{"id":5852,"date":"2024-09-05T13:16:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funnymuscle.com\/?p=5852"},"modified":"2024-09-05T14:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:55:10","slug":"f-muscle-pod-epi-25-comedy-monologues-w-ben-alper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funnymuscle.com\/f-muscle-pod-epi-25-comedy-monologues-w-ben-alper\/","title":{"rendered":"F-Muscle Pod Epi-25: Comedy Monologues w\/ Ben Alper"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5852\" class=\"elementor elementor-5852\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8675454 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8675454\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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