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    About this Episode

    The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, usually read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. 

    This week, we’re back! The summer hiatus is officially over. We chat about What We Did On Our Holidays and, in preparation for Good Omens Season 2, we take a look back at the first season (44:18).

    Orbs! Bureaucracy! Michael Sheen’s little face!

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    Last minute edit: we made the Discord server! https://discord.gg/nBn8X8yt 

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    Things we blathered on about:

    Cloudesley Shovell - Wikipedia 


    Sarah Hambly - Making a Silicone Corset | Youtube

    The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green | Goodreads

    The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte | Goodreads 

    The Hollows by Kim Harrison | Goodreads 

    The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern | Goodreads

    Anno Dracula by Kim Newman | Goodreads

    Jayde Adams 


    Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

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