27

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The Genius Myth, with Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci (Part Two) 39:36

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The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor. You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate. Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Florida rocket launches of Elon Musk’s Spa…

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The Genius Myth, with Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci (Part One) 40:09

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The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor. You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate. Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Florida rocket launches of Elon Musk’s Spa…

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Yardsticks For Failure, with Ivo Graham (Part Two) 39:20

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After coming last by quite such a distance on Taskmaster Series 15, and seeing his emotional frailties laid bare in a series of memes of him with his head in his hands, Ivo Graham is adapting to an increasingly irreversible reputation as a man better known for his chaos than his comedy. His new book Yardsticks For Failure is a map of the brain behi…

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Yardsticks For Failure, with Ivo Graham (Part One) 36:55

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After coming last by quite such a distance on Taskmaster Series 15, and seeing his emotional frailties laid bare in a series of memes of him with his head in his hands, Ivo Graham is adapting to an increasingly irreversible reputation as a man better known for his chaos than his comedy. His new book Yardsticks For Failure is a map of the brain behi…

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Crimes of the Cape Fear: Digging Deeper into Five Unsolved Murders 24:28

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The families of five murder victims have waited years, even decades, for justice. They lost mothers, fathers, sons and daughters to violent crimes in the Wilmington area, and the killers have never paid the price. In this special podcast episode, you’ll hear detectives talk about the investigations into these unsolved murders, while loved ones shar…

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Is F1 in pole position for film of the week? 1:11:28

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An Evening with Matt Haig: Embracing Hope, Wonder and the Power of the Imagination (Part Two) 38:49

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‘A beautiful novel full of life-affirming wonder and imagination’ Benedict Cumberbatch Matt Haig is one of Britain’s most celebrated authors, best known for his internationally bestselling novel The Midnight Library and the critically acclaimed memoir Reasons to Stay Alive. Matt’s newest novel, The Life Impossible, which became an instant Sunday Ti…

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An Evening with Matt Haig: Embracing Hope, Wonder and the Power of the Imagination (Part One) 39:45

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‘A beautiful novel full of life-affirming wonder and imagination’ Benedict Cumberbatch Matt Haig is one of Britain’s most celebrated authors, best known for his internationally bestselling novel The Midnight Library and the critically acclaimed memoir Reasons to Stay Alive. Matt’s newest novel, The Life Impossible, which became an instant Sunday Ti…

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An Evening with Deborah Frances-White and David Tennant (Part Two) 41:44

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Deborah Frances-White is the writer and comedian best known for hosting The Guilty Feminist podcast. David Tennant is the multi-award-winning actor who has played iconic roles including Doctor Who, Hamlet, Barty Crouch Jr., Rivals’ Lord Tony Baddingham and more. In April 2025 they came to Intelligence Squared to discuss how we can have better and m…

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Episode 429 | Kate D. Jenkins & Morgan A. Moreau 40:07

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Join us LIVE on Drinking With Authors as we sit down with the incredibly talented writers, Kate D. Jenkins and Morgan A. Moreau, to discuss their latest release in the Legends of Coralia series—The Marked Queen! In this exciting interview, Kate and Morgan will take us behind the scenes of their creative process, dive into the inspiration behind The…

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An Evening with Deborah Frances-White and David Tennant (Part One) 40:16

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Deborah Frances-White is the writer and comedian best known for hosting The Guilty Feminist podcast. David Tennant is the multi-award-winning actor who has played iconic roles including Doctor Who, Hamlet, Barty Crouch Jr., Rivals’ Lord Tony Baddingham and more. In April 2025 they came to Intelligence Squared to discuss how we can have better and m…

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28 Years Later: Mark’s Verdict + Jodie Comer and (Oh) Danny Boy(le) on the film 1:06:47

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Is Britain in Denial About the Far Right? With Harry Shukman 50:06

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What is happening behind closed doors in Britain’s far right movement? On today’s episode, we’re joined by journalist Harry Shukman, the journalist who spent over a year undercover investigating the British far right. Drawing on his new book, Year of the Rat, Shukman sheds light on the secret meetings, pub gatherings, political canvassing, and neo-…

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The Power of Good Conversation, with Jefferson Fisher (Part Two) 37:36

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‘Embracing the knowledge in The Next Conversation will vastly improve your life.’ – Andrew Huberman, creator of the Huberman Lab Podcast ‘ The Next Conversation gives you the tools to change your life, one conversation at a time.’ – Mel Robbins, bestselling author and host of the Mel Robbins Podcast In a time when conversations often feel more divi…

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The Power of Good Conversation, with Jefferson Fisher (Part One) 38:19

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‘Embracing the knowledge in The Next Conversation will vastly improve your life.’ – Andrew Huberman, creator of the Huberman Lab Podcast ‘ The Next Conversation gives you the tools to change your life, one conversation at a time.’ – Mel Robbins, bestselling author and host of the Mel Robbins Podcast In a time when conversations often feel more divi…

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Episode 428 | Steve Altier 47:49

