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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 14/05/2026

Have you listened to the latest episode of Certified Forgotten: The Podcast? We welcome special guest @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social, who argues that RESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATION features some of the best RE material put to screen. Wait, and @bjcolangelo.bsky.social as guest co-host? Let chaos reign!

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 05/12/2025

Every month, we change the Spotlight section of our home page with new bunch of article recommendations. This month, we're sharing just a few of the Christmas-themed horror films that have been written about at Certified Forgotten. certifiedforgotten.com

Four articles on the Certified Forgotten homepage: Sheitan, Dead End, Silent Night, and Anna and the Apocalypse

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 04/11/2025

Certified Forgotten: Your Home for Niche 21st Century Horror Criticism and Also Sports Betting

Email: “Article Submission in Casino and Sports Betting”

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 01/11/2025

Ep 110: OUT OF THE DARK (1988) Special Guest: Jarrod Hornbeck (@castlefreaks888.bsky.social) RT Reviews: 🍅 3 / ☠️ 2 Our Halloween episode tackles a sleazy, horny 1980s slasher that is worth your time. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/08aJ...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 31/10/2025

Whenever there’s a new Reddit thread about the best horror movie podcasts, we always check to see if anyone recommends us. Sometimes we get lucky.

Screenshot of a Reddit thread that recommends Certified Forgotten as a good horror podcast.

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 27/10/2025

Ep 109: THE PIT (1981) Special Guest: Micheline Pitt-Norman & R.H. Norman RT Reviews: 🍅 2 / ☠️ 2 Have you caught up with our latest guest episode yet? We've got two talented V/H/S filmmakers, get on it! Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/2gEF...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 05/09/2025

The Rewind, our weekly newsletter for both free and paid subscribers, is only available via email. So if you want to hear @monagle.bsky.social's musings on 30 DAYS OF NIGHT this week, you'll need to subscribe before 3:00 PM ET. certifiedforgotten.com/newsletter

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 16/07/2025

While we're excited to offer some Fantasia coverage at Certified Forgotten this week, we're even MORE excited to see repertory screenings of Certified Forgotten favorites NOROI: THE CURSE and FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT at the festival. certifiedforgotten.com/fantasia-2025

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 16/06/2025

Ep 105: NOROI: THE CURSE (2005) Special Guest: @peterhallhuman.bsky.social & @paulgandersman.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 2 / ☠️ 0 Two Matts, a Peter, and a Paul chat about J-Horror found footage. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/4Q67...

Check out our latest guest episode of Certified Forgotten! Filmmakers Peter S. Hall and Paul Gandersman bring "Noroi: The Curse" to the table as their title, but not before we dive into some questions about their new film, "Man Finds Tape."

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 31/05/2025

Ep 104: TERRIFIED (2017) Special Guest: @dorina.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 10 / ☠️ 2 Evil has always been lurking throughout Demián Rugna's filmography, and some might say Terrified is his finest work. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/4OSI...

A new episode of the podcast is up, covering Demián Rugna's 2017 movie Terrified.

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 16/05/2025

Ep 103: MONSTER MAN (2003) Special Guest: @bjcolangelo.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 2 / ☠️ 3 Is this episode's selection a highway horror film? Wannabe American Pie sequel? It's both. It's Monster Man! Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/0Fxx...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 05/05/2025

Ep 102: PALE BLOOD (1990) Special Guest: @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 0 / ☠️ 0 Direct-to-video. Erotic thriller. Nineties vampires. Wings Hauser. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/3u2q...

New episode of Certified Forgotten! Episode 102: Pale Blood. A 1990s direct-to-video movie about a serial killer posing as a vampire to attract a real vampire, and his scheme works. Wild stuff. Wild, direct-to-video stuff to be specific.

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 02/05/2025

Small update: we had hoped to have our newsletter ready to publish this week, but we're still having some trouble with our audience lists, so it looks like we'll be delayed another week. We appreciate your patience!

Computer screen from Kiyoshi Kurosawa's PULSE.

