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Episode 485: Playing Bridge with the Boys in a Bear Suit (The Story of Harap Alb, Part 1)

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What The Folklore?

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May 5, 2026

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3585

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Summary

This week on WTFolklore, we do what we've always done best: complain about commercials. Then we read Chapter 1 of "The Story of Harap Alb", which is itself titled "The Ember-Eating Flying Horse"