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Tech giant Google has reportedly unblurred several formerly secret Russian military sites on Google Maps. A self-driving car in San Francisco attempts to escape police. Long-running conspiracy site Infowars files bankruptcy as Alex Jones continues to fight Sandy Hook defamation charges in court. All this and more in this week's Strange News.
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We want to play a game. This week, Dana Schwartz stuffs us in an iron maiden and explains why the most famous Medieval torture devices are none of the above. Digressions include the Kings Cross Wax Museum, getting stabbed in the butt, and the pivot to video era.
Links to stuff discussed within:
5 Of The Most Gruesome Medieval Torture Devices [Buzzfeed]
Sutton hoo artifact [1]
Sutton hoo artifact [2]
Coat of shame [1]
Coat of shame [2]
Here's where to find Dana:
Noble Blood [podcast] and Anatomy, A Love Story [novel]
Support us:
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Sarah's other show, You Are Good
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As Russia’s war against Ukraine enters its third month, ordinary Ukrainians continue to upend their lives to protect their homeland. Today, we’ll hear the stories of three Ukrainians who came to the aid of their country in its hour of greatest need.
Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times foreign correspondent Kate Linthicum
More reading:
Full coverage of the war in Ukraine
Ukraine war heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers. A DJ answering calls about the missing
Ukrainian citizens trapped as Russia attacks hospitals, schools and refuses evacuations
US delegation in Ukraine. Supreme Court considers school prayer. Pushing for a stay in Texas. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Emmanuel Macron’s re-election is historic and, for many, a relief. But, as we discuss in the final instalment of our French-election series, the campaign revealed divisions that will trouble his second term, and that he must now try to heal. A staggering flow of foreign weaponry has been a significant factor in Ukraine’s resistance; we examine the geopolitical implications of all that hardware. And the pricey phenomenon of Britain’s personalised licence plates.
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