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Apr 2025
30m 32s

Legends 52: Sunshine

Aaron Mahnke
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We might long for vacations in beautiful, sunlit settings as a break from the mundane, but just because a place is a paradise doesn't mean it has no shadows.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Jamie Vargas.

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