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Legends 31: Slither (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-07-08 04:01:00 +0000 UTCSome legends are harder to find, often requiring us to dig a little deeper. Thankfully, the stories we’re looking for are right under our feet.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks and Aaron Mahnke, and research by Jamie Vargas.
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Comments
Lexy
Great episode as always. Loved the intro. I’ve been ranting about this for years; genericized trademarks or a proprietary eponym. Linoleum, thermos, chapstick, frisbee…. The list goes on. Fun segue into worms 😆
