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Ep 147 - Oum-El-Hassen & The Voices in the Wall

Ep 147 is loose! And it's a brutal tale of a deadly woman who went from the sublime to the horrifying.

Was was Oum-El-Hassen? How did she fall so suddenly from favour? And how much make up would it take to disguise an entire regiment of soldiers?

The secret ingredient is...a nightingale!


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Sources this week include Lady Killers by Tori Telfer, Unknown Misandry, Police Magazine and The American Weekly

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