The “First Fifty” Edition

JL;DR SUMMARY In "The First Fifty Edition," Miriam and Noah discuss a pact brokered between Israel and Hamas, facilitated by Qatar and the United States, which involves releasing 50 hostages, primarily children and their mothers, in return for 150 Palestinian detainees and a temporary ceasefire. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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