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Comedians and long-distance lovers Sooz Kempner (Doctor Who’s Doom’s Day, Dinner With the Parents) and Michael Balazo (Schitt’s Creek, Evil Men) live on different continents. Seeing as they spend hours each day talking on FaceTime, they thought they might as well start a podcast and monetize their relationship. Each week, Sooz and Michael talk to a comedian guest friend from Britain or Canada about life, love and weird stuff.

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In this week's bonus episode, Sooz tells Michael what a Grogu is.

Please enjoy this free episode preview, where Sooz has done some research so that she and Michael, both of whom aren't interested in Star Wars, aren't left behind in the pop culture.

If you want to hear the entire episode AND gain access to all of our bonus content, support Long Distance, Bit Weird on Patreon.

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In this week's bonus episode, Sooz tells Michael what a Grogu is.

Please enjoy this free episode preview, where Sooz has done some research so that she and Michael, both of whom aren't interested in Star Wars, aren't left behind in the pop culture.

If you want to hear the entire episode AND gain access to all of our bonus content, support Long Distance, Bit Weird on Patreon.