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May 2024
17m 36s

Small Tales & Emails: Beeping, Reiki cor...

Sapphire Sandalo
About this episode
Regular episodes (and a brand new season) are returning soon! In the meantime, here's another edition of Small Tales & Emails, minisodes where I share your responses and emails to the podcast.

Ch 1 - The beeping, submitted by Wrija
Ch 2 - Your description of Reiki is inaccurate, submitted by Colleen
Ch 3 - Letter from an atheist, submitted by Adam Lombardo
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