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16 August 2017

SRSLY #106: Kesha / Coconut / Swimming Studies

On the pop culture podcast this week: Kesha's long-awaited new album Rainbow, the BBC Three mockumentary Coconut and Leanne Shapton's memoir Swimming Studies.

By Caroline Crampton

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Kesha’s Rainbow

The album on Spotify.

The Ira Madison III review Caroline mentioned.

Coconut

The show on BBC iPlayer.

The Vice take on mockumentaries that Anna mentioned.

Swimming Studies

The book.

Leanne Shapton’s Native Trees of Canada which Anna also mentioned.

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