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Hey, there, Snafoo listeners, I wanted

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to jump into our feed here with some

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big news, well huge news,

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actually, I am beyond

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thrilled to finally share with you that

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this coming April, my very

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first book is coming out. That's

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right, and it is based on this

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very podcast. The book is

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called Snaffo, The Definitive

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Guide to History's Greatest screw Ups,

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and I am insanely proud

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of it. This glorious compendium

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is packed with the same delightful

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chaos and jaw dropping mishaps

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you've come to love from the podcast.

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But here's the kicker. Every single chapter

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is a brand news story we've never

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told you before. Yep, We're diving

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headfirst into history's greatest

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snaffoos, covering everything from

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post World War two era right up

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to today. You'll meet the larger

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than life characters behind these wild tales,

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unpack the social and political

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mayhem that set the stage, and

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of course laugh at all

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the lessons learned and or blissfully

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ignored. And because I'm

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just way too excited to keep all this stuff

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to myself, I wanted to treat you,

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dear listener, to a little sneak, beak

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and a mouse boosh if you will,

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of some of my favorite chapters.

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First off, back in nineteen fifty two, a

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future president got up close and personal

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with wait for it, nuclear

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radiation. Who you ask none

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other than Number thirty nine himself,

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Jimmy Carter. Before his days

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in the Oval Office, Carter was a lieutenant

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in the US Navy, specializing as a

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nuclear engineering officer. When a

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Canadian nuclear plant suffered a meltdown,

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Carter and his team were called in to

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save the day by literally lowering

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themselves into the reactor to clean

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up the mess. Now, the radiation

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was so intense they could only spend

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ninety seconds down there today, time which,

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let's be honest, I mean, that isn't much time

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for a deep clean. But it must have worked out

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okay, because he still managed

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to become President of the United States. Right,

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Okay, So here's another one. A

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gym from the eighties. Pepsi.

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Yes, the soda company. Pepsi

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briefly owned the sixth

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largest navy fleet in the

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world. You heard that right, It

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is completely true. It all started when Pepsi

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pulled off a brilliant publicity stunt,

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becoming the first American product sold

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and distributed in the USSR.

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Now Soviet teens went wild for

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the phizy syrapy goodness, and demand

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skyrocketed. There was just one problem. Soviet

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rubles weren't considered a legitimate

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global currency, so the

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Soviet Union paid for its pepsi

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orders with actual

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battleships and submarines. Yes,

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I swear it's true. Now, Coca

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Cola, you better watch your back.

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All right. Finally, here's one from the two

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thousands. International

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tensions cranked up when an American

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spy plane carrying top secret data

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made an unscheduled pit stop in

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Chinese territory. Spoiler

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alert, the welcome committee wasn't

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exactly rolling out the red carpet, so

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they had to make an emergency landing. And in

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this emergency descent, the flight

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crew had less than twenty minutes to shred,

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smash, and otherwise obliterate

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as much classified info as humanly

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possible. What followed well

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a full blown diplomatic soap

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opera, with the flight crew stuck

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in the world's most awkward layover

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and the US and China exchanging

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icy glares and pointing fingers.

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That is just a little teaser for you, but trust

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me, the details of those stories are even

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more insane, and I can't wait to share

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them with you, along with so many

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more great stories. When the Snafu

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book comes out on April twenty

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ninth of next year. Here's the most exciting

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news of all. You can pre

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order a copy right now,

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that's right, just go to snaffoo

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dashbook dot com. That's snaffoo

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dashbook dot com. There's also

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a link in our show notes too, And just a quick

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word about pre ordering. It's really

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important. I know it might seem like, why

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should I buy this book now if it's not going to

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show up for four months? And I get it, believe

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me, I do. But here's the thing. Pre

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Ordering is basically the equivalent of leaving

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a rating slash review in

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podcast land. Preorders

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show bookstores and booksellers

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that our podcast fans you

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are already super excited

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for the book to come out, and it helps them

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give it more attention and support. And

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if the book does well well, that also helps

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the podcast. And really, all I want

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to do is keep making seasons of this show

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that bring to light these crazy, messed up stories

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from history, and of course to keep

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giving you guys all something fun to listen

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to while you're doing chores, or commuting

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to work, or whatever it is you

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like to do while listening to Snafu. So

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once again, this is my shameless but very

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heartfelt plug. Please stop

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by snafu dashbook dot

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com and pre order yourself

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a book or two or one

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hundred, you know, maybe even a thousand.

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Just keep them in the closet whenever you need to give out

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a cheeky, sophisticated gift. Trust

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me, these snaffoos are an absolute

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thrill ride, packed with jaw dropping

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moments and tons of laughs.

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Oh and before I sign off, one last quick

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teaser. I'm going to be back

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right here with season three

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of Snaffoo very soon.

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And when I say soon, I mean very soon,

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like keep your podcast feed refreshed.

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So that's it. Thanks so much for tuning in, Wishing

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you a new Year's filled with

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joy, laughter, and well,

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worse nafoos than American history.

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Take care, MH.