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Apr 2023
2h 46m

Russian Orthodoxy, Fairy Tales, and Good...

MATT FRADD
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Fantasy and Sci-Fi Writer Nicholas Kotar joins the show.

Watch on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v2g80ls-nicholas-kotar.html

Dcn. Nicholas Books: https://nicholaskotar.com/books-by-nicholas-kotar/ https://www.amazon.com/Certain-Kingdom-Fairy-Tales-Russia/dp/1951536185

Podcast: https://nicholaskotar.com/2020/09/17/introducing-in-a-certain-kingdom/

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