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May 2024
38m 11s

366: Monkey King: Roadblock

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
About this episode
Back in the Journey to the West and Monkey has a fan club, the Tang Monk teaches an impromptu class, and Pigsy finds his calling: sitting and eating.

The creatures are the Ruslaki, and they're very easy to break up with. 

Shrok Pillow: https://myths.link/shrok

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Music:

"Germaine" by Blue Dot Sessions
 "Lush Arborio" by Blue Dot Sessions
 "Sparkling Craft" by Blue Dot Sessions
 "Simple Aside" by Blue Dot Sessions

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