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Jun 2018
1h 41m

Tasmania (S3.01)

LUKE KELLY, JOE BYRNE, MARK BOYLE
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Full shownotes at www.80daypodcast.com/tasmania | Support us at www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In the first episode of  season 3 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast,  we’ll be talking about Tasmania, the island state of Australia, known to early European explorers as Van Dieman's Land. This verdant island is roughly the size of Ireland but with only 8% of ... Show More
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