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Mar 2024
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Episode 57: The Single Most Egregious Vi...

NATIONAL REVIEW
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On episode 57, Charles announces a special jigsaw puzzle and relates which 44 states he's visited before talking to Robert Frommer about an extraordinary case of civil asset forfeiture. 

The dial-up tone in the introduction was recorded by lintphishx and is used under a CC 3.0 License.

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