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Aug 2018
1h 18m

Torture

Morbid Network | Wondery
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Torture. It's been around since the beginning of time and it used to almost always involve a spike. Today, Alaina and Ash will discuss the various medieval methods of pain and suffering that could only come from the twisted mind of the human species. Strap in, because this is a rough one. 
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