The Outcast Club is a support group for everyone to be there self and be who they want to be. We also support James Durbin.
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The Monster's Playbook is an actual play Monster of the Week RPG podcast where the real world crashes into the paranormal over and over and over again. And where no monster can hurt you as much you hurt yourself. Set in Minneapolis, MN, our current campaign (The Cover Story) follows the exploits of journalist and ex-cultist Kira Ashwood, supernatural social outcast Mark Clayton, Special Agent Casey Davis, and professional sorceress Theo Nessos as they battle monsters threatening the city.
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Ever felt like an outcast? Have problems picking up on the most basic of social cues? Feel as though people look straight through you? What about that sinking feeling of saying something and being unsure if it was received as intended? Yeah, well here’s a place that will almost certainly make you feel better. Join myself Joel Karpin, and a range of others as we discuss societies labyrinthine workings and how badly things can go wrong.
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A parody of the Harry Potter universe, in which good characters are evil, simple plots are complicated, and the many holes in the original author's world are plugged so hard, they open up whole new interesting avenues to explore.
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Santos bathroom saga and the strange cafe experience.
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Joel has a day out with a strange and gross cafe experience, we are interrupted by a phone call. Santo has a DIY go horribly wrong which gets worse with a tragic egg incident, while Joel ruins a new bathtub. Why it's important to own up to your farts and packing intestines. The bee wars have progressed to an inter-neighbourhood cold war. We're grow…
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The Best Defense Pt. 2 Thorns (S3E37)
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No more mysteries. It’s time to get to the bottom of everything. While Mark recovers from his grave injuries inside Ramsey/Lincoln’s mysterious wooded tapestry, Kira, Theo and Anna seek answers from some unexpected sources. When your enemy is on the scale of a King of There, every other threat suddenly doesn’t seem as scary. ------- If you liked th…
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The treasurer of the Geelong Rugby club and the Thai anti monkey unit.
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We are lucky enough to have the treasurer of the Geelong Rams Rugby Union Club talk to us on the eve of their second consecutive Grand Final appearance. Santo has a gripe in the cost of living and I admit I'm not an economist. We have exited the era of The Great Mouse wars and now enter The Great Bee war. We will pull together and through. All the …
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Bonus interview with Geelong Rams Rugby Football club Treasurer Gary Absolom
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We talk to a friend from my old rugby club on the eve of their Grand Final clash against the Shepparton Bulls.By joelkarpin
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Off the Books: Home is Where the Hunt is (Bonus)
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SPECIAL GUEST ALERT!!! Friend-of-the-Pod Sero invited Jonny to run a one-shot and you KNOW our guy loves to make players smile/suffer. This time it's a reality TV competition show pitting the newcomer Remington family against the instantly unlikable reigning champs, The Crest-Colgates. This episode has everything: Ghosts. Urban Development. Unscrup…
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The Olympics are over and we missed the boat
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Santo apologises and we get a nasty email, who could it be? We've missed the Olympic boat but not all is lost, we have plenty to reflect on including Raygun and the rest on the iconic Olympians from times gone by. Santos thoughts on Olympic sports going forward. Santo finds a chainsaw and does some research on their origins. Do Moto GP riders remem…
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The Best Defense Pt. 1 Locks (S3E36)
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What happens when your sanctuary becomes a target? The Clockwork Child is under siege. But it’s not as simple as fighting off attackers. It’ll take brains and brawn to protect their friends and save as many people as they can. ------- If you liked this episode, please leave a rating and review to help us spread the word and don't forget to share wi…
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I think Vladimir Putin is listening
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On a serious note........ Ranto and Joel makes a very serious artistic mistake. Our golden girls are really propping up the Australian olympic team while my dog had testicles that are worth 318 grams of 24 carat gold. I reckon the Kremlin is listening in, which is more than Aussie icon, Jack Karlson will be doing since he's now eating a succulent c…
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You're all bloody lucky aren't you!!!!By joelkarpin
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Introducing Clinton "3 sheds" Taylor
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Santo has had a week off and I decide to kick on without him. We are instead joined by Clinton "3 sheds" Taylor and discuss such pressing topics as his face vs chicken wire, Californian burritos, tours that are crap and ancient underwater statues. I forget McDonalds and we decide to do a deep dive into pickling Bonnito (Sarda Australis). Smoked kip…
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The Deep End Pt. 3 Come Back (S3E35)
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When you've got a big problem, you need a big idea. And Mark, Kira, Anna and Theo are trying to pull off a couple of the biggest ideas they've ever had. They've got to deal with the Reaper. They've got to escape from the Sea Kingdom AGAIN. And in the end? They have to prevent the walls that hold up the universe from crashing down around them. We kn…
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Not a fan of reggae, Bruno the dog and we squabble
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Not taking Santos dietary advice causes an interesting mountain biking trip to become traumatic for some Balinese primary school children. Santo isn't a fan of Reggae. The unflattering picture and undying commitment to the community. Politics, squabbles, baristas and a painted donkey. A nespresso machine at a ferry terminal and dearest ones brain f…
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We introduce Hutch the auctioneer from Alabama, selective deafness and football is dying.
