#50 - The Pharaoh's Curse
Episode Date: August 7, 202250th episode spectacular! Taylor tells Josie about the life, death, and afterlife of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, and the truth behind an infamou...
Storytellers and best friends Josie Mitchell and Taylor Basso share the stories that live on in infamy: the strange and the familiar, the tragic and the comic—the bitter and the sweet. New episodes every other Sunday. Support the show: ko-fi.com/bittersweetinfamy
110 episodes transcribed50th episode spectacular! Taylor tells Josie about the life, death, and afterlife of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, and the truth behind an infamou...
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