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Dec 2024
1h 11m

The Mysterious Havana Syndrome

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Noel and Ben (and, briefly, Matt) of Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know drop by to talk about the strange and mysterious Havana syndrome. Were US government employees the victim of a directed attack that made them feel sick and ill at ease, or was it all in their heads? We look at what few facts there are, plus chat about the good old days of podcasting.

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