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Sep 2020
38m 33s

196-Reynard the Fox: Chaotic Good

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
About this episode

A reboot, of sorts, of Reynard the Fox, everyone's favorite brutal, amoral trickster. I found a much older, much more nuanced version of the fox's stories. Today, we meet his father, get an origin story, and see him trying to make things right in a society run by predators...or is he working a long con to eat all the animals in his charge? With Reynard, we never really know.


The creature this week is the Talasam, who will very politely ask you for a human sacrifice.

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Music:

"Forces" by Podington Bear

"Little Door" by Podington Bear

"Away Game" by Blue Dot Sessions

“Cach” by Blue Dot Sessions

“Her Caliber” by Blue Dot Sessions

"Cicle Gerano" by Blue Dot Sessions


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