#199 - We Never Play Ouija Bored

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#199 - We Never Play Ouija Bored

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Sep 4, 2019

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Is the Ouija Board a tool for talking to the dead? Or is it just a game from Hasbro? We dig into the history of Talking Boards with Robert Murch! LINKS: The Talking Board Historical Society (Est. 2013) Helen Peter Nosworthy Michael Faraday & Spiritualism

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Sep 4, 2019

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