104 - War in Heaven

104 - War in Heaven

Author: Thomas Rillstone February 10, 2023 Duration: 29:25

We follow on from the events of the separation of Rangi and Papa to look at the various godly wars that occurred between the Big Six as well as discussing more about what these multiple heavens are all about!

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In this “unashamedly homegrown” podcast we tell the story of our islands from the time before people arrived all the way up to the year 2000. Winner of the bronze award for Best Indie Podcast in the NZ Podcast Awards 2021, Silver for Best Educational and Best Indie in 2022 and Silver for Best History in 2023 and 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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