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Apr 2024
32m 50s

Lore 252: Until Death

Aaron Mahnke
About this episode

History is full of countless stories of people loving each other across all sorts of obstacles and divides. But it’s the greatest boundary of all that has generated the most fascinating—and terrifying—tales of all.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Alex Robinson, and music by Chad Lawson.

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