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 21/04/2025

Ep 101: BLOOD PUNCH (2013) Special Guest: @motionsickmeg.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 7 / ☠️ 1 A murder a day keeps the time loop at bay in this hilarious sci-fi horror comedy with a tender-ish heart. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/3P3J...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 07/04/2025

Ep 100: SHATTER DEAD (1994) Special Guest: @meltyfeelings.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 1 / ☠️ 0 You may think you've seen every flavor of zombie movie, but have you watched Scooter McCrae's Shatter Dead? Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/2UFZ...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 22/03/2025

Ep 99: THE BATTERY (2012) Special Guest: @redheadfrommars.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 2 / ☠️ 0 We're talking zombies, baseball, and Jeremy Gardner's independent horror career on this week's episode! Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/1fjy...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 21/02/2025

Ep 98: RETRIBUTION (2006) Special Guest: @elrickane.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 2 / ☠️ 0 Talkin' THE DEAD THING, Kurosawa, using dating apps in LA, and more with podcaster and filmmaker Elric Kane! Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/4y8a...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 14/02/2025

Ep 97: SPOONFUL OF SUGAR (2023) Special Guest: @sirendeathcult.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 6 / ☠️ 6 It's like Mary Poppins but with more LSD, psychosexual thrills, and dead bodies! Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/37Gj...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 10/02/2025

Ep 96: GHOSTWATCH (1992) Special Guest: @katesiegel.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 6 / ☠️ 0 We get into Ghostwatch's influence, directorial debuts, V/H/S/Beyond, and human centipedes in our latest episode! Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/3KGk...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 17/01/2025

Ep 95: RAWHEAD REX (1986) Special Guest: Jordan Downey RT Reviews: 🍅 3 / ☠️ 7 When the director of ThanksKilling, The Head Hunter, and V/H/S/Beyond wants to talk about 80s practical SFX, you let him. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/02kz...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 27/12/2024

Ep 93: TAMMY AND THE T-REX (1994) Special Guest: @theericgoldman.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 3 / ☠️ 4 It took 93 episodes, but Donato finally got his wish — someone finally picked Tammy and the T-Rex. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/4Pjb...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 21/12/2024

For this week's Christmas-themed Uncertified episode, we're taking a look back at Jenn Wexler's THE SACRIFICE GAME! Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 13/12/2024

Ep 92: DRIVE THRU (2007) Special Guest: Julieann Stipidis RT Reviews: 🍅 0 / ☠️ 3 Leighton Meester and Penn Badgley take on a killer burger chain mascot in this 2000s-as-heck indie slasher. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/2omd...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 25/10/2024

Ep 91: SCARY MOVIE (1991) Special Guest: @roccotthompson.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 1 / ☠️ 0 No, not THAT "Scary Movie." The 90s one starring John Hawkes, where he loses his mind in a haunted house. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/60tJ...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 19/10/2024

You’ve got 30 minutes to make your way down to Williamsburg and join us for our Brooklyn Horror Film Festival chat with Shudder’s Sam Zimmerman. Run, rabbits, run!

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 05/10/2024

In this week's episode of our biweekly :30 Uncertified series, @donatobomb.bsky.social and @monagle.bsky.social weigh in on their favorite shorts from V/H/S/Beyond. It's like Pop Culture Happy Hour for horror fans! certifiedforgotten.com/vhs-beyond-p...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 13/09/2024

Ep 90: 555 (1988) Special Guest: @writebear.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 0 / ☠️ 0 Sometimes, we're shocked by the movies that qualify for Certified Forgotten. This episode is not one of those times. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/7u9l...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 06/09/2024

In this week's Uncertified minisode, @donatobomb.bsky.social and @monagle.bsky.social share their thoughts on Zoë Kravitz's furious directorial debut BLINK TWICE. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Ue4...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 30/08/2024

Ep 89: DEATH SPA (1988) Special Guest: Heather O. Petrocelli RT Reviews: 🍅 0 / ☠️ 0 There are 0 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes for DEATH SPA. This is what's wrong with us as a society. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/3dc4...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 16/08/2024

Ep 88: BRUISER (2000) Special Guest: @adamcesare.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 6 / ☠️ 3 We're just as surprised as you that a George A. Romero flick fits our 10-or-less critic review criteria. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/5uI1...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 02/08/2024

Ep 87: DOWN (2001) Special Guest: @wewhowalkhere.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 1 / ☠️ 4 Dick Maas remade his own killer elevator movie and held nothing back. The early 2000s, baby — live Maas! Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/7vle...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 19/07/2024

No guest episode this week, but we do have a very special "Uncertified" episode instead! The time has finally come for @donatobomb.bsky.social and @monagle.bsky.social to settle their Oz Perkins differences. Donato found his Perkins movie! This week's shorter-format discussion dives into LONGLEGS.

