108. Blood Meridian (or not)

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108. Blood Meridian (or not)

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Sep 19, 2018

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In this episode our heroes talk about Blood Meridian and why none of them actually finished the silly thing.

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Sep 19, 2018

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3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

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108. Blood Meridian (or not)

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