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Mar 2020
1h 22m

Lord of the Rings

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On this week's episode, Danelle Beauvais, Sara Barnaik, and Tiffany Smith join Erin to discuss the trilogy the Lord of the Rings.

Be sure to check out Tiffany's writing for The Game of Nerds at https://thegameofnerds.com/author/twsmith0308/.

Thank you to Carla for the wonderful cover art. Please excuse some of the choppy audio in this one. 

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