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Citation Needed

Citation Needed Media

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The podcast where we choose a subject, read a single Wikipedia article about it, and pretend we're experts. Because this is the internet, and that's how it works now.
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Part-Time Genius

iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

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Are you a knowledge junkie who loves when facts are stranger than fiction? Do you find yourself constantly tripping down Wikipedia rabbit holes (and delighting in the journey)? Have you ever been told you ask a lot of questions? If so, congrats! You’re one of us: a Part-Time Genius! Join Will, Mango, and the team as we scour the globe in search of obscure facts, offbeat locales, and hidden histories. Along the way, we’ll chat with experts, play some games, get in touch with our silly side, a ...
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Blood Trails is a new investigative podcast from MeatEater, hosted by writer and journalist Jordan Sillars. Each episode digs into true crime stories from the world of hunting and fishing—cases where the woods and the water became the backdrop for violence and mystery. From missing hunters deep in public land to poachers turned killers and fishing trips gone fatally wrong, Blood Trails uncovers the moments when outdoor life collides with the darkness of the human heart. But this isn't repack ...
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Join us every Tuesday and Thursday as we break down the wildest developments in the messy world of sports — because it’s much more fun to watch athletes on the field if you know what they’re doing off of it. Whether you’re a die-hard fan who has the standings of multiple leagues memorized, or someone who really does think that Taylor Swift put Travis Kelce on the map, join us Madeline Hill and Charlotte Wilder, as we watch sports with one eye on the game and one eye on the personal life sect ...
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Pod of Wonder

Pod of Wonder

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Pod of Wonder is a podcast that creates an RPG world before your very ears. Each week, a group of friends takes a random Wikipedia article, rolls some dice, and turns fact into fiction in fifteen minutes. We've made a wrestler out of a fast food mascot, turned Rosie the Riveter into a worker's rights struggle, and made screaming nuns into a tourist trap. New episodes every Wednesday!
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Spooko

FBi Radio

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Can't handle scary movies? Neither can legal influencer, sometimes rapper and general scaredy-cat Peach. To help him overcome his horror aversion, his best friend Shag is talking him through the plots, the kills, the blood and the thrills of iconic video nasties, one Wikipedia synopsis at a time. This is a recap podcast for anyone interested in scary movies, especially if you can only watch them through your fingers. Join the Feel Bad Club!
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Softcore History

Softcore History

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A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.
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FACTORALY

Two Voices Productions

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Two British voiceover artists chat about random facts. New episodes every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thank You, Five

David Baxter

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Matt and David put their theater degrees to good use. By talking about musical theater! What's the plot of the show? What's the juicy backstage drama? What's on the Wikipedia page? Come, sit a spell, and learn about shows that aren't Rent! Theme Music by James Higgens https://www.iamjameshiggins.com/ Cover Art by Elizabeth Brozek https://www.elizabethbrozek.com/
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Improvised Wikipedia

Improvised Wikipedia

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Comedians Jon Lunger and Glen Tickle are rewriting all of Wikipedia off the top of their heads without doing any research. Each week they take a listener suggestion for a topic, or get the topic from a special guest. We're in no way affiliated with Wikipedia.
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Two Girls One Ghost

Sony Music Entertainment

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Join hosts Corinne Vien and Sabrina Deana-Roga, bi-coastal best friends, with a questionably unhealthy predilection towards all things strange, spooky and creepy, for heavily researched and listener submitted tales of the supernatural. They do warn you though... Two Girls One Ghost is the most haunted podcast in America, countless listeners have reported that listening leads to encounters with the other side. Listen at your own risk. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcast ...
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Hard Fork

The New York Times

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“Hard Fork” is a show about the future that’s already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Lexx Education

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Fire up your Bunsen burners and join award-winning comedian Laura Lexx as she attempts to pass her Science GCSEs (all over again) with the help of nerdy younger brother, Ron. Every week the squabbling siblings dissect a topic from the baddest educational document on the planet - the UK’s National Curriculum. Microbiology, magnetism, manganese…can long-suffering Ron explain atomic structures or will Laura be forever banging her head against the periodic table? Whether you love thermodynamics ...
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Pod Save the UK

Crooked Media

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Pod Save the UK is your weekly fix of political news, big ideas and a shot of inspiration. Each week hosts, comedian Nish Kumar and journalist Coco Khan are joined by politicians, experts, and famous friends to unpick the latest news, look for solutions, and inspire action. From Crooked Media – the creators of Pod Save America – in partnership with Reduced Listening, tune in to new episodes of Pod Save the UK every Thursday wherever you pod.
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The Tucker Carlson Show

