This is an All-Eirs English podcast episode 965, How to Be Your Best Self, Plus Reflections on American Culture.

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addicted to it and what phrases do you need to connect around this topic.

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Hey Jessica, Ozzy there in the background is having quite a day.

He's an emotional dog, isn't he?

He is so emotional.

Oh my gosh, I didn't realize before getting Ozzy how unique dogs are every dog has its own like

personality and anxieties like I can't tell you how many dog owners I meet that talk about their dogs

anxieties and stuff. They're so crazy. Yeah, it's so funny. It's so funny. That's crazy

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