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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    HBO’s ‘Curb’ concludes with copious callbacks to ‘Seinfeld’ finale

    HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ended its 12th and final season Sunday night. We review the episode and discuss how Westside Los Angeles featured prominently in the show.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 8, 2024 • 1 min read

    HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ended its 12th and final season Sunday night. We review the episode and discuss how Westside Los Angeles featured prominently in the show.

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    4. 36:43Hearing the music in everything: Rudy Mancuso on ‘Música,’ synesthesia
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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    In ‘Música,’ Rudy Mancuso shows beauty and complexity of synesthesia
    1. 0:00Ukraine aid hangs in the balance amid congressional infighting
    2. 10:38Another Trump lawyer faces disbarment after 2020 election schemes
    3. 20:00HBO’s ‘Curb’ concludes with copious callbacks to ‘Seinfeld’ finaleYou’re reading this
    4. 36:43Hearing the music in everything: Rudy Mancuso on ‘Música,’ synesthesia
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