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Jul 2019
2h 7m

Faroe Islands (S4.01)

LUKE KELLY, JOE BYRNE, MARK BOYLE
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Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/faroes | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | Vote for us at www.podcastawards.com Education category | In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Faroe Islands, an autonomous group of islands in the North East Atlantic. Home to almost 50,000 people and with historical links to Denm ... Show More
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