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Macklemore performs on June 5, 2025, in Cork, Ireland.
(Debbie Hickey / Getty Images)This week we speak about the rapper Macklemore and why all hell broke loose on Ed Sheeran’s tour when he said the words “Free Palestine.” And what the heck did Patriots owner Robert Kraft have to do with any of this? Also, we speak to Arya Shirazi about the political legacy of Hulk Hogan and the Iron Sheik.
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