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What do you get when a music critic shares a home with a laundry and cleaning expert?  

Some cool playlists for cleaning house, for sure.   

Ross Raihala became the Pioneer Press pop music critic in 2004, just a year before he met his longtime partner Patric Richardson. Over the two last decades, Richardson went on to open a vintage designer clothing store and become the go-to expert for laundry dilemmas and stubborn stains. 

MPR News host Angela Davis continues her 

 with a conversation about the couple who can turn house cleaning into a disco party — their careers, how they met and how they support each other. 

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MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Pioneer Press pop music critic Ross Raihala and his partner Patric Richardson, author of “Laundry Love” and “House Love.”  

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