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Jan 2024
12m 2s

Can You Smell Eggs?

The Retrospectors
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In New York City on 8th January, 2007, an unexplained pervasive egg smell was reported. Baffled authorities scrambled to try to work out whether it had been caused by a gas leak, a chemical spill, a terrorist attack or something else entirely. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly open (and close) their own investigation into the case; consider other majo ... Show More
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