Show Notes
Tumblr, the online home of a certain ind of millennial, has a complicated relationship with history, mainly that relationship involves making up bonkers stuff and passing it off as real. Tumblr expert HR Owen joins Emma to discuss some of the nuttiest examples of Tumblr History.
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