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Oct 2022
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Conversations: Dragons! Witches! Werewol...

Liv Albert
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Liv speaks with professor and author Daniel Ogden about all things Spooky! Find his books on werewolves, dragons, and more wherever you get your books!

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CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.


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