Show Notes
We’re back to Unleash ™️ the story of Amelia Earhart into your earballs. In this episode, a young Amelia discovers the thrill of hospital bed pans. And flying. Dan then takes us on a whirlwind tour from the mean streets of Rotorua to a paupers’ mass grave. It’s a story-within-a-story, describing the life of New Zealand’s Amelia Earhart, Jean Batten.
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