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The Bicycle Grief

Judge John Hodgman

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Breaking Away, Diner, and Broadcast News

Jesse Thorn: I feel like Breaking Away is one that has disappeared from a lot of people's consciousness. It's about four 19-year-old high school graduates in Bloomington, Indiana who are not going to college and face a midlife crisis as a result. He says the scene where Michael Boogaloo shrimp chambers dances to Kraftwerk's Tour de France is bananas good. Jesse Thorn: Rest in Power Shaba do.

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