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Jul 2023
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Ep 597 - The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

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About this episode

We've covered vaguely spiritual self-help books before on the show, but The Alchemist is unique insofar as it attempts to wrap the broad platitudes of a The Secret up in a there-and-back-again adventure story. Please listen, as long as it fits with your Personal Legend. 

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