Husband’s Stupid Record Collection Inspired a New Way of Listening

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The Gist
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July 11 2014 6:53 PM

Her Husband’s Stupid Record Collection

The Gist listens to her husband’s stupid record collection.

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Blogger Sarah O’Holla started with the A’s and is up to the C’s in her husband’s stupid record collection.

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo courtesy Sarah O'Holla.

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Is not visiting the U.S.-Mexico border President Obama’s Katrina? Josh King from Polioptics explains how he would best position Obama if (slash when) he does makes a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. Then Sarah O’Holla tells us about her blog My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection and plays a few recent finds. For the Spiel, Mike unwraps what 20,000 book sales really mean.

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