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🎙️ Drinking With Authors Ep. 429 | Haunted Tales & Lizardville Lore with Steve Altier 🍷👻 Grab your drink of choice and settle in for another chillingly fun episode of Drinking With Authors! In Episode 429, we're thrilled to welcome Steve Altier, bestselling author of The Lizardville Ghost Stories Series, The Ghost Hunter, and the beloved Gabby and …

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Sotheby's Talks | Shakespeare: A Man For All Time, with Tracy-Ann Oberman 39:41

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On today’s episode, an episode from our friends at Sotheby's, exploring the world of Shakespeare. Sam Leith, author, journalist and literary editor of The Spectator, will be joined by Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Oxford, Tracy-Ann Oberman, who most recently starred as Shylock in her adaptation of The Merchant of Venice, and accla…

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Domnhall Gleeson on Echo Valley 1:06:10

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Is Nvidia the most important company in the world? With Stephen Witt 55:06

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In June 2024, Nvidia became the most valuable corporation on Earth. In Stephen Witt’s new book ‘The Thinking Machine’ he chronicles the astonishing story of how a designer of videogame equipment conquered the market for AI hardware, and in the process reinvented the computer. He spoke about it with author and Research Director at Demos Carl Miller.…

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An Evening with Adam Buxton and Caitlin Moran (Part Two) 38:04

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*** Click here to see the photograph referred to in the podcast introduction: https://www.intelligencesquared.com/events/an-evening-with-adam-buxton *** --- Adam Buxton is a comedian, writer, podcaster — and one of the UK’s most beloved cultural figures. Best known for The Adam Buxton Podcast, The Adam and Joe Show on Channel 4, and the distinctive…

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An Evening with Adam Buxton and Caitlin Moran (Part One) 39:04

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*** Click here to see the photograph referred to in the podcast introduction: https://www.intelligencesquared.com/events/an-evening-with-adam-buxton *** --- Adam Buxton is a comedian, writer, podcaster — and one of the UK’s most beloved cultural figures. Best known for The Adam Buxton Podcast, The Adam and Joe Show on Channel 4, and the distinctive…

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Now and Ben: Carey Mulligan and Tim Key 17:26

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Welcome to another Now & Ben! This little nugget of bonus interview goodness features Carey Mulligan and Tim Key—stars of the new wholesome folk musical The Ballad of Wallis Island—in cinemas now. Ben sits down with them to talk about this British gem of a film that’s got Richard Curtis cooing. Plus behind the scenes goss on everything from corpsin…

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How has resistance shaped Britain? With Steve McQueen (Part Two) 41:10

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Steve McQueen is one of Britain’s most acclaimed filmmakers and artists. He is the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Picture, two BAFTA Awards, the Caméra d’Or, a Golden Globe, and the Turner Prize. McQueen’s work includes his first feature-length film Hunger about Bobby Sands and the 1981 Irish hunger strike, the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Sla…

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20 Years of Kermode & Mayo 1:08:34

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How has resistance shaped Britain? With Steve McQueen (Part One) 39:30

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Steve McQueen is one of Britain’s most acclaimed filmmakers and artists. He is the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Picture, two BAFTA Awards, the Caméra d’Or, a Golden Globe, and the Turner Prize. McQueen’s work includes his first feature-length film Hunger about Bobby Sands and the 1981 Irish hunger strike, the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Sla…

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Understanding Xi: Is China’s President a Threat to the World? (Part Two) 38:14

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This event is part of our ⁠Age of the Strongman⁠ series. ⁠Click here⁠ to see the other events in the series. President Xi Jinping has ruled China for more than a decade. He has overseen an era of unprecedented economic prosperity, cracked down on dissidents, reinvented national identity in his own image and adopted a confrontational ‘wolf warrior’ …

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Understanding Xi: Is China’s President a Threat to the World? (Part One) 40:20

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This event is part of our Age of the Strongman series. Click here to see the other events in the series. President Xi Jinping has ruled China for more than a decade. He has overseen an era of unprecedented economic prosperity, cracked down on dissidents, reinvented national identity in his own image and adopted a confrontational ‘wolf warrior’ styl…

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Episode 427 | Nick Smith 50:11

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Nick Smith | The Cat Who Stole the Cream Launch | Drinking With Authors Get ready for a purrfectly thrilling evening on Drinking With Authors as we welcome bestselling author, filmmaker, and creative powerhouse Nick Smith! Nick is celebrating the latest installment in his Whiskers in the Dark series—The Cat Who Stole the Cream, releasing May 17th, …

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How To Cure Your Algorithm, with Jamie Bartlett 51:14

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This event is part of Critical Conversations, a new series on the age of misinformation by Intelligence Squared and Sage & Jester, hosted by Sophia Smith Galer. To see other events in this series, click here. Where do we draw the line between free speech and dangerous misinformation? Algorithms not only dictate our data feeds but also reinforce our…

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Hello to Jason Isaacs! In The Salt Path 1:13:36

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Truth Hurts: From Conflict to Connection, with Dr Julia Ebner 50:17

