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Nov 2023
22m 28s

Piji y yo - Revisited

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In Perú, writer Marco Avilés and his dog Piji were inseparable. But when Marco decided they should pursue better lives in the United States, and Marco found himself working for a top chef, their bond and sense of adventure would be tested in ways he had never imagined.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3QGLYnz.

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