Tucker Carlson Network

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The Tucker Carlson Show is your beacon of free speech and honest reporting in a media landscape dominated by misinformation. The only solution to ending the propaganda spiral is by telling the truth. That's our job. Every day. No matter what.
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Join hosts Dan Putnam and Nick Bergeron as they get to know industry leading guests beyond just what they drive. The Avants Podcast is never scripted and never predictable, but it’s always a good time and full of surprises. You won’t find any boring reviews that sound like reading off a pre-planned info sheet, ”history of” shows that are reworded Wikipedia articles, or advertisements for the next new foam mattress here! The Avants Podcast focuses on making sure guests are always authentic, j ...
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Who hasn't been sucked down a Wikipedia rabbit hole and thought to themselves: "they should make a movie about this"? Well now they are! Well, not really. But host Greg Miller and guests are talking about it on "Wikipedia Articles That Should Be Movies" or WATSBM ("Watsbim")
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WikiListen

Victor Varnado

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Explore Wikipedia in a daily podcast with Rachel Teichman, LMSW, and Victor Varnado, KSN as they read articles aloud and provide light commentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lifting the lid on the weird and wonderful world of Wikipedia. The World According to Wikipedia is a show that takes a good long look at the inner workings of Wikipedia and the people that keep it running. Our guide is Rebecca, a longtime Wikipedia editor, with Fionnuala to ask all the Wiki questions you want to know the answers to! We talk to Wikipedia editors, experts, and advocates to explore the oddly complex world of Wikipedia.
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Ungeniused

70Decibels

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Ungeniused is a podcast dedicated to exploring how far down the rabbit hole one can go on Wikipedia. This often means talking about things no one should know anything about. It is hosted by Myke Hurley and Stephen M. Hackett.
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The Rest Is Politics’ Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart interview politicians, leaders, intellectuals, and more. From inside and outside of politics, guests join Rory and Alastair to discuss life, leadership, and the philosophy that’s led them to success in their chosen field. Their conversations cover key political events, global affairs, and the big ideas shaping the world today, offering listeners in-depth perspectives from those at the heart of change. The Rest Is Politics Plus: Become ...
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The Kyle Kulinski Show

