Episode 1167 - Patti Smith
Episode Date: October 19, 2020Patti Smith has been at the vanguard of art, poetry, rock and roll, and other forms of self-expression since the 1960s. But this talk with Marc happen...
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1123 episodes transcribedPatti Smith has been at the vanguard of art, poetry, rock and roll, and other forms of self-expression since the 1960s. But this talk with Marc happen...
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