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Useless Information Podcast

Disaster of the USS Indianapolis - UI Podcast #014

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2008

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis caused the worst at-sea loss of life in the history of the US Navy. Hundreds of lives could have been saved if the US Navy had not forgotten about the ship. Also learn a little more about singer Johnny Mathis, the number of toothbrushes purchased annually, the Walter Johnson/Sydney Smith car/motorcycle accident, and a mattress stuffed with concrete and underwear. Retrosponsor: Merchant Marines of WWII Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to an airwave media podcast.

0:05.0

This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max.

0:09.0

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0:15.3

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0:21.1

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0:38.0

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0:42.0

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devices.

0:45.7

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0:49.5

Available on Sky Mobile.

0:51.4

Bluetooth and Internet connection required. You must be signed

0:54.0

into the same Google account on both your phone and Chromebook. useless information.

1:03.0

Hi, I'm Steve Silverman and you're listening to a classic episode of the

1:09.1

Useless Information Podcast.

1:10.8

The story about to hear was released on June 15 of 2008. In it I told the

1:17.4

sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945 in which 879 men died.

1:24.0

Now if you already know the story, consider yourself among the few who do,

1:28.0

but more likely you've never heard it,

1:30.0

so I strongly encourage you to listen to it.

1:33.0

Now I just listen to that story for the first time in many, many years

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