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Apr 2025
44m 52s

407: West African folklore: Wiser

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
About this episode

?Have a budding tyrant? You need a snarky talking baby?

Yenga Naa is wiser than the chief. How do you know? Well, he named himself that...the moment he was born.

? The Creature: The Cornu
How do you torment sinners without getting your hands dirty? The cornu, that's how.

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