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The holiday gets off with a false start. We meet Hutch and have a chat about what's going on over the pond. I make a shocking admission and Santo seems to have found his kindred American spirit in Alabama. Hardly surprising that there's a lot of Trump talk. Joel is eye witness to another person getting run over by a road going vehicle, that's the s…
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The Deep End Pt. 2 - Rebuild (S3E34)
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Sometimes you get exactly what you want, but it's all too much. When Theo claims the Eye of Endregoras, will she be able to handle all that power? And even though they've got the target of the heist, there's still the matter of the Reaper--the living spirit of death that keeps the Dead Sea dead. The mission is simple: Make it out alive. ------- If …
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Knickers the giant dogcow, I have to do a wee, green boots and donkey time.
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We are tragically stood up by Michael DiMercurio and the audience is torn and confused. Ever wondered how many Santos there are, well you'll find out. We introduce a new section of the show......Ranto. The mouse war draws to a tragic and sad end with the introduction of chemical warfare.....speaking of wars, slap wars and how to become a world cham…
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We've had to change the category of the pod. We get some emails and Santo manages to keep a lid on it. Dimitri from Any hour power joins us and regales us with a noteworthy event that brought us together during the week. It's not all real and Nephew Jacob joins us for a minute or two. July the 4th and how little we know. Where was Christopher Colum…
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The Deep End Pt. 1 - Heist Mode (S3E33)
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It's Heist Time, Baby! We've set our sights on one of the most powerful artifacts in creation YET AGAIN, and it'll take all the cunning and connections they've got for Mark, Theo, Anna and Kira to secure the second Eye of Endregoras. Bad news? It's located in the Dead Sea Kingdom. MORE bad news? The way back in is through the office of the city's p…
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Flies in the window, know your Sharons and sensitive footballers
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As the weaponry technology is improving the great mouse war grinds on into its third week,. I meet Nev or Vic or whoever he is and commit to a long term contract. We follow up on last week's issues and I read an email with my lovely radio voice. How did it all start? Apologising to Adrian Edmondson. The high country killer is convicted and Julian A…
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How it started vs how it's going ttrpg characters. Book Club is back with an intimate conversation with Cap (Shrimp and Crits), Teo (Monster Hour) and Lauren (The Monster's Playbook) about their approach to character creation. This episode is perfect for players who need some inspiration on creating characters, getting into your character's mindset…
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Canoe trolleys, bathroom shelves and folding g-strings.
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The great mouse battle grinds on into its second week, considering a cat. The minister of male behaviour while strippers continue being weird. People still like the pod despite others being offended, speaking of offence, my friend didn't eat a dog. Santo doesn't care, but we still consider sitting down to pee. love the emails and messages joelkarpi…
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Written in the Stars Pt. 3 - Sins of the Father (S3E32)
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It turns out, even if the future is scary, the past can be even worse. For the last year, Mark, Kira, Anna, and Theo have been discovering more about themselves than they ever wanted to. But if there's one thing we've learned on this journey, it's that no challenge goes away until you confront it. Even the scary ones. You know what? Especially the …
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Big guy 152 is back while North Korea is being childish we discuss mobile phone edicate and where all the rubbish comes from. We are unoffendable and Sanmto fucks up the intro. Rude children and rude adults while Joels nasty and Stans a bastard. Birthday parties and a quality rant including allergies and shaking babies to death, there are translati…
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Whats Bernard touched in my new house, Joels reverse sponsorship scheme and the Creme' de la creme' of Rugby League
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Everything goes smoothly....again. We find out there was an unexpected visitor in my house before we bought it. Brad and Kristy's saucey doughnut eating. We go from the ocean and follow up on the Dorsal fins of Orcas to the dizzying heights of climbing Mt Everest with an erection. Bloody Kids....... and bloody Santo can't help but bring up Trump. T…
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Written in the Stars Pt. 2 - Twin Flames (S3E31)
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Have you ever been so angry that it felt like you were a different person? Kira Ashwood has. And it's finally time for her to reconcile with the part of herself she's spent so much of her life trying to keep at arm's length. But she can't do it alone. That's the thing about being a person: You need other people. And sometimes, you even need people …
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The guy that bumped his head and woke up gay and Santo gets into nose breathing
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After a slow start and a minor falling out we discover we are global. We find out that an Orca has squashed his trainer at a show and Santo has gotten into nose breathing. The high country killers trial grinds on with a far fetched version of events. Trump is in trouble and Biden is asleep, we discuss support animals and finish up with some boring …
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Santos right of response to the joyful lying.
