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Nov 2019
44m 11s

Balto and Togo Pt. 1: A Life-Saving Deli...

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In 1925, a deadly diphtheria outbreak gripped the town of Nome, Alaska. Togo, a 12-year old Siberian Husky, was chosen to run a 674-mile relay to transport a vital case of medicine across the Alaskan interior. He’d find help in the form of an unremarkable 6-year old Husky named Balto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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