The Corduroy Appreciation Club
08/30/23 • 52 min
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A secret society. A secret tradition. And a cloth that somehow lends itself to ritual.
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A secret society. A secret tradition. And a cloth that somehow lends itself to ritual.
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(I can’t believe that, fatefully, this is the 11th episode of the year.)
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