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Jan 2016
28m 30s

19-Native American Folklore: Skeletons

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
About this episode
The first episode of much-requested Native American folklore has giants, ghosts, anthropomorphic coyotes, jilted lovers, and the reason for why the tick got so flat. Because you've always wondered how the wood tick got to be so flat.
On the creature of the week, it's an animal from Australian folklore who is lurking in stagnant water, just waiting to give you a deadly hug.
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"Hiroko Dream" by Whodiniz
"The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights" by Will Bangs
"Jenny Slate" by Steve Combs
"Brought" by Ketsa
"December" by Kai Engel
"Parade Shoes" by Blue Dot Sessions

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