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The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, Part One: A "Noisy" Life

Nowadays, most everyone knows a classic Roald Dahl story — yet who knows the man himself? In the first part of this special two-part interview, the guys welcome Aaron Tracy, the award-winning creator of The Secret World of Roald Dahl, as he blasts beyond the bluster of headlines and hedgerows of civility— exposing, for better or worse, the true life of one of the world's most beloved authors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  CLASSIC: The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code

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  The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, with Aaron Tracy, Part Two: the Man Behind…

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  CLASSIC: Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Na…

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  The Thai Restaurant Conspiracy

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  The Ridiculous History of Ping Pong

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  CLASSIC: How far did Isaac Newton go to hunt down forgers?

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  A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part Two: a Rise, a Fall, and a Legacy

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  A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part One: From Pings to Pongs

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  CLASSIC: How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy

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  What makes a word a 'word'?

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  The Rise (and Crash) of the Concorde Jet

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  CLASSIC: English Men Used to Sell Their Wives

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  A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets," Part Two: Beverly Hills, Scarsdale an…

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  CLASSIC: How Louisiana Almost Became a Hippo Ranching Hub

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  CLASSIC: Who was the highest paid athlete in history?