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TDO 2017-10-18: Cheap (Legal?) Movie Downloads and The (Self-Inflicted?) Effects of Apple's RDF
1:12 PM Oct. 18th, 2017 | 00:24:46 - Download: MP3 Version (AAC Version Coming Soon)
The movie studios let you add digital movies to your library for two dollars, and Apple’s reality distortion field is still strong – and perhaps self-inflicted – and that’s what Kelly Guimont and John Martellaro discuss with guest-host Dave Hamilton on today’s TDO. Press play… and...
The movie studios let you add digital movies to your library for two dollars, and Apple's reality distortion field is still strong – and perhaps self-inflicted – and that's what Kelly Guimont and John Martellaro discuss with guest-host Dave Hamilton on today's TDO. Press play... and enjoy!
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