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Go Fact Yourself quiz for December 14

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December 14, 2024: Aida Rodriguez & Cory Doctorow

This week on Go Fact Yourself, we're joined by Cory Doctorow and Aida Rodriguez to quiz each of them on a topic they know and love.

If you haven't listened to this week's show yet, and don't want to know what their topics are... Catch up now!

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December 14, 2024: Aida Rodriguez & Cory Doctorow

Our guests this week are...

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Cory Doctorow is an author who was extremely busy during the height of the pandemic—he wrote a total of nine books, including one that was the end of a saga that he hadn’t published yet. He’s also known for popularizing the term “Ensh*ttification” about how big tech has made the services they provide worse than ever. Cory’s latest book, The Bezzel, is out now.

Aida Rodriguez is a comedian who’s known that she wanted to perform ever since she was doing Richard Pryor impressions as a child. You can stream her comedy special Fighting Words on Max, which features not just her jokes, but also an intimate look at her family. You can also find Aida on tour.


Cory - Disney's Haunted Mansion ride

Aida - Prince's album 'Purple Rain'

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