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Feb 2025
29m 14s

Ep. 71 | A Clean Break/Look, Don’t Touch

Wondery | Ballen Studios
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“A Clean Break”

 When a night out in Nepal leaves a tourist weak and hungover, he figures he’ll feel better after some rest and rehydration. But his stomach pain becomes unbearable, and he heads to the hospital. That’s when a doctor discovers a secret that the man didn’t even know he had.


“Look, Don’t Touch”

When dozens of children contract salmonella after visiting the Denver Zoo, doctors assume something there caused the outbreak. But when they investigate further, the answer turns out to be something that was supposed to be impossible.

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