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Shout out to Shelby from Aussie Broadband. Rhino on a skateboard, while Santo gets his very own email and bell. The great energy and environmental debate kicks on, while Santo realises he is more green than most of you. We have surpassed, probably because of arguments like Santos right to reply to the great joyful lying debacle. Santos friends nast…
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Written in the Stars Pt. 1 - In for the Night (S3E30)
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What do you do when you're scared? When the forces allied against you seem truly unstoppable? When even your very best hope seems—at best—confusing to work with? Well, if you're the crew of the Cover Story, you take some time to just hang out! They've created what may be one of the most dangerous artifacts in creation, but this week, they'll be spe…
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Suffering the usual teething issues and tech problems. Joel moves in with his parents in law and the girls go away. People want reactions, A guy drinks 22 schooners and 1 shot while there are angry orcas in Morocco's strait of Gibraltar. Cheevo is back after our surprise pub meeting to run us through 2 up and regales us with stories of his bluey. T…
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Book Club: The Great Monster Make-Off (Feed Drop)
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This one is a must for any aspiring GMs and Keepers. It's The Great Monster Make-Off! Jonny was lucky enough to be invited onto Sero's stream with Ian and Cap (Shrimp and Crits), for a game show hosted by Sero and Monster Daddy himself, the creator of Monster of the Week, Michael Sands! It'll take more creativity than usual for Jonny, Ian and Cap t…
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Motorcycles Vs horses. There is one lovely email and one really nasty one. The mushroom woman and the Victorian High Country nutcase is back in the news. On that note get up to the Victorian High Country, it's terrific! Is Santo asking a question or making a statement, we'll never know. Joels moment of self reflection and his ability to back traile…
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Book Club: Covering the Story (S3, Act 2)
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A lot has gone down, and there's clearly more to come. So how are we all feeling? Join us as we digest Act 2 of Season 3, and check in with the players as we head into what will become … our Endgame. -------- If you liked this episode, please leave a rating and review to help us spread the word and don't forget to share with your friends. We love f…
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The Anzac day review, featuring our second guest.....Cheevo
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Joel swallows a dog shit covered fly. The best email to date. We sporadically welcome our second guest to go over our apparently pretty good analysis of Anzac day via the worlds worst internet connection. We talk about Mad Simpson and his donkey, how and who fucked over Horry the wog dog and Joels lack of discipline. Don't forget, we are now on app…
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I think I'm a bit stroppy but don't know it. We touch on reality TV...... it sucks.... Joel is accused of impersonating a police officer and then go onto being clad in lycra and the road hierarchy. Could we have gone to the olympics? Santo shaved. Anzac day and all the wars. As usual write in to joelkarpin@gmail.com We are now on Apple podcasts…
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Forged in Fire Pt. 4 - Balance (S3E29)
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The Kingdoms of There have a vital purpose. A threat to them is a threat to everything. Unfortunately, there are so. Many. Threats. And only Kira, Anna, Mark and Theo—and their friends—know enough to face them. But around here? Knowing is WAY more than half the battle. Content Warning: Brief mention of suicidal thoughts ------- If you liked this ep…
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We discuss doorless toilets and Santos old fashioned ways. Joels unique self defense mechanism. The Paris 2024 Olympic games, The Oarsome Foursome and the performance enhancing drugs olympics. The gym. Keep the emails coming in joelkarpin@gmail.comBy joelkarpin
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It's Joels 40th birthday so we celebrate with technical failures and discussions of Santos pubes, Joels burnt testicles and waxy nostrils. Joel Vs the 4WD club and are we fashionistas? Unpopular brushes with D grade celebs and being 987 listeners away from being paid for this tinpot rubbish. Santo is up in arms about the structure of the AFL. All t…
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Forged in Fire Pt. 3 - The Right Decision (S3E28)
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So here's the plan: Fight fire with fire. It's simple, but it won't be easy. The forge is under the control of an unscrupulous wing of the Magio, the stones that will serve as materials are… unstable at best, and even once they find this forge, what kind of weapon will be strong enough to save the whole world? ------- If you liked this episode, ple…
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Santo is extremely tired which is a shame because I break the news that we are bringing people together by properly cracking the international market. We have our first email on the pod, and have received some criticism. What was the sound track to your life? Santo is anti-compost while I'm pro-compost Lucas is back to correct our religious ignoran…
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The Easter special. Joel buys a house on the pod.......serious I do.....
