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Aug 2020
44m 4s

Olympic Torches: Remember Those?

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Back in the pre-pandemic days we had a sporting event called The Olympic Games. And at those games there was an opening ceremony that featured the lighting of a cauldron from a torch. Let's chat about that, eh? 
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