Annie and Nick dig into L'Oreal's $$$ acquisition of the ubiquitous restaurant-bathroom-soap purveyor Aesop, plus Nick discovers Euphoria, and an extended Favorite Things!

S3 Ep96: Aesop's Fables & Favorite Things

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S3 Ep96: Aesop's Fables & Favorite Things

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