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801: Must Be Rats on the Brain
Act Four

Put That Down, You Can’t Eat That

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We drop a hot mic into a hot mess of a rats’ nest. You’ll never believe what happens next. (3 minutes)

Rats performed by Chris Gethard and Tami Sagher.

Produced by Emmanuel Dzotsi

Song:

“We Are The Rats” by M.O.T.O.

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