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Jan 2025
26m 11s

340. Lucia asks: What If Pirates Hunted ...

Eric O'Keeffe / Starglow Media
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Petey the Pirate allies with the Broccoli-headed swashbuckler known as Brock O’Lander, but will Petey enjoy hunting for vegetables?

Lessons include: It’s good to try new things, but you can’t force people to like something they don’t; people like what they like.


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Eric and Karen O'Keeffe make What If World. Kevin Swanstrom wrote this episode. Our producer is Miss Lynn. Character art by Ana Stretcu, episode art by Lynn Hickernell, podcast art by Jason O’Keefe, and theme song by Craig Martinson.

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