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May 2021
23m 22s

Polynésie, mon amour (Polynesia, My Love...

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When the son of a Polynesian fisherman discovers the threats affecting his beloved island’s coral reefs, he teams up with a surf buddy to do something about it.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3fXSLpJ.

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