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Popstrology: The Art and Science of Reading the Pop Stars by Ian Van Tuyl
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Today on the show: Ian Van Tuyl, author of the book Popstrology: The Art and Science of Reading the Pop Stars. Do you think you know what star you were born under? Think again! Van Tuyl has created a new method of self-discovery: examining not the stars in the sky, but the pop stars on the charts the day you were born. We'll open the phones for popstrological readings.
Popstrology: the Art and Science of Pop Stars
Ian Van Tuyl will take your calls and offer up his postrological readings.
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