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Lore 270: On Display (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-12-30 05:01:02 +0000 UTCSometimes appearances can be deceiving. Right beneath the surface, dark stories are hidden from view. All we need to do to uncover the shadows, though, is to pay them a visit.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson, research by Jamie Vargas, and music by Chad Lawson.
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Comments
Kayleigh
This is by far one of my favourites - I can’t get enough of stories about the Tower of London 🖤
Aaron Mahnke
I sense a complaint there, Tony, so let me explain why that part is in the ad-free episode. That little section, after the summary but before the Epilogue, is designed to help listeners come up for air and look back before we change gears and move into the Epilogue. That last story is not meant to be "the next chapter", but a bonus. So I leave in the brief look-back paragraph because it helps set the pace. That said, if it bothers you, you are always welcome to skip it. Thanks for your support.
Tony
Glad I paid to skip the ads while paying for listening about how I paid to skip the ads
