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A treasure trove of old letters tells the story of an American family through multiple generations, with a memorable cast of characters commenting on everything from the mundane of daily life to monumental, sometimes forgotten, moments in history.
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150. *boat girl summer* the dark side of cruising (opens the original)
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In this episode, the penultimate episode of our boat girl summer series, we discuss the dark side of cruising and no we don't mean THAT. We're talking about the ecological terrorism that can be wrought with the largest of ships: cruise ships. Then we talk about straight up the most terrifying thing ever: lost nuclear submarines (which Sam is being too nonchalant about).
149. *presidential episode* he who controls the trains ... (opens the original)
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In this episode, we continue to talk about the US presidents by zodiac. This time it is Virgos, Lyndon B. Johnson and William Howard Taft. We totally forget to talk about anything to do with the sign of Virgo, but make up for it with some President Taft fan fic!
148. *boat girl summer* a turducken of exploitation (opens the original)
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In this episode, we recount the story of one of the most notorious mutinies that has inspired - weirdly - multiple movies. While Hollywood has a romantic projection of this story, the real truth of the HMS Bounty is, in fact, very dark. And then we talk another maritime tragedy, a true tale of good versus evil, the bombing of the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior.
147. *boat girl summer* angering the sea gods (opens the original)
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In this episode, we discover what happens when people stop being nice and start being boat with the boat reality tv dating show crossover. And then we talk about how to anger, or not anger, the sea gods. Get your cheeseburgers ready, for Poseidon demands his payment.
146. *presidential episode* raise your hand if you've been violated by Bill Clinton (opens the original)
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In this episode, we cover the drama queen of the zodiac, Leo. The technocratic Herbert Hoover, soup and corn loving Benjamin Harrison, charismatic Barack Obama, and diabolical Bill Clinton all share the distinction of being the zodiacs most extra sign. Join us as we continue to air our grievances (mostly with Bill) as we continue to recount the life and times of America's CEOs.
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