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This event is part of Critical Conversations, a new series on the age of misinformation by Intelligence Squared and Sage & Jester, hosted by Sophia Smith Galer. Have you ever clashed with someone on social media or even a loved one? Conversations can easily escalate in a time where everyone is consuming different media with wildly different messagi…

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Tricks, Trolls, and LOLs: Comedy’s Crash Course in Spotting Lies, with Rachel Parris 57:28

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This event was part of Critical Conversations, a new series on the age of misinformation by Intelligence Squared and Sage & Jester, hosted by Sophia Smith Galer. Sometimes the best way to expose a lie is to laugh at it. Satire is a force to be reckoned with in any democracy and artists are essential in shedding light on the truth. Comedy has long b…

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Can we have prosperity without growth? With Tim Jackson 56:02

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Is prosperity possible without growth? And in an age of environmental crisis and rising inequality, is our obsession with economic expansion doing more harm than good? On the podcast today, renowned economist Professor Tim Jackson challenges the very foundations of our economic thinking. In his groundbreaking book 'Prosperity Without Growth', Jacks…

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Is Your Phone Controlling Your Life? With Kaitlyn Regehr (Part Two) 40:19

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The ‘Smartphone-free Childhood’ movement has alerted many of us to the dangers inherent in our – and our kids’ – use of devices. But while we can shield children from technology in their early years, withdrawing from the online world is not an option for most of us in adult life. So how do we ensure that we – and our children when they grow up – de…

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning with Chris McQuarrie 1:12:04

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Is Your Phone Controlling Your Life? With Kaitlyn Regehr (Part One) 38:03

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The ‘Smartphone-free Childhood’ movement has alerted many of us to the dangers inherent in our – and our kids’ – use of devices. But while we can shield children from technology in their early years, withdrawing from the online world is not an option for most of us in adult life. So how do we ensure that we – and our children when they grow up – de…

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Tariff Special: The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Helen Thompson (Part Two) 40:59

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‘The world as we knew it is gone’ – UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s response to Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump recently announced a 90-day pause for his monumental ‘liberation day’ tariffs while at the same time escalating a dangerous trade war with China. Trump’s announcement came just weeks after import taxes on all goods entering th…

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Tariff Special: The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Helen Thompson (Part One) 42:46

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‘The world as we knew it is gone’ – UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s response to Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump recently announced a 90-day pause for his monumental ‘liberation day’ tariffs while at the same time escalating a dangerous trade war with China. Trump’s announcement came just weeks after import taxes on all goods entering th…

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Episode 426 | Kait Disney-Leugers 44:54

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Live Stream Interview: Kait Disney-Leugers | Wandering Magic Release Celebration | Drinking With Authors ✨ Join us LIVE on Drinking With Authors as we sit down with fantasy romance author Kait Disney-Leugers to celebrate the release of Wandering Magic, the fourth enchanting installment in her Magic, Love, and Mischief series! We’ll dive into Kait’s…

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Can Mathematics Fuel Creativity? With Marcus du Sautoy (Part Two) 38:00

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From the earliest stone circles to Mozart’s obsession with numbers to the radically modern architecture of Zaha Hadid, maths and creativity are interwoven across time and space. Whether we are searching for meaning in an abstract painting or finding patterns in poetry, there are blueprints everywhere: symmetry, prime numbers, the golden ratio and m…

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The Last of Us with Craig Mazin 1:12:29

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Riley Special 32:04

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Can Mathematics Fuel Creativity? With Marcus du Sautoy (Part One) 38:44

2M ago38:44

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From the earliest stone circles to Mozart’s obsession with numbers to the radically modern architecture of Zaha Hadid, maths and creativity are interwoven across time and space. Whether we are searching for meaning in an abstract painting or finding patterns in poetry, there are blueprints everywhere: symmetry, prime numbers, the golden ratio and m…

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What Can Ancient Civilisations Teach Us About Survival? With Lizzie Wade 46:22

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What if apocalypse isn’t the end of the world - but a chance to remake it? On today’s episode we’re joined by science journalist Lizzie Wade to explore Apocalypse, her bold new book about how catastrophe has shaped humanity’s past and can forge more just futures. Drawing on archaeology and anthropology, Wade reframes collapse not as destruction but…

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What Can The Stoics Teach Us About Capitalism? 44:31

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In this episode of Intelligence Squared, financier, philanthropist, and author Robert Rosenkranz joins host Bill Browder for a thought-provoking conversation on how ancient wisdom can power modern achievement. Drawing from his latest book, The Stoic Capitalist, Rosenkranz explores how Stoic philosophy—rooted in ideas from 300 BC—can be applied to c…

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Are you morally ambitious? With Rutger Bregman (Part Two) 39:34

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Moral ambition is the will to make the world a wildly better place. To devote your career to the greatest challenges of our time. To be one of the best, but measured by a new standard of success.’ – Rutger Bregman The brightest minds of our generation may dream of changing the world. But in reality most high achievers will settle for making a lot o…

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Is Nic Cage still riding the comeback wave in THE SURFER? 1:12:30

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