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Feb 2025
14m 8s

Preparing for Death

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About this episode
Joshua Leo and Liz Waid look at two men who prepared for death in unusual ways: Louis Mantin and James Bedford.

https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/preparing-for-death/

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