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Legends 68: Erupt

Duration
32m
Broadcast on
08 Dec 2025
Audio Format
other

Legends often contain clues about our greatest fears. Oftentimes they are small and invisible. But as today's collection of stories reveals, they can be much bigger than that.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Jamie Vargas.

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