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Lore 291: Dream Come True

Duration
40m
Broadcast on
20 Oct 2025
Audio Format
other

We often use the phrase "dream come true" to describe wonderful things you envision for our lives. But looking at the folklore behind it, there might be a darker, more complicated nightmare at work.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.

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©2025 Aaron Mahnke. All rights reserved.

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