Two maids working for one of Manhattan's most high-end cleaning services tell all. Dirt, grime, trash and gossip. The show is an ever-evolving variety of interviews, storytelling, audio diaries, live cleaning sessions and much more.

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J.R. Havlan, 17-year veteran writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, picks the complicated and jittery brains of the writers who help create The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, 30 Rock, Letterman, SNL, The Office, and more. Writers’ Bloc Podcast will let you in on how blank pages become your favorite television comedies.  You love the sausage, now hear how it gets made.

The Civil Wars are Joy Williams and John Paul White. The self-titled follow up to their debut album Barton Hollow will be released on August 6, 2013. Pre-order now at http://smarturl.it/thecivilwars

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Bonus mini-episodes from the hit podcast Doug Loves Movies! Hear Doug and his friends chat and play games in rental cars, hotel rooms, airport lounges and even on comedy club stages, and get exclusive audio from Doug's popular live show "The Benson Movie Interruption."

Robot Love Songs is a hot new band coming out of Anderson, Indiana.  Formed in Summer 2011, RLS has created a sound few people have ever heard.  Our catchy, melodic rhythms, (written and performed by Kevin Hughes) are reminiscent of bands such as The Postal Service and Dinosaur Jr., will entice and sweep you away while soaring guitar leads (Tyler Ambrose) transport you to a new sonic level.  Combine that with the thundering percussion of Ethan Miller  and a bass line to remember (TBD), and you have Robot Love Songs!  I hope you all enjoy what we have worked so hard to create!

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