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Oct 2016
14m 56s

Dog King (He's King of the Dogs)

Starglow Media / Wondery
About this episode
His mother was a dog. His father was a king. Know what that makes him? DOG KING! By the way, he's king of the dogs. This episode is ridiculous but the Dog King theme song may be our best work ever. Support the show by checking out our weekly sponsors and hitting patreon.com/stories for ad-free versions! 
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