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Feast of the Hunter’s Moon

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…and Bat*21 the ok-ish looking movie

SPOILER ZONE BELOW!

Picks

Round 1

Sarah: Making your own foaming hand soap

Megan: Safety razors

Carolyn: The bar soap that you buy in cardboard boxes

Stuart: plant-based scrub brushes

Round 2

Sarah: Toothpaste powder

Megan: Bamboo toothbrushes

Carolyn: Metal tea diffusers

Stuart: Metal plates, but not metal water bottles

Credits:

Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton

Cohosts: Carolyn Foley and Megan Gunn

Producers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles

Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty

Music by: Stuart Carlton