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The Rest Is Entertainment

Taylor Swift, your person of the year?

The Rest Is Entertainment

Goalhanger

News, Books, Entertainment News, Arts, Tv & Film

4.34.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Calling all Swifties! Richard and Marina discuss the powerhouse that is Taylor Swift being bestowed TIME Magazine's 'Person of The Year'; Richard breaks down the battle for Christmas number 1 - and provides plenty of musical facts you can claim as your own; plus we reflect on the I'm A Celebrity finale and offer a whole host of book recommendations. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Recommendations; Read David Gann - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder Werner Herzog - Every Man for Himself and God Against All J.L. Carr - A Month In The Country Oliver Soden - Masquerade: The Lives of Noël Coward Adrian Edmondson - Berserker! Katherine Rundell - Impossible Creatures G.T. Karber - Murdle Board Games Wavelength The Mind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Marina, that's exactly how I sometimes feel.

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0:38.0

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0:45.6

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1:00.3

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So whether it's a big bowl of feel-good greens, a heartwarming feast to warm your bones,

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