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Speaker 1: I'm a homegrowl that knows a little bit about everything

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Speaker 1: and everybody, you know, if you don't lie about that. Right, Hey, y'all,

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Speaker 1: what's up. It's Laura l Rosa and this is the

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Speaker 1: latest with Laura L. Rosa. This is your daily dig

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Speaker 1: on all things pop culture, entertainment, news, and all of

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Speaker 1: the conversations that shake the room. Now today extended holiday,

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Speaker 1: extended weekend, four day weekend. Hope you guys have enjoyed

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Speaker 1: the weekend for the most part. This is a Labor

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Speaker 1: day episode and I am literally fresh off of spending

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Speaker 1: time for the holiday with my family, so I'm feeling

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Speaker 1: like refreshed because you know, like being around. Look, we

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Speaker 1: checking in behind the scenes of the Grind, because it's

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Speaker 1: been a minute since we've done that. Y'all know. I

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Speaker 1: get bad at that. I just like power through power through,

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Speaker 1: of had me on my phone's a bit, but you know,

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Speaker 1: I was trying to I'm trying to learn how to

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Speaker 1: and in those instances, a lot of times you catch

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Speaker 1: things that other people don't catch, other outlets might not report.

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Speaker 1: You know, it helps me develop story angles and ideas

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Speaker 1: for when I can reach out. I did start reaching

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Speaker 1: out to some people on some things today, and I'm like, hey,

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Speaker 1: sorry to interrupt your holiday, but got a question. But

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Speaker 1: I am feeling rejuvenated. I'm feeling full. I'm not feeling

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Speaker 1: to the latest. Now let's get on into it. Okay,

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Speaker 1: Little knights X is dad, right, We've been talking a

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Speaker 1: at four am, which was recorded by a bystander, and

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Speaker 1: you know has been a whole thing since. So his

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