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We've both done some research but still know little about Easter. What we do know is that Jesus had your back and rabbits are like rats and don't lay eggs. I read an odd easter story. Who cares about the Royal photoshop job, will the royals end up as tradies and if Kate had used an obvious filter would she still be in strife? Latrell Mitchell is a …
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Forged in Fire Pt. 2 - A Bird in a Cage (S3E27)
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What do you do when you're walking around with a weapon that can destroy everything? Keep it pointed at the bad guys. The hunt is on for a legendary forge that can craft vital resources out of the team's most dangerous liabilities. They have more than one mystic stone imbued with the flames from the end of the world. I guess using that stone to bui…
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Episode 7; Joel buys homeless people iced coffee and should Santo fight Mike Tyson
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In this episode we establish that Joel has lost his mechanical prowess and may be a lefty communist with sports induced brain damage. Santo is hit with the full brunt of the taxation department on one of many investment properties and he isn't happy about it. Santo likes Coke Zero and can still paint stuff. Together we solve the worlds problems one…
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A restructure, thinking about things better. Do you want exciting things. NO
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Taylor Swift, the toilet, footballing ethics and boring cars.
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Joel's still shit at podding, we wonder if we are pro or anti Tay Tay (not that she gives a shit, but if she does please do call in). Should she dump Kelso (sic). Do you want a toilet paper shredder installed in your bathroom and should this be a place of spite? Responsible footballers....... or not. And we finish with very boring cars.…
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Forged in Fire Pt. 1 - Forward (S3E26)
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Okay, it's time once again to ask our favorite question: What the hell do we do now!? The immediate threat from The Magio has been handled, but now an even bigger threat looms. And some of the biggest players in the game want Mark, Theo, Kira and Anna to get on the front lines in a battle they're only just beginning to understand. Lock and load, pe…
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Once again I fail at podbean and admit it's becoming a "thing". We meet lucas and discuss the monarchy and religion. I explain that I am my brain, god doesn't exist in me and that I would probably be Italian if I grew up in Santos house.By joelkarpin
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We discuss various outcomes of people much younger than us, while acutely aware of our advanced age.
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I'm not a control freak, I played football where rabbits were introduced, Santo has lots of hats. My internet causes a drama and Santo forgets about last weeks conversation about Tay Tay. My head is neolithic and someone calls in sick while very well dressed. Should we follow curling or La crosse. These are just some of the things you'll learn abou…
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Our first bonus episode. It's pretty boring, lets be honest
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The usual finger pointing at the podcast provider, then the usual admission that its me thats shit. Joel hassles a potato farmer from Devon, we feel like children and we promise once again to work "it" out.By joelkarpin
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Santo hits the ground running and Joels tired and a bit shit
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Santo is full of pizzaz and ready to be severe, while my lack of editing skills shine through and I don't understand podding. I try and blame this on being tired. We discuss things you should and shouldn't put in your arse while Santo deals with a bad parker.By joelkarpin
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The Midnight Council Pt. 3 - Blood of the Centaur (S3E25)
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All families have secrets. But when your family is the head of a magical organized crime outfit, your secrets are going to be a little bit bigger than most. We'll have to go pretty deep to get to the bottom of this one. Deep like all the way into the underworld. So pack light, and dress warm. We're going to finish this one way or the other. -------…
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Santos toe, drunk in the work environment, questionable views on inclusivity
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Santo goes to the emergency room for gout, I find myself among my co workers after a concert drunk and we discuss Santos questionable views on inclusivity at sporting events.By joelkarpin
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