Kyle Kulinski

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Support The Show On Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/seculartalk Subscribe to Krystal Kyle & Friends On Substack!: https://krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com Follow Kyle on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kylekulinski With over 800,000 subscribers and over 1 Billion total views on YouTube, selling a progressive agenda is clearly something Kulinski knows how to do — even Democracy Now, the long-standing flagship of progressive media, cannot match his reach on the platform. Chapo Trap House c ...
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Who gave us an encyclopedia in our pockets? Why is the statement that Donald Trump is the "worst president in US history" allowed on his Wikipedia page? How do Brazilians and Americans differ on the history of the airplane? Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell are joined by the creator of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, to discuss all this and more. For Lead…
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In this conversation, Larry Sanger explains how Wikipedia's governance structure allowed anonymous editors, activist groups, PR firms, and institutional power to capture what became the world's default source of truth. This isn't a culture-war rant. It's a structural explanation of how neutrality failed and why reform may no longer be possible. We …
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While it feels like the very concept of an accepted collective reality has crumbled around us, Wikipedia has gradually revealed itself to be our accepted arbiter of truth. How did this social project, built on the backs of countless volunteers, come to be the one site on the internet that we all pretty much agree to be “true”? Or mostly true, at le…
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Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Stand Up for Your Country. Takeaways from White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’ Vanity Fair interview. Talking Points Memo: Bill emphasizes the need for a White House response team to promptly address press misinformation, highlighting m…
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Harald "Hardrada" Sigurdsson was a Viking mercenary in the Byzantine Varangian Guard and eventual King of Norway who threw his hat in the ring to conquer England in 1066. He lived an extraordinary life traveling far and wide participating in campaigns against Muslim Caliphates, Bulgarian rebels, and other Norsemen. Find out why he is often consider…
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After American forces arrested and removed the leader of Venezuela...Rahul Tandon looks at what the future is for the world's largest oil reserve and what can we learn from the country's past. Many US companies were forced out of Venezuela when the oil industry was nationalised in the 1970's. It's also a type of oil which is hard to reach and diffi…
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pWotD Episode 3169: Venezuela Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 721,556 views on Sunday, 4 January 2026 our article of the day is Venezuela. Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast …
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fWotD Episode 3167: Poisoning of Margaret Warden Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Monday, 5 January 2026, is Poisoning of Margaret Warden. In September 1826, Margaret Warden, a young servant girl living near Dundee, Scotland, died of arsenic poisoning. She w…
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rWotD Episode 3168: Vancouver (album) Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Monday, 5 January 2026, is Vancouver (album). Vancouver is the fourth studio album by Matthew Good, released on October 6, 2009. The album is a concept album, critica…
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Tariffs and trade wars dominated 2025, but what does the year ahead have in store? And what about the prospect for rising prices we’ve seen around the world? The BBC’s Deputy Economics Editor, Dharshini David, and North America Business Correspondent, Michelle Fleury, pick through what we learned last year and explore the trends likely to shape the…
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Shag looks ahead to a new year of (mindful) horror viewing. Follow Spooko on Insta: @_spooko_ Join the Feel Bad Club on our discord: https://discord.gg/mJAJYCChGy And if you're keen for more Peach and Shag, check out our OTHER pod (it's about Gordon Ramsay): @peachandshagsnightmaremethod Oh, and pls drop a review if you've been listening for a whil…
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This week, we’re heading to Florida to unravel one of the weirdest engineering mysteries in modern times: Coral Castle. Built entirely by one man working alone in the dead of night, this limestone labyrinth features finger-push doors weighing tons, a sun dial and astrological alignments, magnetic anomalies, levitation rumors and a heartbreak-fueled…
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pWotD Episode 3168: Nicolás Maduro Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 2,519,497 views on Saturday, 3 January 2026 our article of the day is Nicolás Maduro. Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and forme…
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rWotD Episode 3167: Charles Billich Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Sunday, 4 January 2026, is Charles Billich. Charles Billich (born Carlo Billich) is an artist living in Sydney, Australia. His painting subjects include Ballet and spor…
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fWotD Episode 3166: Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Sunday, 4 January 2026, is Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England. The remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle and last k…
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Support The Show On Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/seculartalk Subscribe to Krystal Kyle & Friends On Substack!: https://krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com Follow Kyle on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kylekulinski With over 800,000 subscribers and over 1 Billion total views on YouTube, selling a progressive agenda is clearly something Kulinski…
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pWotD Episode 3167: Tommy Lee Jones Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 390,620 views on Friday, 2 January 2026 our article of the day is Tommy Lee Jones. Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor. He has received var…
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rWotD Episode 3166: The Science of Consciousness Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Saturday, 3 January 2026, is The Science of Consciousness. The Science of Consciousness (TSC; formerly Toward a Science of Consciousness) is an internation…
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fWotD Episode 3165: Tseax Cone Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Saturday, 3 January 2026, is Tseax Cone. Tseax Cone ( SEE-aks) is a small volcano in the Nass Ranges of the Hazelton Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It has an elevation of 60…
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The 2017 Las Vegas massacre was by far the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The official explanation for it makes no sense. Ian Carroll explains what we know for sure. (00:00) What Was the Las Vegas Shooting? (10:43) The Active Shooter at McCarran Airport (16:40) The Suspicious Deaths of Witnesses (25:30) What Was Stephen Paddock's Moti…
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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… an ad for cigarettes?! For the past 102 years, people have been using airplanes to turn exhaust into ads, political slogans, birthday greetings, and more. But where did this strangely brilliant idea come from? What kind of sorcery do pilots use to make it happen? And why is it at risk of becoming a lost art? This ep…
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Happy New Year! We’re kicking things off by sharing our tech resolutions for 2026 and reflecting on how we fared with our social media and meditation goals from last year. Then, we open up the listener mailbag and answer your questions on data centers in space, who’s to blame when a customer service A.I. bot lies to you and whether it’s OK to deepf…
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pWotD Episode 3166: Diana Ross Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 250,006 views on Thursday, 1 January 2026 our article of the day is Diana Ross. Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of …
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fWotD Episode 3164: Ann Cook (cookery book writer) Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Friday, 2 January 2026, is Ann Cook (cookery book writer). Ann H. Cook (fl. c. 1725 – c. 1760) was an English cookery book writer and innkeeper. In 1754 she published Profess…
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rWotD Episode 3165: James McKenty Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Friday, 2 January 2026, is James McKenty. James McKenty is a Canadian musician and recording engineer. His band The Spades, . in which he played guitar, were a roots rock…
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Support The Show On Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/seculartalk Subscribe to Krystal Kyle & Friends On Substack!: https://krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com Follow Kyle on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kylekulinski With over 800,000 subscribers and over 1 Billion total views on YouTube, selling a progressive agenda is clearly something Kulinski…
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You asked, Nish and Coco answered! What are their most conservative opinions? Why do both the left and right hate NATO so much? Should we ditch GDP? Why doesn’t the UK have compulsory voting and why do some many progressives stay true to Labour when the party is failing to measure up? All that plus the latest on Coco’s love-hate relationship with A…
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pWotD Episode 3165: New Year's Eve Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 262,648 views on Wednesday, 31 December 2025 our article of the day is New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve in the Gregorian calendar refers to the evening—or commonly the e…
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fWotD Episode 3163: Al-Muti' Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Thursday, 1 January 2026, is Al-Muti'. Abū ʾl-Qāsim al-Faḍl ibn al-Muqtadir (913/14 – September/October 974), better known by his regnal name of al-Mutīʿ li-ʾllāh (lit. 'Obedient to God'), was the…
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rWotD Episode 3164: William Short (American ambassador) Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Thursday, 1 January 2026, is William Short (American ambassador). William Short (September 30, 1759 – December 5, 1849), a Virginia-born lawyer who …
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Support The Show On Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/seculartalk Subscribe to Krystal Kyle & Friends On Substack!: https://krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com Follow Kyle on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kylekulinski With over 800,000 subscribers and over 1 Billion total views on YouTube, selling a progressive agenda is clearly something Kulinski…
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"The Fir-Tree" (Danish: Grantræet) is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. The tale was first published 21 December 1844 with "The Snow Queen", in New Fairy Tales. Fir…
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