Prank Of The Year

Part Three: Front-page News

Prank Of The Year

Show Notes

A single newspaper article unearths a bundle of new information.

Prank of the Year is produced by Luke Watkinson and Craig Major.

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Opening theme song is “Let Go” by Kong Fooey (https://www.facebook.com/kongfooeymusic/) Closing theme song is “Cliche” by Deluxe Boy - courtesy of Failsafe Records (https://www.failsaferecords.com/)

"Dunedin Sound" by Carlyle Laurent (https://carlylelaurent.bandcamp.com)

"Spyglass", "Zig-Zag", Backbay Lounge", "Deadly Roulette", "Southern Gothic" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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