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Episode 80 - Stand on Zanzibar: Get Shiggy with It

Hugo, Girl!

Release Date: 05/07/2025

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Episode 86 - The Tainted Cup: Parchment for Your Bunghole show art Episode 86 - The Tainted Cup: Parchment for Your Bunghole

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Episode 85 - Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula - Is This Mamma Mia? show art Episode 85 - Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula - Is This Mamma Mia?

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Episode 84 - Redshirts: All I Got Was This Stupid T-shirt show art Episode 84 - Redshirts: All I Got Was This Stupid T-shirt

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Three boys said to themselves, "Podcasting - how hard can it be??" Then they decided to find out. Introducing the Hugo Bros - Kevin (maybe you've heard of him), Stephen (Amy's brother), and Erik (co-host of ). Thanks to the guys for reading Redshirts so we don't have to. We'll be back next month! DM: Stephen Book: Redshirts by John Scalzi

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