Lore 265: Friend or Faux (ad-free)
Added 2024-10-21 04:01:00 +0000 UTCMany creatures in the world of folklore are inventions designed to fulfill one purpose or another. But if the stories are true, some of those inventions haven’t been satisfied with remaining in our heads.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research and writing by GennaRose Nethercott, and music by Chad Lawson.
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