# The Ed Sheeran Problem

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Podcast: [Crashing Out with Philip DeFranco and Alex Pearlman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crashing-out-with-philip-defranco-and-alex-pearlman-7517657)
Published: 2026-09-16T15:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5439

## Resource

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