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Oct 2024
55m 20s

A Cross Between a Hedgehog and a Church ...

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About this episode

In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back down another set of rabbit holes to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. 


In this episode, Richard is playing to the crowd as he tells us about The Bösendorfer Piano, Charles is singing the praises of Dick Van Dyke, and Cat is digging into the Mali Empire.


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