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 06/07/2024

Ep 86: LANDLOCKED (2021) Special Guest: @rmwhittaker.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 3 / ☠️ 2 Liminal spaces and home movies collide in this eerie family-made camcorder thriller. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/6UEa...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 21/06/2024

Ep 85: LIVID (2011) Special Guest: Jenn Wexler RT Reviews: 🍅 8 / ☠️ 1 It's criminal that any Bustillo and Maury movie fits our podcast rules — but selfishly, what a delight for an episode focus. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/4EDh...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 08/06/2024

Ep 84: III: THE RITUAL (2015) Special Guest: @monagle.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 1 / ☠️ 0 It's Monagle's birthday (episode), and we'll cover an international slow-burn period horror flick if he wants to. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/1d3L...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 26/05/2024

Ep 83: WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END (2007) Special Guest: @arihellraiser.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 7 / ☠️ 3 Let's talk about a DTV slasher gem that, be real, is the best of the entire Wrong Turn franchise. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/4mg0...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 10/05/2024

Ep 82: WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK (1993) Special Guest: @gemseddon.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 5 / ☠️ 3 Join us for a conversation about sequels, stalkers, 90s horror, and ... ventriloquism? Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/3Uiy...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 26/04/2024

Ep 81: UNDER THE BED (2012) Special Guest: @donatobomb.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 4 / ☠️ 6 An underseen indie riff on Boogeyman mythos that features demon beds, brotherly bonds, and a killer 3rd act. Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/5PU2...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 12/04/2024

Ep 80: BLACK CIRCLE (2018) Special Guest: @theredlitz.bsky.social RT Reviews: 5 + / 0 - Vinyl records. Hypnosis. Doppelgängers. This is how you do "high concept, low budget." Apple Link -> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link -> open.spotify.com/episode/5QeX...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 24/02/2024

Ep 79: THE SEVENTH CURSE (1986) Special Guest: @hauntedmeg.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 0 / ☠️ 0 Did anyone have "A Chow Yun-fat Movie" on their Certified Forgotten bingo card? Apple Link -> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link -> open.spotify.com/episode/75wd...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 09/02/2024

Ep 78: ALLELUIA! THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL (2015) Special Guest: @bjcolangelo.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 5 / ☠️ 0 Yes, @donatobomb.bsky.social demanded this episode with BJ so we could cover the sequel. Apple Link -> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify Link -> open.spotify.com/episode/3EPl...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 19/01/2024

Ep 77: BILLY THE KID AND THE GREEN BAIZE VAMPIRE (1985) Special Guest: @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social RT Reviews: 🍅 0 / ☠️ 0 "Undoubtedly the only vampire snooker musical in cinema history." Hell yeah. Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/4IY9... Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 05/01/2024

Ep 76: THE BOAT (2018) Special Guest: @fakerobhunter.bsky.social RT Reviews: 7 + / 2 - A single-location thriller at sea influenced by Greek mythology, you say? And it rules?! Spotify Link -> open.spotify.com/episode/3MG1... Apple Link -> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 08/12/2023

Ep 75: OUTPOST (2008) Special Guest: John Torrani RT Reviews: 1 + / 2 - In this episode, we dig into the trenches of wartime horror and pay our respects to the late Ray Stevenson. Spotify Link -> open.spotify.com/episode/6mVX... Apple Link -> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 22/11/2023

Ep 74: A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE (2010) Special Guest: Tyler MacIntyre RT Reviews: 🍅 6 / ☠️ 4 Come for the interview with Tyler about IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE, stay for the rest! Spotify Link -> open.spotify.com/episode/7flB... Apple Link -> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 20/10/2023

Ep 73: DOOM ANNIHILATION (2019) Special Guest: @williambibbiani.bsky.social RT Reviews: 3 + / 4 - We promise @donatobomb.bsky.social doesn't bring up how much he likes DOOM (2005) *that* much. Spotify Link -> open.spotify.com/episode/1RuF... Apple Link -> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 15/09/2023

Ep 72: LAST SHIFT (2014) Special Guest: @vinylgrrrl.bsky.social RT Reviews: 9 / 0 I know. We're as shocked as y'all that LAST SHIFT qualifies for the podcast. Spotify Link -> open.spotify.com/episode/6pae... Apple Link -> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 01/09/2023

Ep 71: FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM (1987) Special Guest: @sdrebit.bsky.social Let's talk about horror anthologies. What makes 'em work, how have they evolved, yadda yadda. Spotify Link -> open.spotify.com/episode/4nYh... Apple Link -> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 21/08/2023

Ep 70: URBAN LEGENDS: BLOODY MARY (2005) Guest: Kim Morrison Let's discuss Mary Lambert DTV sequels, parenting, and the dangers of CGI spiders. Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/3Puc... Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgotten.com · 15/08/2023

Ep 69: PIN (1988) Guest: @drewdietsch.bsky.social Who knew a flick about a sexualized medical dummy could be so f&cked up? Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/episode/1FNCoF1uiO…… Apple Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/certi…

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