23-Cupid and Psyche: Burned
Myths and Legends17 Helmi 2016

23-Cupid and Psyche: Burned

In this famous story from Greek Mythology, we'll meet Cupid (not a baby), as he accidentally nicks himself with his own arrow. In a podcast episode that is like the movie "Mean Girls" with a trip to the Greek underworld, you'll see why it is against the law to harbor someone who's prettier than a goddess.
The creature of the week is a forest creature that operates on a very annoying wood chip economy.
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"Sonar Despierto" by Zifhang
"Sidecar" by Podington Bear
"The Vault" by Trigg & Gusset
"The Coil Winds" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Transmogrify" by Podington Bear
"Here is Now" by Ketsa
"Trellis" by Podington Bear

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