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My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend: Origins

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Mike Birbiglia gets his heart broken.

Tags Romantic relationship Heartbreak Teenagehood Youth Winter Holidays Dating Jealousy Lies Coming of age Sad Dramatic Romantic Moving Bittersweet Wistful Thought-provoking

Storyteller

Mike Birbiglia

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Hellos and Goodbyes: Woniya Thibeault and Mike Birbiglia

Original Air Date

July 21, 2023

Recorded Date

March 1, 2003

“When I was a senior in high school I had my first girlfriend and I went to boarding school.”

Mike Birbiglia

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