Elephant Pranks, Ghost Armies, Would You Still Love Me If I Was A Silkworm

Sophie Bushwick and Claire Maldarelli join the show to talk about silkworms in tea and ghost armies (though not the kind from Lord of the Rings). Plus, Rachel talks about a prankster elephant.
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