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    UnFictional

    1-800-KISS-MY-ASS

    Aric Allen spent much of the early 2000s on the phone – selling get-rich-quick schemes and rapidly turning into a person he didn’t recognize.

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    By Bob Carlson • Feb 28, 2019 • 22m Listen

    At the turn of the millennium, Aric Allen reluctantly started work at a call center selling get-rich-quick schemes to the hapless folks still awake in the wee hours of the morning. He eventually unleashed a side of himself that he could barely recognize.

    Aric Allen [ http://aricallen.com ] is a video producer living in West Hollywood.

    Other Credits:Mixed by Ray Guarna.Theme Music by Alex Weston, with music help from Joe Augustine and Narrative Music.Episode art by Tina Carlson.The whistler: Jonathan Mei.

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      Bob Carlson

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      Aric Allen

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