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Episode 7: Woodstock '99
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Peace, love, and a 12-foot-tall fence. When the organizers describe their venue as "defensible", maybe think twice about... Read more
24 Jul 2019
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Episode 15: Roanoke: The Lost Colony
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Early English attempts at colonizing the Americas went real well. Take a journey back to the lost colony of Roanoke, as... Read more
13 Nov 2019
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1hr 9mins
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