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This Quoircast podcast episode is brought to you by Middle Man The Play. Directed by Mattie Jo Cowsert (A Quoir author) In this episode we chat with Paldrom Catharine Collins Paldrom Catharine Collins introduction to religion was at the First Baptist Church she attended with her parents,...

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