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Mar 2015
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#17 The Time Traveler And The Hitman

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In 1997, John Silveira wrote a joke classified ad in a tiny publication called Backwoods Home Magazine asking if anyone wanted to travel back in time with him. A lot of people took him seriously. What do you do when everyone wants you to fix the worst mistakes they've ever made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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