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Q | Season 6 | Feb 25, 2013 | 29:00

Bad Religion's Greg Graffin in Studio Q

Punk rock veteran, evolutionary scientist, and self-procliamed sensitive guy, Greg Graffin joins Jian at the desk in Studio Q to talk about his legendary band, Bad Religion's, new record called "True North".

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