Dec 2022

28m 58s

Episode 217: Deadly Currents

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While humans have depended on them for fresh water and transportation over the millennia, the rivers in our community have also become home to terrifying folklore.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by GennaRose Nethercott and music by Chad Lawson.

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