Episode 25: Holiday Gift Guide

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Episode 25: Holiday Gift Guide

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Dec 11, 2019

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Layne, Kristen, and Wendy recommend the perfect holiday gifts for unlikeable ladies of all ages, including malicious candles, spooky children’s stories, and plenty of books about murder (with a special shout-out to THE KILL CLUB by our own Wendy Heard, available on December 17th - just in time for Christmas!).
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Dec 11, 2019

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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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