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38: Edward's buried paint

Lateral with Tom Scott

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The Importance of Scouting in Vienna

In 1683, why was it vital for scouts to walk through the sellers of Vienna with musical instruments and a bag of dried peas? Peter Shankman bought a $5,000 return ticket to spend 28 hours cut off from the world so he could finish his manuscript. Each of our guests has brought a question along. I don't know the questions. But what have you got for us?

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