In honor of the new Beyoncé video and Cher's sore throat, we are doing a special dispatch episode. James records his reaction to the "Formation" video for the first time and Cher gives a loving account of Bey's importance to her life. Closing out the episode, Cher and James talk about their new podcasts, Gossip Girls and Refresh.

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References made during our dispatch:

Beyoncé did a video with Coldplay, which was more than likely for a check.

Beyoncé did another video, that the world doesn't deserve, but she gave it to us anyway.

Beyoncé Bowl, where they play a football game around a Beyoncé concert.

Gossip Girls, a new podcast from Cher and Subi Shah, premiering February 15th!

Refresh, a new podcast from James and Alex Cox, live now on iTunes!

Our Patreon supporters: Caty, Amy, Kathy, Stewart, Classy, Jennifer, Joelle, Will, "Michael", and Revision Path podcast.

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Script written by Cher and James.

Music by U+1F60C.

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