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Sep 2024
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Renaissance Faires

ALEX SCHMIDT
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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why Renaissance faires are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode.

Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5

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