Let’s Boogey: The Boogeyman Around the World (Vol. 1)
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Let’s Boogey: The Boogeyman Around the World (Vol. 1)

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 29, 202639 min
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Weirdos! For August's BONUS EPISODE we are focusing on an entity that has MANY faces and wears MANY hats: The bogeyman! For as long as people have been telling stories, these supernatural beings have been lurking in the woods, or in the dark alleys, or under the bed. They might look different depending on the culture they come from, or be called by another name, but their function in society is consistent: to invoke fear! References Briggs, Katharine. 1978. Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures. New York, NY: Pantheon. Carbonell, Ana...

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Hey, you weirdos, I'm Ash. And I'm Elena. And this is Malvud. ["Ave Maria"]

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It's a bonus episode, everybody. Honey, happy August. She has a bonus episode. Hey, it's almost September.

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I was gonna sing something, but then I didn't know why you were pausing. I was like, it is, right? No, I know. No, we're wicked close.

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