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Jul 2019
17m 12s

#4 - The Emperor's New Clothes

ERIK IRELAND
About this episode

Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes has been a favorite story of mine since I was a child. It's over a hundred years old but still very relevant to our world today. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 

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