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Feb 2025
20m 29s

Cats and Rats

Starglow Media / Wondery
About this episode
Today's episode was inspired by an Italian Folktale. Follow along as Mario the peddler helps a town out with their rat problem, and his rival peddler Bianca, learns the value of selflessness. Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https ... Show More
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