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Mar 2022
47m 30s

The Trojan Horse Affair - Part 8

Serial Productions & The New York Times
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A man banned from working in education in the aftermath of the Trojan Horse letter inspires Brian and Hamza to track down one last witness with him – in Australia. And all three travelers find their faith tested.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com ... Show More
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