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Aug 2020
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"The Hippie Skyjacker" Pt. 1: Cathy Kerk...

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Before she hijacked a plane in 1972, Cathy Kerkow was simply a young woman from Oregon with a penchant for risk and scandal. Days of aimless rebellion reunited her with a man from her past, who enlisted her in a brash scheme to free the imprisoned political activist, Angela Davis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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