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Sep 7
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PEL Presents PvI#100: Maximizing Turtle ...

Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey
About this episode

It's our season finale, and the end of Bill's regular participation on the show. You may wish to weep, but let your tears be of joy as well as reminiscence.

We are re-joined by two of our favorite improv guests for a Team Play episode to talk ship of Theseus, philosophy vs. mythology vs. video games, Renaissance contemporaries, long-lived turtles, "realist" morality, goodbyes, and our final boardroom scene.

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